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So Stan, which one do you like to dance with the most? Also I don't see any 410's in the bunch. You being the 410 Master

Thanks guys.

Mike, I don't have any 32" guns in .410 caliber. They are all 30 inches. I'll invite the 30" girls to a get together soon as the forend for the Dickinson arrives from Oregon. It's somewhere between there and here, right now.

My favorites out of the picture above are the 16 ga. LC Smith, the 12 ga. HE Fox, the 12 ga. BE Fox, and the DHE Parker 16/20. But, don't tell the others. 😉

Harry, I don't think we're going to get Stan to come to PA in June. It would be nice to see him there, though.

I enjoy the pictures of the guns above. Also, enjoy the banter about which barrel length is best. Some years ago, 26" barrels were in favor, now the longer barrels are prized. I always thought that 30" was my favorite, but in reality my favorite hunting gun was a 26" 20 gauge.

I've been a shotgunner since way before the 26" barrels were the rage. I've owned them all. To each his own but I'm a better shot with longer barrels. I won't get into why I think that is, that's better fodder for another thread and another time.

My shortest using gun is my 20 ga. A H Fox Sterlingworth Ejector with 28" barrels. Plenty quick enough for quail and woodcock. I just don't need anything that moves faster than that gun.

I'll be posting some pics of it and the 30" doubles in a week or so. I've actually got a 30" barreled FAIR Verona 28 ga. that is equally as quick handling on flushing birds.

Long-legged indeed! I was shooting my "long legged" version (32-inch '01 Ithaca NIG) yesterday on trap and it performed flawlessly (I suspected it might).

At almost 9-lbs I'm glad I didn't have to haul it very far, but for performance on clay targets (one must "float it" a bit and shoot at the birdie's feet) it's nearly ideal for me.

Pretty good looking chorus line of long legged gals you got there Stan!! Of all of them I would have to say number one in the line with that straight stock would be my pick. Thanks for posting the photo. BTW, what Dickinson do you have that you are awaiting the fore grip for??

Perry, I have a Dickinson Estate .410 with 30" barrels. It has a beautifully shaped splinter fore-end, slender and long, that I always thought needed an ebony "triangular" inlay at the tip to complete its appearance. I sent it to Mark Larson a couple months ago and he did the deed. According to tracking, it should be back home in about a week. Re: the first in the lineup, if I don't trade it on something I will use more before spring, I'll probably offer it for sale. It's a great gun, but I just could never get to like the ergonomics of the straight grip on it.

Here's a couple more pics of it.

Stanton, could your being a better shot with 32" barrels be something like the Dumbo feather syndrome ?

To each, his own. I can understand and won't argue against anyone's choice of long barrels, but for myself, I had better luck with 60 CM open choke barrels. It depends on the game and the habitat.
Mike.