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| < 16ga. General Discussion ~ I did it!!!! |
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Sat Sep 19, 2009 9:37 pm
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I know one should not go into gun shops... Anyhow I saw a Mod 12 16ga on the rack... Long story short I got it.. It was made in 1915... Anyhow this has a very unusual stock... It has a real radical drop in it.. I like it, considering I lift my head like a baby robin in the nest...
Anyone know anything about this kind of stock....
Who make steel shot for a 16ga?? I have some that is left over from the 80s... |
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Sun Sep 20, 2009 5:54 am
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| Nice purchase, being that old of one, what's the chamber lenght? |
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Sun Sep 20, 2009 10:14 am
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I have a bad feeling.... I dropped it off at my gunsmith to have the choke opened up.... OOOOhhhh No...
Anyone have the percentages of the short chamberings that were made in 1915?? |
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Sun Sep 20, 2009 2:43 pm
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100%
Shoot the shorties.
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Sun Sep 20, 2009 3:43 pm
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| Shoot the shorties or call your gunsmith and have the chambe, forcing coner and maybe the ejection port lengthened. At least one good and reputable gunsmith I know said me that most of the model 12 16 gauges with 2-9/16" chambers he has worked on ejected 2-3/4" shells without modification. You could have your smith give it a try. |
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Sun Sep 20, 2009 4:53 pm
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| Federal still makes and excellent steel shot load in 16ga. They load both #2 & #4 in 15/16 oz. loads. They function great in my 16's. Be careful with the older guns though, many do not have chrome lined barrells. The chrome is much harder than steel, therefore causing the steel pellets to deform if needed instead of scratching, marring or denting the barrels. That said, a friend of mine has a Savage/Stevens 620 pump from the early 30's that he's shot steel thru for about 30 yrs. No problems as of yet, but that's his luck, not mine. |
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Sun Sep 20, 2009 11:01 pm
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| steve voss wrote: |
100%
Shoot the shorties.
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100% Dog Gone It..... If I would have known this I would have never got it...
Do you think this is an OK duck gun over decoys?? |
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Tue Sep 22, 2009 2:05 pm
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I have never read anything on the subject, but I have seen, and inadvertenly purchased on Fleabay, a nickel steel era Model 12 stock that has greater than standard drop. The stock looked like a standard stock except for the drop and had a standard buttplate.It may have been an option back in those days.
I would shoot 2 1/2 shell, available from Midway, and would not shoot steel. |
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16 Gauge Model 12, 30" Modified, circa 1937
16 Gauge Model 12, 26" Modified, circa 1940
16 Gauge Model 12, 26" Full, circa 1924
16 Gauge Model 1200, 26" IC, 28" Mod VR, circa 1966
Browning Sweet 16, 28" Modified VR, circa 1957 |
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Tue Sep 22, 2009 2:31 pm
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| John Molnar wrote: |
| steve voss wrote: |
100%
Shoot the shorties.
sv
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100% Dog Gone It..... If I would have known this I would have never got it...
Do you think this is an OK duck gun over decoys??
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I shoot 2.5" shells in all my guns so I don't have to worry about which shells I brought. And yes, it will make a 'killer' duck gun. No worries!
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