Eightbore:
I for one am going to side in with you here. The hot topics in years gone by were patterning,penetration and choking as I remember them. items such as barrel length,action type,pistol or straight grip etc. were just personal preferences and usually left at that.
We have gotten to the point where minutae is king of discussions any more and perhaps have lost sight of the main goals which are to enjoy target shooting and hunting with shotguns.
Jim

The 2nd Amendment IS an unalienable right.