Every time some "purist" sniffs about someone opening chokes, or even lenghtening forcing cones, I put him down as someone who seldom shoots, just puts the guns in his safe and takes them out to admire them. Using guns with too-tight chokes and short forcing cones, even short chambers, makes about as much sense as driving an A-model Ford on the interstate. These guns were made as hunting tools and I tailor mine to suit modern ammunition in the sport I choose. Only a tiny minority of collectible invesat ment-level guns should be left as they were originally built, in my opinion.