My 1913 Model 12 20 was a bit of a basket case. I bought it cheap, tore it down, cleaned it up, re-blued it and restocked it. Since I'm weight focused a wee-bit I did everything to keep it on the light side, short of altering the stock. It's been a while but I likely did hollow out the stock a little. It's light, but I can't exactly remember how light anymore. The early 25-inch barrel guns are clearly the lightest, but they are also the smallest and have short chambers (necessitating either a modification of the gun or 2 1/2-inch shells). I had plans for it being my sons gun but... he's grown right through that size and is now taller than me. I haven't use it for a while but... Model 12s are in a class by themselves. Incredible build quality and incredible history. It's always fun to pick it up and handle it.
Last edited by Lloyd3; 06/16/20 10:56 PM.
