Rowdy,
Find a local gunsmith to install screw in choke tubes for your '97 then you can go from cylinder bore to full choke if you want. I did this with my '97 several years ago. It has a 20 inch barrel and works great with the choke tubes.
Sir Charles, in my part of the country about the only use for a '97 is in CAS shooting and possibly at a turkey shoot. They are not of great value except for those uses and a shorter barrel makes it more desirable than a longer one. I have seen that they are being reproduced with the shorter barrels.
Lucky