I wanted to say that way back in the 70's my daughters had a heck of a time shooting my 45 CVA Kentucky so I cut it down to 24 1/4 in. I re-finished it a few months ago and shot it 5 or 6 times since. After all these years I was amazed at it's accuracy. It is easy to shoot and the balance is perfect. the differences are (45 cal., 2 pc stock, pinned barrel, single trigger,3 ram rod ferrels. I call it a Tennessee and it is a favorite of mine. :grin: