The 32" VH Ejector gun
 

that I posted here a few weeks back has taken up permanent residence in my safe.
I ran it on a couple of auctions, along with the 30" VH, and could not get anywhere near where my friend needed to be, so we decided to get into some horse trading. I offered up an old (mint condition) Sako Finnbear, and a .22 cal. H&R Sportman revolver, and it's done. I mounted a 1 1/4" pad, retimed the bottom plate screws, and sent some doves straight to the freezer.
I don't think you can match the feel of 32 inches of bbl's, on a # 2 frame @ 8 lbs for doves or clays.
I would have needed a dedicated target gun to compare to how this gun kills doves.
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a19...2/P1080931.jpg

Here's the bottom plate after merely putting the screws back in the right holes. Still lightly boogered, but I'm okay with em for now.
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a19.../VHEScrews.jpg

Oh, and I need to bend the stock up about 3/16" to make it fit me perfectly.

My 32" hammer gun really reaches out to ducks also. No problem stopping ones swing with those long bbls....

We can't shoot doves here- but banr pigeons- yup
 

I agree- in spades- My old Smith 12 2E with the later added 32" Nitro steel barrels and the factory ventilated rib is my Number One 'go-to-gun" for turkey, and crows and barn pigeons- for them I sometimes use a No. 8 spreader load in the right barrel-it weighs 8 lbs. perfect balance and points like the "Finger of Doom"- I love to smash incoming "poopsters" with it- like the Limeys say- Bum, Belly, Beak and Bang- big float of feathers hangin' in the air and the bird is graveyard dead--But if we even did get a dove season here, either my GHE 12 30" or my other Grade 2 Smith12 30" with slightly more open chokes would get my "nod"--I tried a Smith 12 Ideal FWE with 26" barrels and the post 1939 raised solid rib- nice and light for a carrying gun, but as I am a swing-through pass shooter, the longer tubes and slightly more muzzle forward feel of those 30" tubed 12 bores is my vade mecum!!:bigbye::cool::bigbye: