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Why do trap shooters often use longer barrels?

Longer barrels swing more steadily for distant targets.

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  1. Longer barrels reduce the gauge
  2. Longer barrels swing more steadily for distant targets ✔
  3. Longer barrels hold more shells

Why: Longer barrels have more angular momentum, swinging more slowly but steadily for distant targets.

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Answer: Longer barrels swing more steadily for distant targets. Longer barrels have more angular momentum, swinging more slowly but steadily for distant targets.

  1. Shotgun en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shotgun
    The longer barrels have more angular momentum, and will therefore swing more slowly but more steadily
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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