Originally Posted By: DiRTY DOGSo then, if a longer barrel only helps you aim better with a bead sight, any shotgun with rifle type sights or optics completely negates the "need" for a longer barrel and accompanying longer sight radius. A longer barrel will not keep your pattern tighter, nor will it increase velocity to any real degree. Yes? So a purpose built predator shotgun would have a short barrel for ease of use plus decent sights like ghost ring or rifle sights or optics like a red dot.
Yep. You are no longer using the barrels and advantageous sight plane. That's why.
