I love my Browning Gold 10 for geese, but have to admit that I am more confident with my 12ga 3.5" because I shoot it way more. I have yet to find a good trap/dove load to shoot through that 10ga which would allow me to shoot it as much as my 12ga gun.
Do you have a copy of Ballistic Products "The Mighty 10 Ga." Short shells and reduced loads are the key, but maybe won't cycle an auto. different era but the Ithaca Mag 10 was notoriously finicky, as Remington figured out when the took it over. You can go down to 1-1/4oz with ease fill the rest of the case with TP, handy if you have an "in field" emergency!
