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Sidelock
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Sidelock
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A well-made 32" sxs that has good dynamics and balance is a real joy to shoot. They look so good with those long barrels.
My dream gun would be a CSMC XE Fox 3" 20 ga. with 32" barrels, btfe, full pg, and sst trigger @ 7 lbs.
I have a CSMC RBL heavy frame 12 ga. with 32" barrels, vent rib, btfe, pg, and btfe with beautiful black-streaked wood that weighs 8lb 10 oz. that I use for Sporting Clays SxS events. Shoots better than I can.
Go for it.
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Sidelock
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I have a set of 32 inch barrels on my 4E NID Ithaca and I really like shooting trap doubles with the gun.
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Sidelock
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Sidelock
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I have a good bit of data on the handling properties of 12 bore guns. Anybody want a discussion of objective handling properties with a focus on 32" barrels?
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Sidelock
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Sidelock
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I have a 32 inch Parker "G" with a Simmons rib. It shoots great but takes a BIG man to swing it. I have a 32" Parker VH on a 2 frame, and I'm not wild about it. Hard to get it moving quickly enough for teal or woodies, and we see an awful lot of teal around here. Would probably be great for pintail and geese, but they are scarce here.
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Sidelock
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Sidelock
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I hunt ducks with a 32" Fox HE grade, and a Fox 32" BE grade. I also shoot several other 32" barreled doubles ........... but the question is about duck guns. I absolutely love 32" duck guns ..................... but, I hate to admit it ............. I probably kill just as many ducks with my 30" doubles. I can really tell no discernible difference between how my 30" and my 32" S x S duck guns handle. This is my HE Fox 32" duck gun:  And my 32" BE Fox:  And the ultimate 32" duck gun of all time ................... BoWhoop.  SRH
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Sidelock
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32" Model 21. Vent Rib, Full\Full 
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I've been known to shoot a 16 ga. Parker VHE with 32 inch barrels on a #1 frame. It was originally choked XF (r) and F (l), probably for pass shooting waterfowl. I've killed everything Montana has to offer with it.
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Sidelock
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Sidelock
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Rocketman does a subjective discussion mean that there is no objective discussion? Are the numbers so far out there with 32" barrels that it's more in our minds than on paper?
I have two Lefevers with 32" barrels that differ by more than a pound and find the lighter one slow to swing but the heavy one impossible to get moving quickly or impossible to stop once it gets moving. Great guns for heavy goose loads but not handy for ducks in close.
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Sidelock
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If long barrels are the rage, my DH 34" should be the cat's meow. I can no longer lift my Vulcan Steel 34" #6 frame ten, but the little DH 12 34" is a joy to shoot.
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Sidelock
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Not here, yet, but I picked up a 10 ga. centerfire hammer gun with 38 1/4" barrels. Can't wait to try to hold it.
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