Pump shotguns are tools- I have- a Mossberg 835 12 ga. Ulti-Mag which I won at a DU event about 5 years ago-this "Mossenburger" is an ugly Black scattergun- but it drops High Candadas like "gangbusters" and is the only shotgun I would entrust to the Airline's "Baggage Gorillas". But the Winchester Model 12- that is a "whole 'nother Ballgame" in my opinion. Even F&S rifle "guru" Petzal wrote about the Model 12- Sporting Classics magazine may/June l985- said something that might also apply to the "Old men with files" at Parker, Hunter Arms, and Fox (and other too)- "The Winchester M12 existed because skilled machinists worked for low wages back then"--I also heard that a noted English shotgun expert and writer complimented the Model 12 as being "functional and ergonomic"- high praise indeed from someone used to Purdey and Hollands.
Last edited by Run With The Fox; 06/25/08 09:03 AM.
