I tried everything from 28" to 34" O/Us, found 29.5" (30") worked best for me.

Barrel weight and gun balance is a lot more important than length.

 

I shoot 30" barrels for trap.

 

I have shot 30" ,32" and 34". It's all about balance. My 30" Citori Trap was muzzle heavy.
While my 32" Beretta OP Trap feels too light at the muzzle.

 

I run a Beretta 686 White Onyx sporting w/30" barrels for trap. Works great for me.

 

I shoot 30 inch barrels at trap. I can not hit squat. I suspect the same thing would be true if I had 32 inch barrels. I know it was for 28 inch barrels.

But if you really want 32 you are probably not going to be satisfied with 30.

 

Yup...in both a Winchester pump and a Miroku O/U....seems just about right. And works good for other Clay games.

 

I shoot a Winchester 101 Pigeon Grade 30" that's 42 years old, shot thousand of targets and missed just as many, I will not give up shooting why health holds out. I shoot everything Skeet / DTL / Trench / Sporting/ UT/ Ball trap/ Five stand. I am close to 75. And thanks for this great site.
Muzz

 

Have both. A K-80 with 30" barrels I use for sporting and skeet. Even use it to shoot Doves in the field. Also have another K-80 with 32" barrel I use for trap doubles. Both guns are combo with 34" single barrels included. Used for trap singles and handicap.

I find if I want to move to a target faster, the 30" barrels are advantage. If I want to move with more control or slower, the 32" barrels work well. It easy to feel and see the difference using the 2 guns back and forth.

The stocks and fit are also set up for the intended targets. Flatter shooting for clays and Doves. A 1/4" shorter LOP for faster lateral movement. Higher POI and longer LOP for trap targets. Trap POI varies between doubles and single target presentation based on personal needs.

Maltz

 

Like most of the others who chimed in thus far, I shoot a 30" O/U for trap. No issues with shooting singles, caps from the 20yd line or with doubles.

 

Harlan Campbell and Ricky Marshall use 30" O/U for doubles. I do too but I shouldn't be in the same sentence.

 

That's the standard length here in Australia.

 

My current 30" barreled Superposed Broadway is the only gun I have ever been able to hit anything with consistently.

 

Like 26" for Skeet, 30" was the "standard" for trap in the old days. I have shot 27" through 34" for Trap and can miss just as many with any of them. Barrel weights can make up a lot for weight and balance. Personally I think there is too much credit given to barrel length (within reason). Of course the current trends create resale issues for the older inventory.

Bob

 

Trapshooting is a one target game. Win or lose by one target. In gun fit and equipment preferences we are always looking for that one target.

Maltz

 

I shoot 30" tubes. Have tried 32'' barrels, but found them to be a little too much iron to sling in the models of gun that I like. I am slow to that 2nd target in doubles, and that makes scoring well, spotty at best. Having said that, I find if I spend a little time shooting in the Oregon Doubles Classic events, My scores definitely improve. Lets face it doubles targets come out of the trap in pretty much the same place most of the time. Practice will help a lot. Having said that, out here in the West, I would venture to say that 32" OU barells out number anything else here. "Try both and find what You like". I got that advice from Joel Etchen, and I am glad that I took it. You may want to try before You buy.

 

I shot ATA for years with 30" barrels and was very successful. I dont shoot much trap anymore, but I tried 32" for sporting , and after a year went back to 30"

 

I do ... a beautiful hand engraved 1983 Browning Citori Grade V 30" over/under ... it does a great job!! Shoot FULL choke for singles, IM and FULL for doubles.

 

Yes ... I use a "30 Browning Citori trap gun

 

I always did: a Citori 425 and a Winchester 101 Trap model, both for trap and race games.

 

For doubles I liked 32" tubes on the Kreighoff I had, 30" barrels were too whippy. When I went to Perazzi's I've owned several guns from 32-29-1/4" barrels, and I prefer 30" tubes...but as most have mentioned it's all about balance and gun fit. I'm a quick shot and the 30" P-guns balance nicely for me at doubles and continental. I haven't shot bunker in so long, I'll just leave it that way! lol

 

I shoot a 34" Krieghoff KX5 on singles and sometimes a 30" M12 pump. I'll be shooting doubles for the first time in a match next week (weather permitting) and I'll be using my Browning Ultra SC gun with 30" barrels with extended LM and F chokes. I shot it today with a washer under the adj comb on singles and it did just fine. I shoot this gun quite a bit at skeet and it feels great to me. Once it's mounted, I can't tell it's not a 32" barrel; my focus in on the target.

 

I have a Pro Sporter K-80 with 30" barrels. I shoot everything with it.

 

asking if anyone uses 30" bbls on a trap gun is like asking... does anyone use toothpaste on their toothbrush. :>

 

yes my redhead target has 30" and one of the better shooters on the team who averages around 24 shoots with a 30" browning golden clays

 

I shot today with a 34" unsingle for the first time, the gun was to me very heavy, also it had a high rib which was weird but seemed to work well.

I recently read this: https://nssa-nsca.org/blog/2017/08/21/a ... h%20barrel.

granted it sounds like its more geared towards skeet shooters but interesting how barrel length and height come into play.