Hi All,
I recently picked up a Winchester Model 12, 12g. From the serial number I gather it's probably a 1970's model? I don't know much about these shotguns. I thought it was nice looking and might be fun for shooting clays.
Is it just me, or are these things cantankerous as hell? I think I finally have the fidgeting down to disassemble/reassemble. Loading, especially single rounds at the chamber, is kind of a fumble (albeit I have decades of hand injuries that don't help). Loading thru the magazine port is just about as annoying. Is this a typical experience/impression? Forgive me if all this is so basic any idiot could figure it out easily - I'm a couple of steps below the idiot level.
Also, the gun has failed to fully eject a couple of times. Maybe I just didn't muscle it enough when pumping it?
Finally, the seller thought this was not the original stock. Does anyone have any thoughts on that? Looks like a "trap model" stock, but it's not stamped.
Thanks!
jm
I recently picked up a Winchester Model 12, 12g. From the serial number I gather it's probably a 1970's model? I don't know much about these shotguns. I thought it was nice looking and might be fun for shooting clays.
Is it just me, or are these things cantankerous as hell? I think I finally have the fidgeting down to disassemble/reassemble. Loading, especially single rounds at the chamber, is kind of a fumble (albeit I have decades of hand injuries that don't help). Loading thru the magazine port is just about as annoying. Is this a typical experience/impression? Forgive me if all this is so basic any idiot could figure it out easily - I'm a couple of steps below the idiot level.
Also, the gun has failed to fully eject a couple of times. Maybe I just didn't muscle it enough when pumping it?
Finally, the seller thought this was not the original stock. Does anyone have any thoughts on that? Looks like a "trap model" stock, but it's not stamped.
Thanks!
jm