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Received this Marlin 12 gauge Model 200 one year for Christmas. Planned on using it as my inclement weather goose gun but never got around to taking it out hunting. I did pattern it and played with it in the backyard, shooting at some hand thrown clays but that was about it for this shotgun. I do love the color case hardened receiver as it gives it a nice old-timey look to it!
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A friend of mine who was no longer able to hunt due to health reasons gifted to me his upland game gun, a Richland Arms 20 gauge Model 200. Made in Spain by G. Zabala it's a nice field gun with 26" barrels but they shot more like Modified/Full rather than the Improved Cylinder/Modified markings on the barrel. Definitely one wicked, tight patterning shotgun!
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ApacheCoTodd said:
This one got an unfair showing above. I took an whole week after I retired from the Army to drive from Tombstone, Az to Flagstaff dedicating the entire drive to dirt. Ended up using something like 11 miles on asphalt the whole way. one of the amazing places I found while following the San Pedro River was an old, no screwin' 'round trading post with its own dirt air strip beside it.

Inside, while digging the vibe of the place, I noticed a sad and ill-attentioned shotgun over the *bar*. When I asked about it they said it was "... jes for lookin' at..." but were happy to show it to me.

I fell instantly in love with it. Plumb-colored steel, the stock was cracked at the grip, the sear had not been searin' lately and the rust was just enough to be scaring off the straights.

After whiling much of the afternoon away (imagine - RC colas and moon-pies in Arizona!), cracking wise and letting my Rottweiler's charms do their work I asked if they cared to part with it and since I had the good sense to be sociable rather than carpet-baggery they said why-not with warnings as to its sad state of being.

Here now, I wasn't scared of ghosty tales (yup; J.J.) and dire predictions surrounding the ultimate condition of all well-shot '97s. I had resurrected several for CAS friends to keep them from buying ChiCom knock-offs in the past. As far as the stock was concerned, I have a weird affinity for brass pin/screws and sinew in the case of wandering cracks.

In the end, this 1911 '97 which was once a *Full Choke* hunter, knocked down in the distant past to a Ranch-Riot, has become one of my all time favorite guns of any platform.


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Well done on all counts, sir.
 
A few years ago this A400 was what addicted me to 28ga shooting. I never remember a jam with it. I put the extended bolt release and an extended choke tube for comfort and convenience. After a year I sold it for what I paid for it new and felt confident enough to invest in the 686 Beretta Onyx Sporting O/U. I started reloading 28ga, and the O/U sure makes it easier to capture my used hulls.
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ApacheCoTodd said:
This one got an unfair showing above. I took an whole week after I retired from the Army to drive from Tombstone, Az to Flagstaff dedicating the entire drive to dirt. Ended up using something like 11 miles on asphalt the whole way. One of the amazing places I found while following the San Pedro River was an old, no screwin' 'round trading post with its own dirt air strip beside it.

Inside, while digging the vibe of the place, I noticed a sad and ill-attentioned shotgun over the *bar*. When I asked about it they said it was "... jes for lookin' at..." but were happy to show it to me.

I fell instantly in love with it. Plumb-colored steel, the stock was cracked at the grip, the sear had not been searin' lately and the rust was just enough to be scaring off the straights.

After whiling much of the afternoon away (imagine - RC colas and moon-pies in Arizona!), cracking wise and letting my Rottweiler's charms do their work I asked if they cared to part with it and since I had the good sense to be sociable rather than carpet-baggery they said why-not with warnings as to its sad state of being.

Here now, I wasn't scared of ghosty tales (yup; J.J.) and dire predictions surrounding the ultimate condition of all well-shot '97s. I had resurrected several for CAS friends to keep them from buying ChiCom knock-offs in the past. As far as the stock was concerned, I have a weird affinity for brass pin/screws and sinew in the case of wandering cracks.

In the end, this 1911 '97 which was once a *Full Choke* hunter, knocked down in the distant past to a Ranch-Riot, has become one of my all time favorite guns of any platform.


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Cool write up (and 12ga)
 
Top to bottom:
1- Stevens 94 .410 bore, 24" barrel
2-Savage/Stevens Fox Model B 20 gauge, 26" barrels, dated 1950
3-Savage/Stevens Fox Model B 16 gauge, 28" barrels, dated 1964
4-Savage/Stevens Fox Model B 12 gauge, 30" barrels, dated 1972
5-CZ/Huglu Hammer Classic 12 gauge, 30" barrels
6-Mossberg 500 12 gauge, 20" barrel


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Here's my Mossberg 500. I got it years used years ago at a LGS, totally stock. Over the last couple years I added a velcro ammo card on the side, the Magpul stock, a sling and a Streamlight TL-Racker WML unit. I have a GG&G sling adapter that I haven't had a chance to install yet but once that's done I'd say the shotgun is about finished. A buddy has lobbied me to get an XS Big Dot tritium front bead which I've considered. And I haven't totally ruled out getting a mount for a RDS but I think I'll probably leave it basically as it is now. She runs good and is easy to shoot well so I'm satisfied with it.

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ApacheCoTodd said:
Trench, Aerial Gunnery and Riot; Stevens, Remington and Winchester with an old Ranch-Riot '97 underneath.
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Winchester 97, Browning anomaly, L.C. Smith.
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ApacheCoTodd said:
This one got an unfair showing above. I took a whole week after I retired from the Army to drive from Tombstone, Az to Flagstaff dedicating the entire drive to dirt. Ended up using something like 11 miles on asphalt the whole way. One of the amazing places I found while following the San Pedro River was an old, no screwin' 'round trading post with its own dirt air strip beside it.

Inside, while digging the vibe of the place, I noticed a sad and ill-attentioned shotgun over the *bar*. When I asked about it they said it was "... jes for lookin' at..." but were happy to show it to me.

I fell instantly in love with it. Plumb-colored steel, the stock was cracked at the grip, the sear had not been searin' lately and the rust was just enough to be scaring off the straights.

After whiling much of the afternoon away (imagine - RC colas and moon-pies in Arizona!), cracking wise and letting my Rottweiler's charms do their work I asked if they cared to part with it and since I had the good sense to be sociable rather than carpet-baggery they said why-not with warnings as to its sad state of being.

Here now, I wasn't scared of ghosty tales (yup; J.J.) and dire predictions surrounding the ultimate condition of all well-shot '97s. I had resurrected several for CAS friends to keep them from buying ChiCom knock-offs in the past. As far as the stock was concerned, I have a weird affinity for brass pin/screws and sinew in the case of wandering cracks.

In the end, this 1911 '97 which was once a *Full Choke* hunter, knocked down in the distant past to a Ranch-Riot, has become one of my all time favorite guns of any platform.


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I'm really not that much of a "shotgun guy"- to me they are just tools to be used mostly for hunting critters with feathers, so guns like my plastic camo stocked Mossberg 930 or 870 express do the job just fine- but they have no "soul". But there's something about Remington model 11's, WInchester 97's, and Ithaca 37's that result in an increased heart rate for me.
 
FL-NC said:
I'm really not that much of a "shotgun guy"- to me they are just tools to be used mostly for hunting critters with feathers, so guns like my plastic camo stocked Mossberg 930 or 870 express do the job just fine- but they have no "soul". But there's something about Remington model 11's, WInchester 97's, and Ithaca 37's that result in an increased heart rate for me.
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@FL-NC

It sounds like you need to find some place to borrow an O/U. :D
 
To cool things out a bit from all you high-falootin', premium gun show-offs!:evil:

If you do NOT have a Mossberg 80 .410, you're missing a necessity in your S/G *collection.:neener:

What's not to love? A little stacked and fixed magazine, front and rear sights that matter, a bolt that gets slicker by the decade.

Just an all-together great little gun. Once you have one, you can't imagine not having one.

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Apropos of nothing I'm not much of a shotgun guy, either. The Mossy I showed is the only shottie I own. I haven't hunted in over 20 years (although I might put in for a black bear tag for the next season) and even when I did hunt I wasn't a big bird hunter. To me the shotgun is also a tool but more for warding off bears and two legged varmints if necessary.
 
bannockburn said:
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When I was just getting started hunting I wanted a Savage Model 24. At the time it would have been perfect as the all in one gun to have while hunting upland game and the occasional rabbit and squirrel.
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At one time I had the 24C. "Camper's Companion" which was .22lr and 20 gauge with C choke.
 
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