Long recoil action

I have not personally verified this (I don't own an A-5 or Rem 11, etc right now), so this is free advice..Your Mileage Will Vary

Do have a shooting buddy who simulated the effects by adding weights to his Rem Mdl 11 barrel...a small amount of weight increase didn't make much difference, unless using really light loads (1 OZ 12-Ga) with friction rings set for light loads. More than bout 9 OZ of extra weight would effect cycling.

what would happen if a scope, laser or flashlight was added to the barrel?

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You'd probably shake them apart.

Imagine a bayonett on an A-5.......... BOOM-STAB, BOOM-STAB........ I know it's crazy but I'm laughing! The bad guys might get wounded by any barrel mounted accesories flying apart if you miss!

Actually.....

When the Brits had to deal with a Communist revolt in what was then Malaya, a common ambush buster was an A-5.

No gadgets, just a lethal, effective weapon.

It was preferred to the Sten by many Police, military and civilians.

Same for Rhodesia when the Troubles began. One Mod here has a mil spec A-5 from that.

I recall seeing some in SEA. Like many other shotguns, they showed up through "irregular" channels.

I believe Remington also did a run of the Model 11 (a licensed Auto-5 clone) for the U.S. military during the second World War.

I'm still snickering & guffawing over the thought of a Bayo mounted on the A-5, Rem 11, etc....

Boom-Stab Boom-Stab

Suppose Elmer Fudd had put a pair of bayos on his side-by-side 'Wabbit Gun' ? ? ?

I found a Mohawk 48 a few years ago with a damaged barrel (bulge at very end), I decided to revive the gun. Cut barrel at 19 inches, reblued all steel & refinished the stocks. Since the Mag cap is same as an 870, I added an extension. I now have a reliable HD gun.

I have a Remington 11-48 R, which has a 20" factory riot barrel ( and so marked ). Function of this SG with short or long barrels is identical.

I've altered A-5 barrels in the past, and found them to work normally also.

Why bother? Plenty of better platforms are available at a lesser cost than projects like this. Remember they are older guns.

Allow me to respectfully explain my project in response to the previous post which was not favorable.
I was not looking for a HD project, and the cost was nothing.
I found a good, reliable 11-48 at a tremendeous discount because of the bulge in the barrel. I cut the barrel thus eliminating the problem, not to create an HD gun, but to save a 11-48 from retirement. The factory barrel is now still in use, the gun brought back to being attractive, and it has a use. Basically turned lemon into lemonade. I do not go shopping for tactical guns & don't care to. I would much rather add another 48 to my battery, even though slightly modified, than pay for a tactical shotgun. I have a few 48s, and don't mind adding more to the collection.
And as far as the 11-48 being an "old gun"
Allow me quote from Patrick Sweeney's book "Gunsmithing: Shotguns"

The Remington 48 is a blend of old and new. While it is a long-recoil action right out of the Browning mold, it comes apart with 2 drift pins & no screws.
Just like it's ancestor (Browning A5), the 11-48 is durable to fault, and you may see an 11-48 from time to time until we don't own self loading guns anymore.

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Keep it on the High Road, guys.

DM, I went back and did my part.
Never have liked it when people degrade someones gun or project.
It violates the unwritten code among sportsman & gunlovers.
"Do not put down some one elses gun" just because it is not for you.