Agreed. No way I'd hunt deer with 20 pellets of #3 buck out of a 20 gauge. Shot is too small and there's not enough of it. Buckshot is where the 12 gauge 3 1/2" really shines. 15-18 00 pellets at 1300-1450 fps. You pay for that in the shoulder. But it's deadly.

As far as sub gauges go, if you ever thought about getting into the 28 gauge, now is the time. Our big gun store in Virginia, Green Top near Richmond, is full of 28 gauge guns and ammo. Benelli SBE3s, O/Us of all makes, Browning BPS pumps, and just about every commerical load in 28 gauge. Can't find 20 gauge shells there. But there are mountains of 28 gauge.

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