I agree if the the 25-2 is your holy grail gun with a 5 inch barrel then go for it. If you can live with another inch or 1.5 inch added to the barrel you can probably get it for half of what you said a 5 inch would cost you. All I know is that with a few hundred rounds loaded into moon clips it makes for one hoot of a day at the range with the 25-2.