I'm no fitting expert. But I'm leaning towards what John said, at least for a hunting gun. I don't shoot much trap or American skeet. So I don't know the latest trends in those games. But I have the most successful hunting shooting with guns that are surprisingly short. I'm 5' 9" and normally shoot a 14" single trigger LOP or 14 1/2" double trigger. But some of the best shooting I've done was with 14" double trigger guns. Sure I can shoot longer guns. Just not as quickly.