I wouldn’t buy a gun with anything shorter than 27” barrels, but then I’ve never shot a 25” gun. However, there can be some great deals on the shorter barreled guns. A gun with 26” barrels was a very common skeet gun in the 1980s and a lot of people hunted with them. If they work for you there’s nothing wrong with them. A positive article on 25” guns Short ones.

Ken