They can be useful in the situations John described which get barrels really hot but, the truth is, I cannot say I've ever missed a dove, or a clay, because of the barrels getting too hot for my fingers. As I said in my initial post, I'm not a fan of them, mostly because I just think a splinter f/e looks so much more elegant. They exist for those who are convinced that they shoot better using them. My 63 years on dove fields haven't convinced me they are worth the ugly.
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