My dedicated turkey shooter has a 28" barrel and about 2 more inches of extended Super Max choke tube sticking out of it. In the woods the occasional times I wish I had a shorter barrel is when I have it slung over my shoulder and hit a branch or something while walking. I've taken to having the sling on my shoulder but the gun hanging horizontally under my arm, like a jousting lance. Makes it easy to point in the right direction as I'm walking. I also have a scope on my gun, so the sight radius argument is moot. All that being said, I still like the idea of the longer barrel.
