First I've heard of that... Chokes were one of the changes added to the Gen2 1301T.
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I think the gen 2 1301 Tactical skus J131T18NLE and J131P18NLE are both sans choke tube
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Given your intended purpose, Home Defence, I would think the Tactical with shorter OAL would be your default frontrunner. A few inches could make a big difference when rounding doorways and hallways.
I think all their "LE" SKUs are sans choke tubes. Thinking being that LE guns benefit from one fewer part that can go wrong.
I really wanted a 1301 Tactical for a long time, but after handling it I went with a 1301 Comp 21.
I do not like ghost rings and see them as a negative for any realistic home defense scenario that I can envision on my property. The most important thing is to be able to see clearly what is going on and make good decisions. Ghost rings block a good chunk of my view, slow my target acquisition, are a distraction for me. Grab a 1301 Tactical and a Comp side by side and try to quickly aquire targets. The Tactical has a lot of crap up on top of the barrel that gets in the way.
Ghost rings are great if I need to shoot slugs at 50 yards. But I'm not doing that, so I have no desire to try to turn my shotgun into a rifle.
And yes, I understand how buckshot patterns at short distances and that you need to aim a shotgun. But I can aim it more quickly at the distances I care about with a vent rib and a fiber optic bead.
In terms of length, it's still pretty short. I'm not carrying it on my back through the desert for 3 months. And I don't mind an extra 2.5" of barrel. It will lower the volume just a bit and give me a tiny bit less chance of suffering from tinitius the rest of my life should I ever have to actually use the damn thing.