Do you really need a vent rib on shotgun barrel for hunting?

[JD48]

Have owned many shotguns through the years, Rem. 870s , 58s , Ithaca 37s , Franchi al48s , etc., always preferred plain barrels, lighter, ugliest thing, vent rib on sxs , you say?

[vdep217]

It dosnt effect me either way.  Vent rib is nice for adding a fiber optic bead

[Codaboy]

Have owned many shotguns through the years, Rem. 870s , 58s , Ithaca 37s , Franchi al48s , etc., always preferred plain barrels, lighter, ugliest thing, vent rib on sxs , you say?

I have a few without a vent rib on them Belgium browning. rem mohawk 48. 2 Winchester model 12s. I love shooting them old shotguns.

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[Bucndoe]

It's just lipstick on a pig

[JD48]

20 minutes ago, Codaboy said:

I have a few without a vent rib on them Belgium browning. rem mohawk 48. 2 Winchester model 12s. I love shooting them old shotguns.

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Love the old A5s, owned a few, mag 12, light 12, sweet 16, had a standard weight 16 with safety built into front of trigger guard (suicide safety) a little tricky to operate

[electricstart]

I always thought it was to dissipate heat if you shoot a lot .  For Hunting useless I guess unless maybe water foul hunting shoot a lot . Now I got to go look see which one of  my guns have them or not .

[Marine 1]

I always tell my kids.. don’t look down the barrel or the first bead… look at the bird. Your eyes and your hands should do all the work..

vent ribs look great.. no real difference..

just my two cents

[rem870hunter1]

I have 1 barrel with bead but no rib. All others except the slug have vent rib. I'm used to the vent rib

[308federal]

1 hour ago, Bucndoe said:

It's just lipstick on a pig

Well, maybe some guys like pigs or lipstick or both.

[Bucndoe]

11 minutes ago, 308federal said:

Well, maybe some guys like pigs or lipstick or both.

My point is it's just window dressing. It does nothing to effect the filling of a tag

[jerseyhunter]

2 hours ago, vdep217 said:

Vent rib is nice for adding a fiber optic bead

or a rear sight to use slugs

[thefirstndsecond]

i don't have a preference on the vent rib. BUT i don't care for a mid bead. I can shoot it but would rather just have the one.

To me vent ribs are nice for fiber pins. Not sure they do anything for heat.

[vdep217]

9 minutes ago, thefirstndsecond said:

i don't have a preference on the vent rib. BUT i don't care for a mid bead. I can shoot it but would rather just have the one.

To me vent ribs are nice for fiber pins. Not sure they do anything for heat.

Actually it does but not what most think..  it was created so heat waves didn't distort sight picture..  I've never noticed it on no vent guns

[JD48]

20 minutes ago, thefirstndsecond said:

i don't have a preference on the vent rib. BUT i don't care for a mid bead. I can shoot it but would rather just have the one.

To me vent ribs are nice for fiber pins. Not sure they do anything for heat.

I hate mid beads, throws me off

[thefirstndsecond]

14 minutes ago, vdep217 said:

Actually it does but not what most think..  it was created so heat waves didn't distort sight picture..  I've never noticed it on no vent guns

I noticed it on my browning A5 when i shot clays with in during the spring and late summer. You get heat waves off the barrel like looking down the road. I never did see them on vented ribs even when used a lot. Most of mine have the vented rib except the A5.