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Originally Posted by Jack Cronkhite
I may or may not see Dean's point regarding shortened barrel causing a shooter to hit high. Now if one were used to a 32" gun (uncut) would this shooter hit high with a 28" gun (uncut) ???
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No Jack because we're talking "cut barrels" not barrels that were manufactures to a particular length. A gun has its barrels regulated not only in relation to each other but also in relation to the placement of the rib and bead on the barrels. You will note that on many live bird or trap Parkers and other live bird or trap SXS shotguns of the day the top rib was somewhat narrower at the muzzles than at the breech end.... a finely tapered rib in other words, allowing the rib to lay lower between the muzzles facilitating the angle of the center line of the bore somewhat upward in relation to the line of vision of the shooter. This allowed the gun to shoot high to a rising bird.
This placement of the rib wasn't necessarily on every gun of this description but was on many of them. Even later the placement and angle of the ventilated rib allowed for the same angle.
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