I love mine but I rarely shoot 3.5" in it.

It has been at different times a dedicated slug gun, home defense and a turkey thumper. With a +5 magazine and a couple of side saddles, it holds well over 20 rounds of 2-3/4" buckshot/slugs. With the factory full choke on a ported 26" barrel it reaches out to insane ranges with modern turkey loads. With the ported rifled 26" barrel it holds 2" groups.

It may kick like a mule with 3.5" loads but it does have it's high points.