As I understand, it's almost exclusively done for concealability, not for any sort of potentially positive effect on spread or pattern or anything of that nature. The most common literally sawn-off shotguns are either single shots or side-by-sides. If it's a pump shotgun with a magazine tube, you can either cut it even with the end of the tube, or shorten the tube and lose a few rounds.
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