In my experience, barrel length and balance makes almost no difference in reality. If it wasn’t for folks telling you what’s best and mentally you believing them and creating doubt that what you have is inferior, you’d never know the difference. Physically it’s easy to adapt. Always better off picking the best quality gun you can afford that feels good to you and spending money on shells rather than constantly buying a new magic wand. Naturally, it’s not nearly as fun however 😁👍🏼

Interesting but I will stick with my 28" barrel's 👍

You’re right just fashion! Personally 26” or a 25” with Churchill rib, Just a pitty they didn’t make 3” mag!

Honestly love my 28" I feel like anything over 30 is unwieldy

It’s all fashion getting us to buy more guns. When I started shooting shotguns at clays I had a 30 inch and back then mid eighties 30 inch was a long barrelled gun even in trap shooting nearly everyone had a 26 inch for sleet 28 inch for sporting. Today I would say a 30 inch if you only have one gun. Tho my favourite gun has 29 1/2 inch

30 is my choice

Good video Edward, but no 28" ? It is a fashion thing because if you were the 50 and over 30" was considered long. I've shot everything from 26 to 32 in a 20b, if I had a choice, 29" in a 12b and 31" in a 20b. I think barrel length is more important on your physical stature.

Well shot Martin. I have a 32" Browning 525 G 3 limited edition got all the weights on barrels and stock bang on the hinge pin its awesome great looking gun love it .Also it depends on what build you are I think ,I am stocky muscly ,and if you point it in the right place ! you are going to hit it. What choke where you using?👍👍

I have 32" on all my over unders 30" in semi auto's. 32 is my go to with half choke

I prefer a 30" Might not be unique but it works for everything.

Factually speaking barrel length does actually marginally increase muzzle velocity in a shotgun. I always believed it did not, and incorrectly believed the terminal velocity was 17 inches but an extensive chronograph test by ballistic expert Paul Harrell on KZfaq in fact indicates that every inch does actually add velocity.

Just a passing thought(s) from one of the colonies across the pond. I have had a lot of experience with ATA trap shooting, from my youth as a trap boy for seven years, and going back to shooting with guys who bitched about the same things at every shoot, until they died. I also had the opportunity to shoot Skeet, Sporting, and live pigeons, over some time. Some of the problems with changing sports with the same gun, can be traced back to stock dimensions. Another issue can be the physical strength and mobility of the shooter. In these days of interchangeable chokes being nearly universal, this can be scratched. Correcting the balance point of your preferred gun, to prevent lagging behind a fast angled target, or over running it, can be an issue in some cases. I was offered a Beretta 682 combo set (32”-30”) at a good price, but was skeptical of the 32” top single being too light. I was able to slow it down to my needs, by applying 12” strips of 1”wide lead tape to the bottom of the barrel, mid-way from the forearm and the muzzle. Add one piece, shoot, and repeat until you are just hitting the back edge of the targets. Then peel the last one off, and go back to shooting. I am also a firm believer in taking the time to pattern the gun with five rounds on a pattern board, in order to get a true average point of impact. Have fun, and stay safe.

When Mossberg introduced their 36 inch bolt action goose gun it was a topic of debate. A friend of my father who was captain of their trap team and known as a good shot was finally asked. He said a 36 inch barrel has a definite advantage over a 28. It gets you 8 inches closer to the bird. But that is about it.

You might try the 34" M spec . 1 oz lighter than your 30". I shoot a 34" K80 parcour..also 1oz lighter than your 30" gun. Love the way it handles. Is it better than a 32" ???? I wouldn't say better or worse. I realy like it though. I appreciate you shooting in the rain...well done. Thanks for the video and great shooting ;-)

it’s not the length but weight i’m want to go to a light set of 34” next i currently shoot 32” barrels on a invictus Mspec coming from a semi auto i like having longer barrels now i feel it gives me more control but i still like speed.

Are you twisting your gun on the high crossers?

Where can i find magazines for Luger parabellum

Are you shooting from one state to another? 20" barrel length is grate for me bad for grouse and defense shoot a good patren for me ! Long barrel cummbersom hard to handle in brushie areas

long barrels are a fashion statement

O/u tend to stick to 30" however my sxs which I use for game 28" the balance just feels right

A few more years and the manufacturers will be trying to convince us we need to buy their new 36 inch and 38 inch guns.😂

Noted you are shooting top barrel first, unusual. Any reason behind this please?

One of my clients has a pair of 34" Perazzis. They balance on the hinge pin but I can easily over lead with them despite me shooting a 32" Miroku. My client shoots well with them but he's just using them for high pheasants.

What are you doing using Teague chokes in a Guerini? Their own chokes are the best there is 😮

top draw love grimmo but not in a monsoon

Poor Chaps are Overcompensating for something 🤣😂 I learned to shoot with a 25.5" single-shot 20 gauge. Still have It & can Smack-Down anything within 40 yards. I also bought a Rolex & found that My little battery powered Tag Heuer keeps much better "time"... Have Fun Chasing Your Dreams...😏

Short? Gangsta??? Roa Aotearoa nui.

Talk about a bunch of misleading information. I won’t disagree with personal preference. But the fact some of you can say it’s fashion is just down right idiotic. First the perceived lead on a longer gun is less also a longer gun will point and swing better especially if you are in the taller side. Also to touch on shot deformation the longer the forcing cones the less shot will be lost. So bottom line it does make a difference. I won’t even go into balance cause of you think balance doesn’t make a difference then you have zero clue about shotgunning.

Don't care what anyone says here about 32's or 34's are too long, and ma 28 and ma daddys 28 was good enough. Those who say a longer site plane doesn't improve your shooting is plain wrong. What I see is people shoot what they own, and since a decent O/U isn't cheap, they wilt when purchasing a new one, as they are afraid of the unknown and afraid to try something different, especially if they were successful with shorter barrels.