marlin 120 long tom

[bigwrench]

I have a marlin 120 pump with a 40" barrell that I bought for goose hunting the year before the steel shot mandate. I have never seen another 120 with the long barrell and was wondering if anyone on the forrum may have seen or have one and how rare is this shotgun?

 

[Goatwhiskers]

Why in the world would anyone want to pack around all that steel? That long barrel doesn't "shoot farther" or "hit harder" or "throw a tight pattern at 70 yards". You can do the same job with a 28" or 30" barrel and have a gun that is much lighter and balances better. The pattern that a shotgun throws is a function of the amount of choke and the load being used which is why a shooter should use a pattern board to determine which load gives the best pattern from his gun. Here endeth the lesson. Goatwhiskers the Elder

 

[bigwrench]

Ya I don't pack it, I carry an Ithica 37 with 28" barrel or an 835 with a 26" barrel. But, I do think these older guns with long barrel are kind of novel and was trying to find info on the 120 in particulary. But thanks just the same old goat.