Shotgun Chamber Size

[wildcard]

Are there any cons to using a shotgun with a larger chamber than you intend to use?

If there are no downsides.. why not just make all 12 gauges with a 3.5" chamber?

Thinking about buying a Browning BPS and the one I want has a 3" chamber though all I ever really use is 2.75".

[Fjold]

You can use the shorter shells in the longer guns without an issue. The longer shells just take up more tubular magazine capacity.

[mcubed4130]

Are there any cons to using a shotgun with a larger chamber than you intend to use?

If there are no downsides.. why not just make all 12 gauges with a 3.5" chamber?

Thinking about buying a Browning BPS and the one I want has a 3" chamber though all I ever really use is 2.75".

Use 2.75" for BOOM...

Use 3" for BOOOOOOOOOOOM...

Didn't personally find a viable reason to spend the extra $$ on a gun that could shoot a 3.5" though.

-M3

[AJAX22]

I think the main reason is that the ejection port has to be much longer on a 3.5 inch gun than it does on a 2.75, I don't think all designs are suitable for it.

and there is no way in heck you could ever get a semi auto to work with both 3.5 inch and 2.75... you'd always have to be fiddeling with the gas system.

I only use 2.75 shells.... that way I don't have to worry about someone sticking a long shell into the wrong gun when I'm out shooting... You'd think people would look... but I had an interesting experiance once when some friends and I were shooting trap.... one guy grabbed a slug instead of birdshot and had a fun surprise. thankfully my full choke shotgun didn't get damaged, just his rump and his pride.