I've toyed with the idea of buying a cheaper double and building it into a dedicated woodcock and rabbit gun. I'm thinking shorter barrels and cyl/cyl. With a gun of very little to no collector value, would this be a terrible idea? Yes, I could have the chokes reamed out, but a shorter lighter barreled gun would be much faster in the thick aspen and alder thickets. My concern would be filling the open hollow between the ribs. I've seen some fill this will devcon steel epoxy/JB Weld, but I'm afraid that would look a tad trashy. If I were to plug it and try to fill it with soft solder, I fear too much heat could loosen the ribs and cause them to separate. Any advice on barrel length, techniques, should I avoid this, has anyone tried this etc?
