well my trade worked out, and i took out my new to me 21 inch vent rib barrel. remington offers it as a turkey barrel, but i threaded in a standard
flush fitting mod choke, and went to the woods. i ran some 7 1/2, 7, 6 and 4's thru it . the barrel patterns just like my 26 did. the shorter barrel carries nice, and handles just as fast. i like it, i cant see where there is any drawback to the shorter barrel, the gun balances just fine, and the recoil is not any worse or better then the longer barrel, and i dont see that the muzzle blast is any worse, louder or sharper.
the larger bead with the mid rib bead is not the optimum setup for wing shooting, but after a few practice mounts i had no trouble worth worrying over.
im glad i made the trade and now i have setup i want, and i dont plan on looking back