10 GA, 40" Barrels - gone but not forgotten

[B. Dudley]

Originally Posted by James Shumaker

Derek, it's hard to argue against the tape but let me just bring up another factor. In the photo with the young man pointing the gun, there appears to be a reflection off of the forend tip of what could be a beavertail forend and the lad's fingers seem to be gripping the forend half way up the barrel diameter. Looks to me like there are two different guns in the photos. Take a closer look at that tape.

The photo shows 40” on the tape. It is the angle of the photo that is, for some reason, playing tricks on people.
And the gun in the photo being shouldered by the young man has a splinter forend.

[Randy Roberts]

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

The photo shows 40” on the tape. It is the angle of the photo that is, for some reason, playing tricks on people.
And the gun in the photo being shouldered by the young man has a splinter forend.

Exactly, if you focus on the right side of the breach only it appears that the 40 inch mark on the tape is dead nuts on it. Interestingly enough if you look at the muzzle end at that angle it appears like the tape is 2" back toward the breech end but it is not. All due to the angle.