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Sidelock
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Ive never had any interest in firing a 1 ounce load in a 28.
Granted, a 28 was never my only gun, but, regular 3/4 Oz loads in my 5 lb 12 oz Darne let you know, with some authority, that they have gone off.
Best, Ted
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I bought a BPS 28ga and got two boxes of shells to boot. That was years ago. I still have one box. I may get old enough to need to shoot a 28, but not today...Geo
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Driving his family nuts, a hunting buddy got his M37 smoother not by using valve grinding compound, but while watching nightly TV with his family, he'd cycle the gun without ammo non-stop throughout the evening for as long as it took for the slide to move downwards by it's own weight without assistance with the muzzle pointed at the ceiling.
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My Mod12 Heavy Duck is rough cycling as well. I've heard it said that the Mod 12 was an mediocre design manufactured to excellent standards. I've also heard that Simmons upgraded 28 gauges are much smoother than factory originals.
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does this one make sense, based on the weight? pic 21 shows the weight. https://www.gunbroker.com/Item/870831959
Last edited by RARiddell; 06/16/20 02:00 PM.
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Rough cycling? Then there is the Remington model 31. Ball bearing pumpgun...Geo
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I can tell you this Rick. Yes Simmons did an lot of ribs for Winchester but they would never be marked Simmons. The posts were not the type that would be on an actual Winchester ribbed gun either
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based on other 28ga Model 12's the weight struck me as odd.
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Id never buy an original 28 bore without having it checked out. Lots of 20-28 counterfeited conversions out there.
Socialism is almost the worst.
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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 11:56 PM.
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