Beautiful rifle. My suggestion is to just keep that barreli as it is. You can buy a 28" barrel that will drop right in from ebay if you look for a while. That is very close to the 27" you specified. Or get a barrel the length you want made from one of the suppliers. The interchangeable barrels is a great feature of these guns. And of course it is your gun and your budget and the gun will still look great if you cut it. But I would not.