To confirm the OPs statement, I have overheard dealers remark that a 26 gun is a liability in the current market, akin to a cylinder choked gun. Personally, 28 is my minimum. I really covet 29 barrels when available. 30 is usually too long, except in a light 28ga. Of course these are broad generalizations, and I am an Upland hunter, not a volume clays shooter.


Owen