Everything goes in cycles. 40 years ago it was short barrels, today long barrels are in greater demand than almost any 26" gun. 40 years ago, very few people were actively shooting the 16. Today, they are as hot as they have ever been.
What goes around, comes around again. If you live long enough, you will see small bores demand slip some, then come back. 40 years ago, I inherited two Parker .410s. I don't regret selling them, and my dad rarely shot them. Demand for short barreled 12ga guns may not come round in my remaining years, but they will come back.
Virtually every collectable has a cyclical popularity.
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