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Old 12-02-2004, 02:13 PM
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adkfreeridex
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Schenectady, NY
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Default RE: Shotgun barrel length?

though the powder may be burned in the first 18"of the barrel, the gas is still expanding untill it reaches the end of the barrel, thus your load will be accelerating durring this time, but like everyone said you wont notice the difference over 4" of barrel length. i have found that the best length is 26" for everything. you can get the smooth swing like driftrider said, but its also not cumbersome as much as a 28-30" in the tight brush for birds and bunnies. as for a nice short length for turkey hunting...it might be convienent, but not necessary. most of the time you know where the bird is comming from and have time to position the gun, so its not as critical as a shorter length for upland hunting. but 26 is a nice length, thats what i have on my gold and ithaca......but a 30" full on my marlin turkey gun.
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