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I'm down to two 3200 Trap guns. I've had a dozen of them since 1980: One of One Thousands including a "matched pair" trap & skeet with consecutive serial numbers, a live pigeon gun with 3 sets of barrels (I had the factory fit a set of 12 and 20 gauge skeet barrels to the gun), a custom shop skeet gun that was made after production ceased in 1983. They made a few every year for about 20 years.
The two I have left are a Premier Trap (500 guns made for the European market) and a Special Trap as my backup gun.
I've tried other guns for Int'l Trap but I can't break the scores that I can with a 3200.
All my 3200's have been very dependable. Any gun will break, but I have hundreds of thousands of rounds through them with very few hick ups.

I don't know if they are Remington barrels. The skeet barrels are 27 1/2 (some call it a 28") and the trap barrels are 29 1/2" and ported. Stock looks like field dimensions with high gloss finish and rubber butt pad.

I talked to gun dealer who told me why my gun doesn't seem to fit me. I told him when I was shooting with the skeet barrels I have to shoulder the gun with the butt high on my shoulder, when I have the trap barrels on, its perfect. He said the gun was designed for the trap barrels not the skeet barrels. I am now contemplating whether I should try to make the gun work for me or just sell it. My 14 year old son who's about 5' 6" loves the gun. We are both new shooters.

Give it to your lad..:)
franc

Actually, some years after the Model 3200 was dropped as a catalogue offering, Remington had a sale on 3200 barrels, and quite a few folks had extra sets fitted to their guns. One fellow at my gun club at the time sent his Model 3200 up to Ilion, and asked for one of everything they had left. He ended up with a three-gauge five-barrel set.

I was hoping that would not be suggested.