Thanks for the info Jim.
I don't know much about shotguns yet, although I'm doing my research.
I realize that a longer barrel generally means better accuracy. But, what if I'm buying for both home protection and not so serious skeet shooting? I've read that for home protection a shorter barrel is better. Is there a barrel length that is simply not practical for skeet shooting, e.g. 24" ?
I mean, would that be just plain silly. Would I get laughed off the range?