Hunting Shotguns

[Watrdawg]

To each his own. The first guns I had were 26" and I've tried the 24" and 28" as well. My first Benelli was the 21" and I just shoot it better but I hear it every time I hunt with guys I don't know. Funny thing is after the hunt they all start asking questions...

Oh and the guys at the skeet range tell me to put a muffler on it.

I haven't tried a 21" barrel yet but my SBEII has a 24" barrel and I shoot it a lot better than the longer barrels. I hear the same thing you do from people about the length and the loudness of it, especially when I'm in a duck blind with others. I think the reason this shoots well for me is because of my size. I'm only 5'5" and the shorter barrel just swings right for me. Longer barrels seem to lag behind when I'm swinging through a target. Over all this shotgun fits me really well. I'm sure that has a lot to do with it also.