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How many of you guys use them and for what mainly? I’m not a fan of 26 inchers. Do you much difference from 28’s?
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At 6'2" and 235 lbs 27 inchers are still too short. 28s I can deal with, but prefer 29s and 30s.
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A friend has a Lang pigeon gun with 27” barrels with a weight close to 8 lbs. The combination of short barrels and heavy weight gives it excellent balance. You don’t notice the barrel length
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After a long time believing 28 was a rock bottom minimum, I came to the conclusion I'd only been cheating myself. One's height had nothing to do with it. One's preconceptions and acclimation have everything to do with it.
_________ BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/qclHjMQ.jpg)
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hits ah frenchie thang...
jes tryin to be differ ant...
Last edited by ed good; 10/04/23 06:40 PM.
keep it simple and keep it safe...
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Of 17 guns I have 4 guns with 27inch barrels. Only two shorter.
I have found 27 inch barrels linked with good balance is not a problem.
If I had a dream pair of 16’s they would have 27 inch barrels and maybe a second set of 29 inch barrels too.
Last edited by old colonel; 10/04/23 07:01 PM.
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Fine for quail, woodcock, maybe grouse (dunno). Five inches too short for me for dove, duck, sporting clays.
Edited to add: The question of barrel length is not, for me, what can I get by with using, but what do I use BEST. A lifetime of shooting flying has convinced me I shoot better averages, in most situations, with longer barrels. The best woodcock day I ever had was shooting a 30" barreled 28 gauge. Different strokes for different folks.
Last edited by Stanton Hillis; 10/05/23 07:11 AM.
May God bless America and those who defend her.
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I came in second at a semi major sporting clays event with a 26" Parker, not because I preferred the 26" barrels, but I had inadvertently left the 30" barrels at home. Silly me.
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I “compromised” on my 16 bore round action and bought a gun with 27” barrels. 28” is my minimum, ordinarily. Sometimes it is necessary to compromise on a desired aspect of a gun in order to acquire an obscure caliber or configuration. The gun is well balanced, lightweight 6lbs., completely hand made, and engraved by a well known engraver, And I shoot it very well. But when I carry it, it just feels stubby. I can’t quantify or measure the feeling, which may be unwarranted, but it is there. I don’t think I will buy another 27” gun…
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