That's standard, and also tells me the seller is a good communicator. Any question(s) you ask of any seller of a shotgun on any of the gun auction sites should answer as he apparently did. His rating is very good as well. On my Smiths, at the muzzle on both the top rib and the bottom there is a "half-moon" milled out "notch" and the barrels are all to an even length- 28" or 30" right on the "dime"--I am guessing this Trap Grade is also uncut--
Trap Grade can be confusing- Winchester used Trap and Tournament Grades for their shotguns for many years, Trap does NOT always mean a 12 gauge used for the clays sport of Trapshooting- Case in point- a friend has a Trap Grade 20 gauge M21- DT, Ejectors, mfg. about 1938- 26" barrels chokes WS-1 and WS-2. Using this gun for 16 yard trapshooting would be like using a BIC lighter to braze cast iron-But it has Trap marked on the receiver bottom-
Also, and you most likely know this, but- one caution about Smiths- Always open and recock the gun before you remove the forearm and dis-assemble it. I keep my Smiths with the hammers let down on A-zoom snap caps in the gun safe. You can "dry-fire" a Smith if you like, but always use spring loaded snap caps, for the same reason(s) a boxer always hits a bag in training- resistance to the blow- Can you break a firing pin on a Smith if you don't use snap caps?? I don't know, I consider them cheap insurance against that, just as I consider the $ spent for a good quality gun case to be momney well spent.
Let us know how this possible Smith transaction develops. I am not looking to buy this gun, so I am a "backseat driver" here, but from what I saw in the fotos, it looks to be a good Smith.
