Yup.. Thread degraded into the normal load of false perceptions untruths and just well plain bo!!ox.
There are sporting shots who like light fast game type guns and also those that prefer a trap type gun
Same goes for trap. Olympic Gold medals have been won with short barrels, weighing 7 lb, long barrels, weighing 9+ lb
If the next worlds most outstanding sporting shot is a 5'4" waif using a 28" game gun then that's what everyone will want justified by it being more dinamic or by some other BS such as the nature of type of targets have changed over the years to back up the need to keep up with the latest fad..
Same goes for issues with guns. .
Funny how proper gunsmiths opinions/experiances don't match whats written on here.