12 Gauge 2-3/4in and 12 Gauge 3in Interchangeability 

He's channeling the life lessons he learned from that crazy ex girlfriend of his.

I glad I'm not the only one who went there!

you mean he WASN'T talking about bud light?

it’s 38 Super in a .38 revolver again 😊

Yes, like putting peas up your nose, or as the old song goes, beans in your ears.

This is probably the one and only lesson you can't learn in any other way but hard. 🤣

@@GashimahironChl Well, you ain't gonna lurn it soft! 🤣🤣

Thanks Paul. I knew that but obviously many people did not. I tell folks to just go with what is engraved into the barrel.

Well said.... thank you..... and as always.... Take care and God bless

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​@blindfoldedmissile9657 you usually only get one chance at Kentucky Ballistics'ing yourself..

Well said.

Kinda makes me think Paul could make a killing just getting common complaints about customer questions from gun shop people and making response vids.

Paul would have made an excellent attorney .

You mean Chief Justice don't you?

@@chadrichard6388heck he would have made a great president/general/instructor/teacher and so on.

Have you seen any of the lock picking lawyer's April Fools videos?

Yeah 😂

😂 the LGBT XYZ whatever community just got roasted with that advice

Really old 16 gauge shotguns have 2 9/16 " chambers and newer ones have 2 3/4". Most available shells are for the newer ones.

Waiting for them to try and cancel Paul for being "homophobic". Which he probably doesn't care about since he has a terminal illness anyway. 😂

@@govols1995 😂

Just 'cuz it will fit... 🤣🤣🤣

Is he from the same generation? They had a lot of wisdom👍

@@vdog4799 Actually, I’m just guessing here, but I think I’m about the same age as Paul. I just turned 57. Now, I’m not in any way trying to say “I’m like Paul Harrell”, but in some ways he does remind me a lot of myself. And since we are a product of our upbringing a lot of the times, things that Paul says reminds me of things I would say. And I get that stuff from my dad.

Thank you for the idea.

Could have just as easily been a 2.5 chamber in guns that old

Nice tip. 👍

Hey Tim, check your bank balance now. You may have already received the prize! 😂

And not a single Yeah-but...

No risk of injury when inserting an already fired shell.

@@gregb6469you really really need to watch every video Paul puts out, twice. Because based on your comment you need all the education you can get about firearms. As JF already so intelligently noted there is no danger of an ALREADY FIRED SHELL causing damage or injury.

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Welcome to the club. Im up to 5, cause my 870 needed a 20 gauge sxs brother, which needed an over under 12 ga friend, which then asked for a trap gun girlfriend and then i needed an auto loader so no shenanigans would happen between them all.

@@davidjftooley Thanks! I hope to be there one day lol. Unless I come across a Browning A5 (genuine or decent replica), my next one will almost certainly be a coach gun.

I have a box of really nice turkey shells that I have absolutely no use for because I didn't check the box carefully enough, and I don't own a shotgun that will even take a barrel with a 3.5" chamber. At least it was before THE EVENT and they weren't painfully expensive.

@@chrisseger2346 ive had my stoger coach for going on 20 years, never has given me an issue and has thousands of rounds in it. Ive actually used it for skeet lol.

I'm going to teach you a little something about firearms. Every time you buy a new gun, expect your wife to buy a new handbag/shoes/dress/makeup or a combination of those things equalling the amount you spend on that gun or more.

Just to blow your mind there's also this not entirely uncommon (in Europe) older chambering called "2 1/2 English" which is not a good thing to put 2 3/4 shells in for exactly the same reasoning.

And remember that not all shells are crimped equally. Depending on brand and type of loading (full power buckshot vs ultra low recoil trap loads) there can be quite a bit of variation. My Mossberg takes 5 2 3/4" shells in the tube, so long as they are Federal, Winchester or Remington; some imported shells, it holds four. The imports are 3/16ths longer crimped. Fired, they're all the same size.

You have never seen a picture of a crimped end of a shot shell?

Another little word of wisdom? Fire always what your gun was designed for. Always read the owner's manuals. You know? A Firearm stamped with .223 Rem you should not fire 5.56 Nato rounds through it. You can fire .223 Rem safely out of a Firearm designed for 5.56 Nato though. In the case of shotguns though. You are creating too much chamber pressures firing a 3 inch out of a 2 3/4 inch camber. I mean you already have a choke at the end of the barrel totally designed for the desired pattern of the shot after it already starts spreading. All guns are pressure tested or should be before they ever end up on a store rack. Yeah Nato rounds and even more confusing is pistol rounds. +P and +P+ you really need to do research and always read your owner's manual that comes with the Firearm. And never ever fire a Firearm out of the box. Always clean it first and work the action a quite a bit. Buy some dummy rounds or use empty casings to make sure it works as it should. What else you got to do watching TV?

The problem with things like 2 1/2" English guns is that they are way past being associated with the manual, and the ones I've seen aren't marked as such. You gotta get out the micrometer and check. When in doubt, I always consult a real gunsmith. @@daveweed2765

Just don't try a 3½" magnum. 😅

@@matthewbeaver5026 For sure! 😅😅

Yep - Likewise. And the same reason my ARs all have 5.56 barrels. "Having a 3 inch 12 gauge means never having to care if it's a 2-3/4 or 3 incher you're stuffing into it, same as having a 5.56 barrel means never having to care if it's .223 or 5.56 in the mag.

Except 3.5 inch shells

I see you giving GunSam ammo, we all come here at the end.

@@rob.3575 Paul and GunSam are my favorites for sure Paul said he is backlogged w stuff to film.

Now that what I call the correct way of thinking!

🤣@@minerblue9641

Used to be! My grandad built houses in the 60s with true 2x4s.

Cracked me up. Was not something I expected to see when I clicked this video haha.

You're more patient than I am. I would have handed him anything 2-3/4". He wouldn't know the difference anyway.

@@craigbenz4835 These kind of guys are the ones the really worry me, at public shooting ranges. Newbies with shotguns can be the worst.

I was on a store when a fellow walked up wanting a magazine for his pistol, he had no idea the make model or caliber. Nor did he have the firearm with him, but he expected the guy behind the counter to provide him with a mag😂

@@johnnyadams1755 That's hilarious. I'm 100% pro 2A, but some people make me wonder how to respectfully educate them, before they become a liability to themselves or others.

I would like to see that also. A coverage of the basics by Paul is a good idea.

He has videos like that, from 2 or 3 years ago where he goes over aiming, trigger control and all that.

@@-_-_-_-318 Paul and the team's production quality have gone way up in 3 years. Would be nice to see some updated ones. The content quality have always been superb.

@shawnr771 all his videos are something out of a VHS cassette tape, he mentions consistency in his content, which is why he always dresses the same. There has been no great change in quality. It's all good.

@@-_-_-_-318 Camera work and post production has gotten much better.

Great show! Keep up the good work

They are for sure when shooting sabot slugs in my experience, but I've never tested with shot

Probably, but the only way to be sure is to test your shotgun and ammunition.

Wouldn't that be a semiauto with a binary trigger?

That was lucky. I got no Pop Tart ad.