DeepSouth
Random Guy
I bought a Beretta Xtrema from a coworker, I love the gun and have no problems with it. But I will use it mainly for duck hunting, it will get used some for turkey, deer, ect. anyway the barrel that came on it is only 24 inches which is great right now in turkey season. But duck season will be here before you know it and I may prefer a 28" barrel.
My question is how much does barrel length really matter? I know most modern powders claim to be burnt up in roughly 25 in. I can look at the muzzle flash and tell this is usually true, so I assume the main reason for a longer barrel would be helping point of aim, right? So how much does it really help? I am a bit stumped on what to do, another barrel is $600+ bucks, so I am wondering if that extra 4in is really worth it. I thought about just trying it (the 24 in) and seeing how it worked but I haven't done enough wing shooting to know just how well, or poorly, I am doing or how much of a disadvantage I am at. So I come to you experts humbly asking if I should bite the bullet and buy another barrel or just practice until I feel comfortable with the short barrel.
I will also ad the guy I bought the gun from put a glow sight on it and it is like an inch and a half long so the end of the sight actually makes it more like a 22" barrel, and I'm not sure how the thing is put on there but it is FIRMLY attached.
Thanks in advanced
DeepSouth
My question is how much does barrel length really matter? I know most modern powders claim to be burnt up in roughly 25 in. I can look at the muzzle flash and tell this is usually true, so I assume the main reason for a longer barrel would be helping point of aim, right? So how much does it really help? I am a bit stumped on what to do, another barrel is $600+ bucks, so I am wondering if that extra 4in is really worth it. I thought about just trying it (the 24 in) and seeing how it worked but I haven't done enough wing shooting to know just how well, or poorly, I am doing or how much of a disadvantage I am at. So I come to you experts humbly asking if I should bite the bullet and buy another barrel or just practice until I feel comfortable with the short barrel.
I will also ad the guy I bought the gun from put a glow sight on it and it is like an inch and a half long so the end of the sight actually makes it more like a 22" barrel, and I'm not sure how the thing is put on there but it is FIRMLY attached.
Thanks in advanced
DeepSouth