Hello to all. I found a really nice old Ithaca Model 37 (12 ga.) at the fun show last weekend, and am conflicted as to what to do with it. It's a 349,xxx s/n, which indicates 1952 production, and is in excellent all-original condition...perhaps 98% blue. So far, so good...the problem, if you could call it that, is that it's got a 30" full choke barrel. Not a problem in and of itself, but far too long and tightly choked for my taste/uses. I'm not a waterfowl hunter, nor do I shoot trap (though I may end up frequenting the skeet range)...just looking for a nice, well-proportioned home defense/ occasional pheasant or grouse gun. The collector in me recoils (no pun intended) at the thought of altering such a fine piece, but they aren't all that scarce, and I'm definitely in it right. Ideally, I'd like to cut it back to 24" or 25"...that would, of course, leave it as a cylinder bore. Would that be too open a choke for the occasional hunt? What was the shortest non-riot barrel offered when it was new? I'd like to at least modify it to a factory barrel length. I think the shortest sporting barrel offered was 26"...at least that was the case in '56, according to that year's "Shooters Bible". The other alternative would be to find an old-style (pre-s/n 855k) barrel that's already been cut and have it fitted/headspaced, but matching the finish, etc. might be a problem (and then there's the cost involved...) What's the collective wisdom here? How difficult IS adapting a second barrel to these early guns? Does anybody have a "donor" barrel that they'd part with? Any ideas?