That's a fair point about longer barrels, like 30". I hunted for several years with a M11 Remington with 28" barrels and it wasn't too bad in the brush. The overall length of that gun was similar to a 32" side by side. That said, a 26" or 28" side by side has easier movement in the woods for me. In a similar way, I like guns under 7 pounds for carrying even though the actual shooting would be more pleasant with an eight pound gun. I suppose there's a spectrum of weight and length hunters choose based on expected conditions. I don't end up hunting grouse with my vintage 30" guns because they are all choked tighter and weigh close to 8 pounds. I might very well like a 30" gun if it was lighter and more open choked. They're hard to buy that way, of course, it seems the majority of vintage doubles offered with 30" barrels are M/F of F/F choked. I have a WTB ad for barrels so, I'll see if anything turns up, at any length. I'm looking for a #2 frame set.
By the way, has anyone looked at these 1 1/2 frame barrels on ebay?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Pa...s/202641258161. Out of my price range, plus they'd be expensive to finish and fit. Can they really be legit Remington-Parker unfinished barrels? These are over 4# unstruck. In the description, he's offering 32" barrels for the same price.
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