Springfield Model 511

[The Don]

I just got my grandpa Springfield Model 511 SxS 12Ga. shotgun. Had to pay $150 for it because my uncle sold it without the family knowing, thank god for regularly going to the local gun shops. I have a few question about this shotgun.

First I was wondering how old is this shotgun? SR# B071600.
Second is it ok to shoot 000Buckshot out of it? It has Full and Modified chokes.
Lastly does anyone have a breakdown for this weapon?

Thought I would post some pics. I just love the stock my grandpa caved for it back in the day.

 

[Fred Fuller]

Shooting buckshot shouldn't hurt the gun, but a full choke might be too tight for buckshot to pattern well. Even a Mod choke is pushing some buckshot loads in some guns these days. It's easy to over-choke modern buckshot loads. And be sure of your chamber lengths, I imagine that one is 2 3/4" only.

As far as you want to go with taking that gun down is a simple field strip. Make sure it's empty, close the gun up, put a fingertip in the notch on the forearm where the barrels meet and pull the forearm down and off the barrels. Break the gun open and lift the barrels off the pivot pin.

That's it ... reassemble in reverse order. It's usually a good idea not to dry fire a double, unless you have snap caps in the chambers.

Beautiful piece of tiger stripe in that stock, your grandpa had a good eye for wood. Is it maple?

lpl

 

[The Don]

Lee Lapin,

This one is chambered for 3" shells. As for the breakdown it has a screwed on forearm and after it is removed it don't break like any other single or double I have ever seen. It has this spring loaded cam thing that I see no way to really take out. As for the wood yes it is Maple. I only wish my grandpa and the local smith that helped him would have made a matching forearm. But that's what made it stick out on the rack.

 

[Fred Fuller]

It should look pretty much like this one - http://www.urban-armory.com/diagrams/savagefo.htm

And see the material at http://stevespages.com/pdf/savage_shotguns.pdf . I've never run across the 'non-takedown' version, but there it is in the literature. But if the fore-end iron looks like the one in the exploded drawing, then the whole forearm should detach as a unit (wood and metal) by pulling down on the front of the forearm.

lpl

 

[The Don]

Well it looks to be the "Non Take Down" version. Well that answers that! Thanks for the info.

 

[dprice3844444]

those are real sturdy shotguns