I'm not afraid to have a barrel chopped, but as Stick mentioned, bear balance in mind. I can only suffer a 24" barrel on something like a 7RM. Everything else gets cut from 20" to 22". I have a few factory 18-18.5" guns, but I'd honestly prefer 20" on a carbine. It's short enough for "handy" but not terribly loud if burning under 50gr of powder.

Now with even more aplomb