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Hi Unregistered,
On July 29th, this site will be moving..! No, really - it's "moving" to another physical location - including servers, gateways, routers - everything - including my coffee cup...
So, from the date of July 29th through July 30 or 31 (shooting for these dates, but - as always, I'm at the mercy of my ISP who has to install the lines to the new location - and we actually get them running ;) ). But - this site, cloud servers and main web will be OFF LINE.
Now, please save these dates!! Please - don't be "that guy" who emails me on the 30th to tell me you "can't open the Parker Website". I'll already know it is offline - and also know that you are "that guy"...
I'll take this notice up and down over the next week or so - and leave it up during the final few days before shutting it off on the 29th..
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That's just about all I carry out west Shawn. Two of my go-to favorites are a 30" 20ga Sterlingworth and a Parker 30" 28ga. Both are right at or a tad under 6lb.
Also in play at times is a VH Parker 16 at 30" which is the heavyweight in the group at 6lb 8oz.
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I like a more weight-forward balance for longer, more open shots like we get on the prairie, so the 30 inch barrels seem to promote a better follow through for me. I have a CSMC Fox XE with 29 inch barrels that weighs just under 6 lbs., but has enough weight ahead of the hinge pin to keep moving. It worked very well for me on early season sharptails and huns in Montana. My DHE 20 with 30 inch barrels is my go-to open field quail gun in my Missouri home covers. For dove, I like a heavier, long barreled gun. For ducks, it doesn't matter -- I can't hit them unless they are on top of me. 
In brushy cover, I find 26 inch barrels work nicely.
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