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I have shot copper plated buck and bird shot out of my 1897 12ga on occasion. Can't tell that it hurt it any. Mine has been threaded for choke tubes if that makes any difference. Mac

I have both a Wrangler and a 1976 Single Six. I like the SS better, but only because of the sights. The Wrangler is a bone stock, black w/ black grips gun that pretty much lives in the top drawer of my toolbox in the shop for the odd varmint that comes around. It mostly shoots where I point it...

Over the years, I've found about the best equine or bovine defense tool to be a nice, straight, hickory 36" double bit axe handle. Usually one application to the noggin will do the business, occasionally repeated applications are required to get your point across. It would probably be easier to...

I'm not jealous... nope, not a bit. No sir.... damn that's a nice rifle! Mac

I'm a fan of walnut and blued steel myself. Here are a couple pre-war Winchesters to prove it: From top to bottom are: Model 1897 12ga, built 1914, Model 12 12g built 1918/27, Model 12 "poor man's skeet" 12ga built 1940, and Model 12 16ga, built 1941. Ma's 1922 Model 12 20ga isn't in the...

Very likely a "too good to be true" deal. I put in a "take a shot" offer on a Taurus T22 the other day. Said it was under consideration. Looked back 48 hours later and offer had expired, which means it was essentially ignored. No response to it whatsoever. The heck with it, from now on it'll be...

I picked up a Taurus G2s 9mm for the wife, and a Taurus 1911 Commander 45 for myself, as well as a Husqvarna 16 gauge hammer gun. All were what I thought were good deals, and we had the money. We don't normally get much of a refund but this year we had enough to pay what we needed to pay for...

Where did you find that, and how difficult is it to do yourself? Sorry to get off topic but you got me thinking. Mac

I've got a Husqvarna hammer gun in 16ga with 2 9/16 chambers that gets fed normal 2.75" shells. So far no ill effects, but it does kick a bit with 1 1/8th ounce loads. Most everything I've read regarding short chambers tells me that it's not raising pressure enough to blow the gun up or even...

If you don't I will. Heck of a good buy if it's functional. Mac

My two cents worth: $699 is pretty high for a pre Model 10, in any condition. This specimen looks to have been re-blued at some point in it's life. What makes me think that is, I've seen some re-blued guns that have turned a sort of "plum" color as that one. However, my grandad's M37 Winchester...

I like that description, and agree with it. From my experience every Model 12 I've ever encountered is slick, unless it has 50 years of congealed oil in it, in which case a can of brake cleaner and some fresh oil usually get them back into fighting trim. Mac

@Rockrivr1 sent you a PM earlier. Mac

The best pump shotguns ever made are, in order: 1. Winchester Model 12 2. Everything else. Here endeth the lesson...:evil: Just funning you, that's a really nice shotgun and I think you'll really enjoy shooting it. If memory serves, the 31 was designed specifically to compete with the M12...

I've got four of them, so I guess I'm fond of the 16 gauge. Cut my shooting teeth on my grandads old 37 Winchester, took a lot of game with it as a boy. I've got it now, along with a Model 12, Model 24, and as of tomorrow when I pick it up, a Husqvarna 20 hammer gun. Got several other shotguns...

They are not direct swaps. I have 4, the latest one I put together from two different guns. Had to gave a bit of machining done on the gun to make it fit. It's very simple but not something Bubba can do at the kitchen table. Please don't cut the barrel on that gun. I couldn't do that to any of...

I like to think (hope is more correct) that I have enough laid back to continue on as I have been. The 2020 mess really put a hamper on my shooting, because I couldn't affordably replace what I shot, so I wound up just setting on what I consider to be a fairly good-sized stock of ammo and...

The perfect length, for me, would be about 14 inches; the NFA prohibits me from having such a rifle without a lot of red tape and taxes. So, my 16 inch Rossi 357 works pretty good. It carries much better than a 20 inch 94 Winchester, points better too. Makes a fine brush rifle. Just wish I could...

As others said, ring the barrels and also see how pitted they are. More than likely the stock will be cracked where it meets the locks, that's a common weak point in Smith guns. Make sure the safety works also, they get worn over the years. If it has a single trigger, be especially careful to...

I used to have a Hornet that was built like that, on an Iver Johnson 410. It was pretty neat, and accurate, and I kick myself every time I think about it since I sold it! Great job on the build, I'll be very interested to see how it groups at the longer ranges. As for bullets, I think I have a...