I am one who has cut the barrels on a gun, but things have to be considered in the proper perspective. My first double gun was a Baker Batavia Leader, 12 ga with 30" barrels. I had trouble hitting with the gun while rabbit hunting, and one snowy day did hit a bunny, and spread blood and fur over a good expanse of snow. At lunch time, I took the gun home and cut 1 1/2" off the barrels. It made the gun useful to me, and was the only option I knew of at the time. The Baker was not a high dollar gun in those days (@1958)as I had about $30-$35 in it. I lived then in a small town, and the internet hadn't been invented, so I didn't know about the spreader shells that are available today by mail order, and besides, my budget dictated buying shells by the each at the local hardware store,rather than ordering them by the case. I would choose different route today, but have no regrets and make no apologies for my method of making a gun usable for me.
