I would never trade a point of contact for a shorter length. My HD shotgun is a Maverick 88 youth model in 20 gauge. I like the shorter stock (and I'm not a little guy) and the 22 inch barrel. In that configuration it is only 1/2 inch longer than the Maverick Security model with a 18.5 inch...
Mossberg 500CG 20 gauge with one action bar, C-Lect choke and what appear to be walnut stocks. Serial number is H969XXX.
Mossberg gives a manufacture date of 1983.
Thanks.