Smoothbore Barrel Length

[xxgrampa]

greetings all,

rebel, thanks for the tip..

wes-tex, when you shoot a canoe, be sure you shoot the bow. always try for a brain shot. you do not want a wounded canoe escaping to the bush..they are extremly dangerous when wounded. howsomever, if you need to go after one, try to send a lawyer after it. :grin: .

..ttfn..grampa..

 

[Hoyt]

Hoyt: HOw many modern shotguns have you fired using a batrel that is 30 inches long? Had any trouble hitting a target? Even on a " short " action like an O/U shotgun?

I don't think your 30 inch barrel is too short, nor is it going to give you problems aiming and hitting game. Turkeys, in particular, are taken at extremely short ranges, and your 30 inch gun will be just fine.

I have a 20 ga. fowler with a 30 inch barrel, and it compares well with the 22 inch barrels I now shoot on an old S x S double 12. And, the 27 inch barrels on my CVA 12 ga. double have never seemed too short, either.

The great part of the " shorter " barrel( only shorter when compared to the 42, 44, and 48 inch barrels other talk about using) is that I don't have to lug all that additional weight around, or deal with the muzzle heavy balance of some of those guns.

I do drool over the guns in the racks at friendship, and am always looking for that long barreled gun I just have to have, but so far my wallet has remained closed.

Paul..I like short barrels far as hunting goes..I know back in the old days all the turkey shotguns had 30" to 36" barrels..smokeless powder ones. Then bout 20 or so yrs. ago somebody figured out you could do just as good with one about 24" and they've been in that range every since.
I just like the way the 38" to 42" barrels look on the style flintlocks I like. However..when it comes to turkey hunting it's a lot easier to move a 34" barrel on a target than it is 38" to 36"...without him seeing you. So I went as short as I felt like I could and hope to have a gun I like to look at...hopefully...will see in a few wks.
Now I got to go back to fleshing out a gobbler..got to be the messiest job there is. I need to call that guy on Dirty Jobs.