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I shoot a lot more 2 3/4" shells than 3" in mine. Even mixed some times. Never a problem.
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The one exception I know of, was the 3 inch magnum Remington 1100. The shorter shells wouldn't cycle the action correctly.
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Some say the shorter shells pattern better in longer chambers.
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The one exception I know of, was the 3 inch magnum Remington 1100. The shorter shells wouldn't cycle the action correctly. That has little to do with the shell length, and FWIW I shoot 2 3/4" load through my 1100 magnum all the time. They cycle fine if they are heavier loads.
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Only time I've ever seen a problem is a shotgun that had probably fire several thousand rounds of 2 3/4" with out proper cleaning. A plastic substance ring built up and a 3" shell wouldn't chamber. Took about 2 minutes of scrubbing with fine steel wool and oil to fix the problem.
Ditto on some older 1100s that didn't function well with standard loads. Remington did fix that problem in latter guns.
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FWIW, this is from Remington's website:
If your shotgun's serial number ends in M, N or U, then you have a 3-inch magnum shotgun and will need to use magnum ammunition to make it cycle correctly. (Be sure to double check the barrel for the proper size shells)
The magnum barrel only has one gas orifice hole in the gas chamber and a field load will not supply sufficient gas pressure to cycle the action in a magnum barrel. Field barrels, on the other hand, have two orifice holes and are designed for the the lighter 2 3/4-inch loads.
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If a 1100 is clean it will cycle any 1 1/4 oz 1200 fps and above load no matter if it is 2 3/4 or 3" shell.
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The one exception I know of, was the 3 inch magnum Remington 1100. The shorter shells wouldn't cycle the action correctly. That has little to do with the shell length, and FWIW I shoot 2 3/4" load through my 1100 magnum all the time. They cycle fine if they are heavier loads. Beat me to it.. The high-base 12 ga stuff in 2 3/4" hulls will work just fine..
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I own a 3" gun (pictured) in which I have never fired a 3" shell. Don't see the need for them, not even for waterfowl. I load 1 1/8oz. ITX/Nice Shot/Bismuth to 1250fps out of AA target hulls, and knock geese ass-over-tin cups. The major flyways were decimated 100+ years ago by market gunners shooting an ounce of lead. I doubt the birds have developed Kevlar feathers since then. My hunting buddies gave up on their 3" and 3½" cannons and switched to "light" 2 3/4" lead-like non-toxic loads too, and found their scores to have gone up in the process. A couple of those guys had developed flinches so bad from shooting their magnums that they couldn't hit a thing.
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I bought a 3.5" 12 ga once because the price was right. I shot a total of *3* 3.5" shells thru it and I may still have the rest of the box laying around here.
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Some say the shorter shells pattern better in longer chambers. Browning did tests back in the 1950s to see whether 2 3/4" shells would work properly in 3" chambers. They found that by-and-large they performed a bit better in the longer chambers...better patterns. When the Superposed came out in 20ga 3" chambers it was an instant success.
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I own a 3" gun (pictured) in which I have never fired a 3" shell. Don't see the need for them, not even for waterfowl. I load 1 1/8oz. ITX/Nice Shot/Bismuth to 1250fps out of AA target hulls, and knock geese ass-over-tin cups. The major flyways were decimated 100+ years ago by market gunners shooting an ounce of lead. I doubt the birds have developed Kevlar feathers since then. My hunting buddies gave up on their 3" and 3½" cannons and switched to "light" 2 3/4" lead-like non-toxic loads too, and found their scores to have gone up in the process. A couple of those guys had developed flinches so bad from shooting their magnums that they couldn't hit a thing. I'm in total agreement with this.^^
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^^^^ If you're still shooting lead, or if you can afford Bismuth, I agree. But steel shot in 2 3/4" shells is a bit of a handicap. The extra payload of 3" shells helps offset that somewhat. That is about the only practical use for the longer shells though.
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Yes, but you need to shoot sabot slugs if you want any accuracy, 2.75" or 3".
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^^^^ If you're still shooting lead, or if you can afford Bismuth, I agree. But steel shot in 2 3/4" shells is a bit of a handicap. The extra payload of 3" shells helps offset that somewhat. That is about the only practical use for the longer shells though. Inside of a certain range I don't think it handicaps you greatly (say inside 30 yds or so). Beyond that you do gain some by getting better pattern density, but I also think a lot of people have no business shooting at waterfowl beyond about 40 yards. I can also see where all those extra pellets would be beneficial for turkey hunting as well. It's the only scenario where I'll actually use 3.5" shells in my 12ga.
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If you have a Remington 3" and you want to shoot light shells, I think you can put a 2 3/4 barrel on it. Then it will shoot light shells. I think!
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