This comes up every so often, and it helps to understand not just the guns but the ammunition available when they were built.
Back in the 'day' there were no shot collars or plastic shot cups. Shot was generally 'chilled'.
A 'close shooting gun' was wanted by most, so full chokes were very common.
Only you can determine if you can use a full choke with modern ammunition to good effect in an upland situation with a light gun. I will state that 'Joe Average' cannot.
You can, however, easily load 'vintage' shells with fiber wads and chilled shot that will print modified patterns from those barrels without resorting to spreader inserts.
I would not let the chokes hold me back from purchasing the guns.
