Olympic skeet requires a gun mount. I think that many of them still use 30"
True. But the targets are extremely predictable and are shot by good shooters in a very small window. So, the longer barrels are fine because the muzzle, even with the butt at the hip, can be held in the most advantageous position for minimal movement.
But, I guarantee you if someone wanted to, they could invent games that short fast barrels would favor. For example, you could have stations with several possible different random targets from near to far at all kinds of angles. Those 32" guns currently in favor would not fare so well. Start with the gun at the waist across the body as it is commonly carried in the field. Throw random sporting clays on a winding trail including some interesting terrain. Computers and simple sensors could easily be used in these kinds of scenarios. But, we seem to be in a phase where shooting difficult but predictable targets is in favor.
Also, I personally don't want to carry 30" (or even 28" or 12 bores) around all day when walking to hunt. But if I can put it down between "rounds" then I can shoot em' all day, no sweat. Jake
