"If you are "ON", the extra choke constriction doesn't hurt a thing."
Jerry you hit the nail on the head.
When I was younger most of my shotguns were 26" imp.cyl and mod. Did hunt mostly woodcock, quail, and released pheasants over dogs, and some wild pheasnts also. Never had a problem using the short barrel with the above mentioned game.
I have hunted in Germany while in the service in the late 60's and killed 10 lb hares stone dead with a .410 Rem. 11-48 25" barrels imp.cyl., Hungarian Partridge and some Mallards, and Cinammon Teal. Used it here to kill quail, grouse, woodcock and released pheasants. Shot skeet with it and at the time never shot a 12 ga. for hunting or sheet, used only the .410, Winchester 101 20 ga. and 28 ga. Beretta Bl-4. Scores weren't that much different between them.
My go to gun for released chuckers and pheasants over dogs is either a 16 ga. L.C. Smith hammer gun with 28" barrels with .020 and .025 chokes or my favorite, and don't squeal on me Dr. Drew, is a 16 ga. FN with 30" barrels wilth .016 and .024 chokes. Weighs 6 lbs. 1.8 ozs.
