DennisC
Member
Long time lurker (via old TFL), first time poster. Let me thank those of you who post here often for sharing your shotgunning experiences (and memories of times past). I did not “come up†around guns and hunting so your perspectives are invaluable to me. I have owned and reloaded for rifles and pistols but I'm new to shotguns.
Want to buy a shotgun and try my hand at trap. Pretty much decided on a new Wingmaster 12ga w/ a 30†bbl or the Classic Trap.
I know the Classic Trap has only a 2.75†chamber compared to the Wingmaster's 3†(fine with me), that the CT's nominal bore, at .727, may be a touch narrower (fine with me) and, of course, the CT weighs a bit more (good) and has the Monte Carlo comb (don't know). Other than that, are there other material (non aesthetic) differences between the two?
Without having shouldered either. I'm leaning toward the CT (even though gilded receiver and glossy finish look a little tarted up for my taste). If it feels like it may need a lot of shimming, sanding, mole skinning and Morgan-izing to fit though, I may just get the Wingmaster (if its essentially the same gun) since I would not feel as nervous about altering that wood.
Oh, I also heard from a third party that Rem. customer service wrote him in response to a query that the CT is configured to print 50/50 (flat) while the older trap 870s were set up to print 60/40 (higher).
Thanks for any insights or opinions. - Dennis
Want to buy a shotgun and try my hand at trap. Pretty much decided on a new Wingmaster 12ga w/ a 30†bbl or the Classic Trap.
I know the Classic Trap has only a 2.75†chamber compared to the Wingmaster's 3†(fine with me), that the CT's nominal bore, at .727, may be a touch narrower (fine with me) and, of course, the CT weighs a bit more (good) and has the Monte Carlo comb (don't know). Other than that, are there other material (non aesthetic) differences between the two?
Without having shouldered either. I'm leaning toward the CT (even though gilded receiver and glossy finish look a little tarted up for my taste). If it feels like it may need a lot of shimming, sanding, mole skinning and Morgan-izing to fit though, I may just get the Wingmaster (if its essentially the same gun) since I would not feel as nervous about altering that wood.
Oh, I also heard from a third party that Rem. customer service wrote him in response to a query that the CT is configured to print 50/50 (flat) while the older trap 870s were set up to print 60/40 (higher).
Thanks for any insights or opinions. - Dennis