Interest in long barrels has zero to do with modern day people hoping to get more velocity or a harder shooting gun like in the black powder days. Gimme a break. If I hear that again I'm going to puke. That weary explanation is perpetuated by guys who read it somewhere & use it ad infinitum to rationalize their short barreled guns. As much as I like Jack O'Connor I could never buy into his admiration of short barreled 21's. But then again he never claimed to be anything but a dedicated hunter type. Another puke point is complaints on how sporting clays has evolved into tougher targets & said targets are no longer conducive to spray & pray chaps who can't or don't know how to use the front sight. Yes I said it, sight on a target. Believe it or not the best shooters do use the sight or end of the barrel to acquire & establish a lead. And that can be done better with a 32 inch barrel than with a 26 or 28.
The advocates that say short barrels are just as good as long barrels for all around shooting should go ahead and tell us their NSCA or NSSA class rating. Unless someone can put their theory in practise on a course its just an opinion & and you know the old saying about opinions and how everyone has one- same as a butthole. Oh yes, for the chap who was told that by Mr Perazzi, its Daniele not Danial.
