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They were rust blued as my 30's Model 17 still retains 95% of its finish. Stocks were varnished. It is one very fine pump gun! I am fortunate enough to have one with unaltered full choke 28" barrel. It reaches waaaay out for a little 20 bore. I love mine and it is the only one I've ever seen after a lifetime of nosing around gun shops. $220.00 out the door! What a bargain! Chopper
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That is how Remington made ribs, both solid and ventilated, until the Model 11-48 and the Model 870 came out. For some reason, Remington began offering a vent rib on the Remington Autoloading Gun/Model No. 11 in the 1910 catalogue, but I don't find a vent rib offered on the Remington Repeating Gun/Model No. 10 until the 1923 catalogue, and then only on the No. 10T "Target" Grade?!? The No. 17 seems to have been offered with a plain barrel, a matted barrel or a solid rib barrel, but not with a vent rib.
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I'm with you guys ! I own a solid rib 17 and it is one sweet 28" shooter. I will change mine up a tad by adding a best grade Eng. or Turkish stock followed up by fully engraving gun with gold birds and dogs. Of course, this will be a ways down the road until I can find some extra time to do work.
Ken Hurst
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Lets have a love fest over the 17. Hope Dave allows us the pleasure. Does a lightweight 20 pump get any better than the Rem 17. Mine is in excellent condition with rib and Poly and I have great fun switching from trap to skeet and tinkering with the settings. The Pickle is going to stay. Chucking the spent hulls on your feet is a real kick. I love that gun!!! Randy i have 56' vintage 20ga ithaca 37 26" ic and would not give it up for this remington or any other pump gun. what are you going to do when your ole' remington goes caput  ......are spare parts readily available? 
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Does a lightweight 20 pump get any better than the Rem 17? Randy Yup, a deluxe grade Rem. 20ga model 31! I wish I had mine back...Geo Got to admit though that my model 17 helps fill the void.
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Sidelock
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you will have better luck finding one of those ltwt 20ga model 870s with mahogany stock. i almost bought one but didn't have much need for 28" full choke gun, and std 20ga 26" ic barrel would not fit.  they're great guns and not inferior to old 31 plus if anything breaks replacement parts are readily available. 
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I just love the spot-welded stamped ribs on the 870's. You've come a long way (down) Remington. Chops
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Jagermeister, you're probably right about the 870 being more practical, but the model 31 is the ONLY pump I've ever seen that when you stand it on it's butt and depress the slide release, will cycle on its on; just from the weight of the slide and fore-end. It is a fast son-of-a-gun on a covey rise...Geo
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The model 31 was designed on the model 17. Remington was competing with the model 12 at the time and many shooters preferred the side loading feature of the model 12. The model 17 was redesigned to make it side loading and was renamed the model 31.
I have two model 17s, one with a 28" plain barrel with a weaver choke and one with a 30" solid rib barrel. I have a Grade B with a 28" solid rib barrel on the way.
I have only been shooting these guns for a couple of months, but long enough to know I love them.
Pete
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but the model 31 is the ONLY pump I've ever seen that when you stand it on it's butt and depress the slide release, will cycle on its on; just from the weight of the slide and fore-end. You haven't many Model 12s then!
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