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Wow, this scares me a little bit. I'm supposed to go pick up my new Benelli Nova tonight at the gun dealer. Let us know what you guys are doing to get it fixed.

Whoops, forgot to mention it's a 12 gauge.

I've got 3 chokes that came with my Benelli Nova. This is my first shotgun and I've never used chokes before. I understand that they affect the pattern of the shot (narrower or wider), correct? My question is what choke is supposed to be used for hunting which bird. BTW, I mostly hunt dove.

I'm a beginner to shotguns and don't know much about them but I'm going to be getting a Benelli Nova 12 guage to be used primarily for dove hunting, but also used for some duck hunting as well. Maybe even pheasant or quail on rare occasions. What I wanted to know is what barrell length would you advise? 26" or 28"? Is either one more popular of a size than the other. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Also, any advice on the type of choke and bullet I should use for each type of bird would be appreciated too since I have no idea. I notice the Nova comes with 3 chokes so I'm a little confused as to how to use them properly. Thanks!