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					Originally Posted by Scot Cardillo  Was 26" the go-to barrel length for upland hunting in 1984? | 
	
 Pretty much. My dad loved 26" guns, and I remember that he wouldn't give much attention to anything longer than 28". Many Thursday night rides home from Safari were in the company of a short barreled small bore Parker. I was just chauffeuring the old boy, having one year old twins at home.