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Gil:

Early M12 16s are quite a treat, as you probably already know. I also re-did a basket-case version a few years ago (a circa 1926 example) and discovered that somebody had already opened up the ejection port to shoot the longer shells. The tip-off for me was that the shape of the opening was no-longer exactly square (like the one on my 1913 M12 in 20). It has evidently been used like that for some time with no issues. Everytime I pick this gun up I am amazed by the weight and the handling. If I wasn't so-enamored by my doubles, this would make a spectacular bird gun. The original 28-inch Full choke tube had to be trimmed back because of a crack at the muzzle (somebody tried steel in it?). It's now 26 1/2-inches with about 10 points of choke.







Not a show piece, but mighty practical. I added the later Winchester pad for the extra LOP, I think I've got $200 in it. I use it mostly as a loner, but I shoot it lights out (& so does everybody else).