[berettafan]

Briley makes the tubes the skeet guys like to use. Very pricey and, IMO, completely ridiculous (other than for skeet competition).

You are not getting the proper experience of a 28ga gun (for example) if you have a full sized frame and heavier than stock (12ga) bbls on it!

The main reason, IMO, to buy a fixed breach gun is balance. This is why matched sets are so cool. Remember a small bore shotgun should have a correspondingly smaller receiver and bbls. For example a nice 28ga should almost feel like you're holding a petite woman's wrist. It SHOULD be lighter as well.

You don't need a .410 to save your shoulder. Try a 1oz load at 1200fps in a 12 ga and you'll see an amazing difference vs. the standard 1 1/8oz. You can do similar in all gauges. Remember fixed breach guns don't need xxxx amount of force to operate the action so you can go light as you please. 7/8oz at 1280fps in a 12ga would be barely noticeable for example.

The sub-gauge inserts are definitely an option as well. BUT you DO NOT need such things to have a soft 12ga or 20ga. Buying a full sized receiver and bbl then inserting 28ga ammo serves only to take money out of your pocket (28ga ammo is PRICEY!) and is a waste.


Now, if you're talking autos then all is different.