Barrel length
Barrel length
Looking to buy a new shotgun. I can get the shotgun i want for a really good price but it has a 28in tube. Is it too ling for turkey? I usually look for 26 in barrels. Im getting into waterfowling a bit more now so it would be perfect for that but might be a bit long for turkeys?
Thoughts?
Thanks
Thoughts?
Thanks
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Re: Barrel length
I wouldn't let it be a deal breaker for me........but, I actually prefer longer barrels. Alot of people will probably say it is too long though....
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Re: Barrel length
The 28" should work fine. I wouldn't pass it up if it's a good deal. Then, at some point in the future, you can always buy a shorter barrel.
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Re: Barrel length
I would go for it and use a flush turkey choke which the barrel will be about equal length to a 26” barrel with an extended turkey choke. Good luck.
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Re: Barrel length
The 28” bbl. wouldn’t be a deal breaker for me. To me, it’s A bit more clumsy in the woods but if the price is right, and money is an issue, it sounds like a good deal. The longer bbl. will be a plus for your waterfowl hunting! Its hard to find a bbl length that your happy to hunt both with.
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Re: Barrel length
It depends. A 3 1/2" gun with a 28" barrel and a long turkey choke gets kinda long. I like a 28" barrel on a break action or 26" on pump or auto.
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Re: Barrel length
I don't care for anything over 26 ins really prefer 24 ins had Mossberg 500 with 20 in. barrel years ago killed a bunch of turkeys with itaristico wrote:Looking to buy a new shotgun. I can get the shotgun i want for a really good price but it has a 28in tube. Is it too ling for turkey? I usually look for 26 in barrels. Im getting into waterfowling a bit more now so it would be perfect for that but might be a bit long for turkeys?
Thoughts?
Thanks
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Re: Barrel length
Wouldn’t be a deal breaker. Longer the better for me. Wish I had a 40” barrel. That’s just me
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Re: Barrel length
Makes no difference if you can't get them to come in.
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Re: Barrel length
What howl said...
A 28” barrel on a break action (single or double) ain’t so bad. A 28” barrel fitted to the receiver of a pump or semi-auto, especially with an extended choke, is kinda clunky. That said, I toted a double with a 32” barrel for several years. Anything more than 24” usually stays home now.
Re: Barrel length
I prefer the longer barrels because the blast is further away from my ears and Would like to be able to continue to hear a turkey drumming.
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Re: Barrel length
I have to wear Walkers game ears to hear gobbles in the woods
so many years of shooting and not using hearing protection and running heavy equipment has taken its toll
Re: Barrel length
I cover lots of ground during the morning hours, and I never, ever sit in a blind, so a short barrel is my strong preference. 20", 22" or 24" is perfect for a quick set up in the big woods when a bird suddenly opens up close by and time is of the essence. A barrel over 24" just feels like I'm toting something that should be used to pole vault.
If sitting in a blind is your speed then longer barrels make complete, perfect sense. The only 28" gun I would not pass on would be free, and then quickly retrofitted with a short barrel.
If sitting in a blind is your speed then longer barrels make complete, perfect sense. The only 28" gun I would not pass on would be free, and then quickly retrofitted with a short barrel.
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