spoony Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 Does the length of a barrel matter that much? say for shooting clays and pigeons, would a 26" be that much differnt to a 28"? how do different lengths differ in the would of shooting? TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 dont get your self bogged down with barrel lenght . The next thing will be chokes and thats the most contentious and emotive subject on this forum . Generally the shorter the barrel the faster handling the gun will be . But this might not be noticeable to a novices shot . The shorter barrels 26 inch are favoured for game shooting and skeet shooting . The longer barrels 30 inch 32 inch are more favourd for the dedicated clay shooter . Having said all that i favour a 28 inch tube for every thing that i shoot . Its a matter of preferance ,all so its another way the gun makers get us to buy another gun by spreading the word that the bees knees in barrels is going to be the 56 inch barrel as you will be closer to your target . Best of luck Harnser . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 I go for 26" as I find it makes the gun more manuverable, and and the muzzle weight suits me best Just go for whatever feels best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoony Posted June 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 The infos for a mate, he was worried that getting shorter barrels would affect the spead at distance, he will only shoot clays i guess, but is quite short so feels the shorter barrels will suit him better, the the length wont affect the spread much then?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 The infos for a mate, he was worried that getting shorter barrels would affect the spead at distance, he will only shoot clays i guess, but is quite short so feels the shorter barrels will suit him better, the the length wont affect the spread much then?? I really don think 2inches is going to make that much differnce. but I may be wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoony Posted June 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 I really don think 2inches is going to make that much differnce. but I may be wrong not what my wife says i told him get what feels right, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libs Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 The infos for a mate, he was worried that getting shorter barrels would affect the spead at distance, he will only shoot clays i guess, but is quite short so feels the shorter barrels will suit him better, the the length wont affect the spread much then?? Read in one of the shooting rags that maximum speed is gained at around 20-22" and anything after that is surplus to requirements ( for velocity anyway, handling and all the rest of it not taken into account) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 Read in one of the shooting rags that maximum speed is gained at around 20-22" and anything after that is surplus to requirements ( for velocity anyway, handling and all the rest of it not taken into account) Spot on. Ballistically it makes noe differance whatsoever after 20". The chokes will make a huge difference to pattern. Length of barrel will affect the handling and balance of the gun a huge amount. So if it feels good it probably is. BTW always subtract 2" off a semi auto barrel if you want it to handle like an O/U or SxS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoony Posted June 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 what about shot pattern would it affect that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 not what my wife says Any woman that can tell the difference between 26" & 28" is some woman what about shot pattern would it affect that? No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 Any woman that can tell the difference between 26" & 28" is some woman No. No ,here we go again . The chokes will do that job . Harnser . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyR Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 Are we talking 20g or 12G, Semi-auto, over and under or Side-by-side? BTW, has anyone noticed that Teague chokes are tighter than Beretta? I'll get my coat..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoony Posted June 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 cheers for the info guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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