Slow at work today, so I tore that Deluxe gun down and cleaned it. FWIW: Model 12s are much easier to dissemble and then re-assemble. Had to consult with a very useful video on YouTube by DTom to get it all back together again, but all-in-all I'm fairly impressed. The wood on the stock is serial numbered to the gun and it even comes with a factory-made wooden magazine plug in it. Nice! Like you would expect from a Pre-WWII firearm (September 1935), each piece has been lovingly shaped and then fitted to the action. Once you figure out the critical sequence of re-assembly, it all slips-back together very smoothly. It was fairly slick before I cleaned it; now cycling it is almost-effortless. I think I'll go ahead buy one of Tony Galazan's period-correct recoil pads to get the stock back out to 14-inches. He has a couple that will work, but I think I'll spring for the red Hawkins pad. I've got a Model 12 from 1932 that has one. It looks pretty good and it is definitely period-correct.
Last edited by Lloyd3; 01/11/14 12:19 AM.
