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I think what tw was asking or saying in his post was, do the longer barrels put more strain on the guns action locking surfaces then shorter barrels and therefore limiting the life of that gun.
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OK, so we threw a log on the fire and forgot the question. Since the leading hand holds the barrels up, the strain on the gun itself must be the close to the same regardless of barrel length. People just shoot big bullets in long guns, causing the abuse that makes them wear out faster. Big guns get used and abused in bad weather too and probably suffer from lack of lubrication at times. My long barrel break open guns are all tight, so far.
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I think it won't matter much about the "strain" a longer set of barrels may exert on the hinge point and lock-up of a sxs or o/u. It could be possible to a very small extent, but not enough to really matter.
I also think that longer barrels look a lot better than shorter ones, and have less muzzle blast to boot. Our shotgunning predecessors had it about right with the 30" and 32" guns that were prevalent in the "Golden Age" of shotgunning, with 28" the minimum, excepting the occasional and less common 26".
The 26" barrels became a fad in the 50's and 60's, but time has proven that longer barrels are not only more aesthetically pleasing, but are smoother swinging, which encourages follow-through, and give a better hit ratio because the longer sight plane decreases perceived lead. It is what it is; long barrels rule and we ain't goin' back!
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I am going to quasi quote the late Mac, if you're looking at the gun bbls you are going to miss. This "long sighting plane" business has little to do with practical wingshooting and more to do with aiming we all know what happens when you aim a shotgun. I for one don't care how long the bbls are, if it fits, it fits. If it don't in don't...
As far as asthetics, I like 28" or better yet 27"
I will spin off this thread by saying my preferences lay in stock styling I much prefer the English style straight hand. Semi pistol is ok, and the tight full pistol grips that many US guns carry are UGLY and do not help your shooting either!
Double guns and English Setters
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I think it won't matter much about the "strain" a longer set of barrels may exert on the hinge point and lock-up of a sxs or o/u. It could be possible to a very small extent, but not enough to really matter.
I also think that longer barrels look a lot better than shorter ones, and have less muzzle blast to boot. Our shotgunning predecessors had it about right with the 30" and 32" guns that were prevalent in the "Golden Age" of shotgunning, with 28" the minimum, excepting the occasional and less common 26".
The 26" barrels became a fad in the 50's and 60's, but time has proven that longer barrels are not only more aesthetically pleasing, but are smoother swinging, which encourages follow-through, and give a better hit ratio because the longer sight plane decreases perceived lead. It is what it is; long barrels rule and we ain't goin' back!
JR Shhhhhhhhh- John. Let'em talk themselves (and those who are influenced by other's opinions) into creating a bigger demand for shorties. Maybe the long-legged gals will actually drop in value. I can hardly wait. If I really believed them, that it is only a fad and it will soon swing back around to short barrels being more valuable, I'd be buying them up now to resell when the "worm" turns. But, instead I've got seven 32" doubles, no telling how many 30s, and looking for more. And, who says you've got to look at long barrels WHILE YOU'RE SHOOTING THEM?  Stan
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Nothing like a set of 26 inch barrels on a 20 or 28 ga side by side for bird hunting! Bobby
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I like 30"-32" on 10 ga's, 28"-30" on 12 ga's 26"-28" on 20&16 ga's. I don't really care for anything smaller, but if I wanted a 28 or .4410 I would not want it longer than 26".
To me a long skinny small gauge bbl looks more like a fireplace poker than a shotgun.
The use the gun will be put to of course can have a lot of influence on this.
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Short barreled guns are for short range work.  Stan
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Be strong, be of good courage.
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Short barreled guns are for short range work. Stan ROTFLMAO JR
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