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<blockquote data-quote="esshup" data-source="post: 1577584" data-attributes="member: 11101"><p>I agree with buying a 2nd barrel for turkey hunting. With a pump or semi-auto it's easy to change barrels, can't do that with an O/U unless you want to dig a lot deeper into your pocket. </p><p></p><p>For clay birds, short barrels swing faster long barrels swing smoother. BUT, I believe it all depends on what you get used to when shooting at clay birds. I have run 100 straight skeet shooting with my 30" barrel Citori (O/U) and have killed turkeys with my 30" barrel high rib trap barrel on my Model 12. </p><p></p><p>Turkeys are shot like a rifle, sights, squeezing the trigger, gun not moving and VERY tight shot pattern. Clay birds are shot with both eyes open, more of a trigger slap, gun constantly moving and no sights are needed. (get the gun fitted to you so it shoots where you are looking). Concentrate on focusing on the clay bird, not the sight, you can't focus on both at the same time anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="esshup, post: 1577584, member: 11101"] I agree with buying a 2nd barrel for turkey hunting. With a pump or semi-auto it's easy to change barrels, can't do that with an O/U unless you want to dig a lot deeper into your pocket. For clay birds, short barrels swing faster long barrels swing smoother. BUT, I believe it all depends on what you get used to when shooting at clay birds. I have run 100 straight skeet shooting with my 30" barrel Citori (O/U) and have killed turkeys with my 30" barrel high rib trap barrel on my Model 12. Turkeys are shot like a rifle, sights, squeezing the trigger, gun not moving and VERY tight shot pattern. Clay birds are shot with both eyes open, more of a trigger slap, gun constantly moving and no sights are needed. (get the gun fitted to you so it shoots where you are looking). Concentrate on focusing on the clay bird, not the sight, you can't focus on both at the same time anyway. [/QUOTE]
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