DL55,

I think I'm right with this: With todays' powders, it all burns up fast in the barrel and you don't lose energy with short barrels as in the ole days. So to make the gun shoot well you need a good choke tube to hold the pattern at a given distance, takes some testing. I've got shotguns with, 20, 21, 24, 26, and 28 inches, some with and without choke tubes. Each has it's purpose, or did when I bought them. Now days you can just about take one shotgun, choke it right, use the right shells, and make it do just about anything you want it to do.

dog1