Of those I have owned I would rank them as follows:
Model 12 (1939 16 ga.)
Model 870 Wingmaster (1960's 12 ga.)
Model 37 (1950's 20 ga.
Winchester Model 1300 (12 ga. 28" Winchokes)
Browning BPS (Early 12 ga. straight stocked 26" bbl)
The Ithaca jammed every so often. The Model 12,1300, and 870 never did anything but shoot. The BPS was reliable too and I liked the magazine cutoff but felt it was too heavy.
If I ranked them on just how they carried in the field then the Model 12 would still be first but the Model 37 would move to second.
