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SemperFiGuy:
Turns out I can get a much wider variety of patterns simply by switching loads than I can from switching  barrels.

Well, yes, that's what I woulda said if you hadn't already figgered it out by yourself.

So---Some Thoughts:

You could sell your Modified barrel (Armslist, Gunbroker, NFOAForum, whatever) and not have to mess with cutting it off and then either re-choking it or adding a PolyChoke.   And then buy yourself some kind of a used Rem870, Mossberg 500, or general equivalent thereof for a housegun.   Plenty of 'em out there.

Or you could sell the Full barrel, keep the Modified to shoot trap, skeet, and/or field.

Or if you wanted, you could mount the Modified choke barrel on the Wingmaster and try shooting skeet with it.   If you want, I'll introduce you to skeet shooting at Harry Koch Range in Omaha.   I'm not very good at it, but know the skeet process and could help you get started.   And then if you didn't like skeet, you could still sell the extra barrel.   Just a bit more used.

Sometimes these modifications cost way more than expected and then often don't turn out the way you imagined they would.   Never happened to me, please understand.   It's just that I've heard of it from Other Guys.

FWIW,

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ILoveCats:
Thanks! 

The full choke barrel is original to the gun, which is a prized possession.  I'm never getting rid of that barrel for sure.  Shooting a 3" load with 1.25 oz of Baschieri & Pellagri's nickle plated / high antimony #6 shot, it throws a good-sized yet still-wickedly-dense pattern out at 35-40 yards.  Good medicine for pheasant.

Naw, basically I'm looking for something to do with this spare barrel and thought I might at least make a short, "cylinder" constriction barrel out of it.   Seems like Briley can cut, recrown and reinstall the bead for $75 so was curious if anyone local can do it for the same or less.  https://www.brileygunsmithing.com/c-879-full-list-of-shotgun-gunsmithing-pricing.aspx

Yes I could sell it then re-buy something already the right length, but buying, selling and trading are also activities that typically end up costing more money than originally anticipated.

Appreciate the skeet offer!  Unfortunately that hobby will happen when the kids are out of the house.  I'm already spending all my cash on their trap shooting expenses.

SemperFiGuy:
OkeyDokey:

Please keep us posted if anything reportable turns out.

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