OK, let's try again with less $.
The econo-solution might be: buy an Express, drill or Dremel (a verb? <g> ) out the dimples, install an extended tube (or not, as you wish), install a sidesaddle (if you wish), install a big-head safety, and buy or saw off an 18"-20" barrel. Dave McC has a barrel that's no-choked courtesy of his hacksaw. It works. There's a $100 difference between the PM and the Express that's accounted for as follows:
1. walnut vs. hardwood
2. no dimples
3. phosphate vs. whatever the Express finish is (someone said last week it was bead-blasted then blued...?)
4. IC vs. (I think) cylinder choke
5. metal vs. plastic triggerguard assy
Worth the money? Your call! Still goes BANG with authority...
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