Most people dont start with a gun worth 3-4 large to build a coach gun.
Best,
Ted
On the other hand, if you start with a 26" barrel set and want the versatility of screw-in chokes, you're stuck with cutting off two inches of barrel length to install the screw-ins.
I can't comment on the resulting balance of what this guy did, but the 24" barrels don't automatically disqualify the gun for close up shooting in my experience. I used to shoot a 311 riot/police gun with 24" barrels and open choke. With the tighter shooting steel I killed a lot of long distance ducks with it too...Geo