I bought my 12 guage express for a whopping 220 bucks. My old wingmaster deer slayer was considerably more. was looking for a spare Barrel for the old one with the choke tubes. Would have cost at the time close to $200. didn't want to mess up the old girl shooting squirrels in the woods. So got the express and the choke tubes. Shot a bunch of squirrels and always had someone who wanted them. I now have my old wingmaster from the 70's, the xpress and two ex police turn in shotguns I picked up at a local gun show. As far as the express stuck the modified choke tube in and never changed it out. Use plenty of choke tube lube and never failed to come out. If they get stuck sometimes pretty drastic measures like four letter words, barking at the moon and dancing in the woods at midnight might be required. Frank