Greg,

For the Upland hunting you and I do here on the Northern Plains, short barrels are no handicap and may be an advantage on our flushed pheasants, sharp tails and huns. If we did a lot of hunting in the wetlands where passing shooting is a way of life, I think longer barrels would serve us better.

I shoot 26 inch barrels very well on pheasants, but I do like the looks of 28 or 29 inch barrels on a SxS.

bc