One flush choke tube – Modified, steel shot approved to use.Stock counterweight (A counterweight can be used to adjust a shotguns balance if you feel it is needed.).Optional Gore Optifade Waterfowl Marsh or Waterfowl Timber stock finish.Shim kit (with five stock drop and cast adjustment shims).Here are some of the gun’s specificiations: I had quickly convinced myself that I would increase my odds of harvesting snow geese and waterfowl with a single shot if I could stretch my shot spread pattern another two-to-five yards provided by those 3.5-inch shells.įranchi sent me the Affinity 3.5 Waterfowl Elite semi-automatic in the Gore Optifade Waterfowl Marsh Stock finish, with a Burnt Bronze Cerakote barrel finish. I would either find 3.5-inch shells in the right shot size, or I would find the wrong sizes for my 3-inch shell shotgun. Like everyone else, I have had trouble finding ammo for the last few years. The frequency with which I’ve been waterfowl hunting (and plotting for upcoming turkey seasons) had me wondering if a camo gun would work more in my favor. Sure, it got the job done, but only with conscious effort and work arounds. Until recently, I had to make do with one shotgun for all my activities. And, with even better luck, the Affinity arrived with impeccable timing, just days before I was to leave on a snow goose hunt.
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I was doubly please when I picked it up from my gun shop and saw that it was waterfowl shotgun, specifically the Franchi Affinity 3.5 Waterfowl Elite semi-automatic! It is rare that you get to demo shotguns before you make a commitment to one. The only request I asked of Franchi was to send a 28-inch barrel shotgun. I didn’t ask any questions about the model they were sending I figure the less I know, the more open-minded and honest I could be. Prior to our hunting adventure, Barbara asked if I would be interested in reviewing a Franchi shotgun, and you know I was up for the task as it would give me chance to try another brand on for size. After spending several days waterfowl hunting with The Sisterhood of The Outdoors, I was chatting Barbara Baird’s ears off on the car ride from Arkansas to Missouri about how beneficial I imagined it would be to have a dedicated waterfowl shotgun, in camo, with the option of using 3.5-inch shotshells.