Servn99 - I have both the RBL20 with 28" barrels and the RBL28 with 28" and 30" barrels. As I noted in another post about 26" barrels, for me handling dynamics are more affected by balance than barrel length, and my 26"-barreled 16 ga. is so well-balanced that I never think about its barrel length.
That said, of my three RBLs, I have enjoyed shooting the 30" barrels on the RBL28 the most. I have shot both preserve pheasants and SCs with it, and the light weight (sub 6lbs) lets it point quickly but the extra length definitely provides a smoother, more sustained swing on crossing targets. I have only shot skeet with the 28" barrels, and found that I had to focus on keeping the gun moving on Skeet stations 3-5 in order to break targets consistently. (For comparison, I am 5'10"/165lbs).
CSMC can custom make barrels for an RBL but you don't want to know that they charge for that.
Last edited by Doverham; 10/06/11 01:06 PM.
