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I like Model 12's so much I fashion my Rems to look just like one!

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37 must be loaded into the mag first then pumped in. a 12 you just drop one in and close it.


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Not much of a problem until you get down to the 28ga and then it can be if you are trying to be quick about it and have big fingers.


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I've had several but last fall I picked up a field grade plain barrel in 12 ga. ,26" Imp Cyl choke in the 99x,xxx range. the open choked ones don't seem to be very common. 1 st round of low gun skeet was a 23, I think it will be at home here for awhile. Magnum Man

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I've just come into a pair of old,family Model 12's, a 16 gauge 26 inch full choke and 12 gauge 30 inch full choke. The 12 gauge is from 1925 about and the 16 from 1917 or so. I'm assuming duck hunting is out, unless I could find some Bismuth shot loads, but trap or bird loads with lead should be OK, am I correct? They been checked out by a 'smith for fit and function, and seem OK. Owned an 870 in my youth for ducks, birds and trap, shot lead everywhere prior to the toxic ban. A little leary of pulling the trigger without asking. They've been sitting in the safe for about 5years now and thought I'd get them out and work 'em.


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They are good to go with lead. What they made for.

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Thanks, that was my thought as well, they'll probably get out this September for blues and ruffs in the timber. Stevek


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Do I 'like' Model 12s? Sure. Do I think that they are a whole lot superior to other pump-guns of their era? Not so much. But then I like all of the old pre-war pumps.

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Originally Posted by battue
Been known to use one on occasion.

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I myself have been known to own only model 12's. And like yours, I like the plain barrel, though I have a soft spot for my solid ribs. Your bluing is getting thin, but not as thin as mine. I take great pride in the fact I wore that bluing off while in pursuit of birds.

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I have a 12 ga and a 42 , if that counts. I'm on the look out for a 20 or 16 ( or both ) to pare off a bit of weight.

One of my dear friends, an old west Texas sheriff, used the same 16 ga, if we were chasing crooks or quail.

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12's are superior in the fact that they will outlast anything out there today. they were made with steel.


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I yearned to get one in 20 gauge. Finally found one. Didn't fit me and I didn't like the way the action felt. Prefer my Rem 31 in 20 gauge.


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in 2014 I got a 1920 Model 12 12 gauge for $120 at a gun show.
I could not talk the guy down one cent. He was firm.
I have not shot it yet.


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hey, if you got another one of those slip on pads, i use them on my guns. same brand too. hard to find not rotted. lmk!


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Will the model 12 not shoot steel - even in a modified or improved cylinder barrel?

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model 12's are great I have only one now.. they were in production what ?? 52 years?? The 870 has been rolling along for 65 years.. I have had less trouble with my 870's than my model 12's..



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My 1920's Model 12 16 ga 25 inch Full Choke

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Bea, 2 3/4"??? Rare one I would guess with a 25" full choke..
Sure miss that tree squirrel hunting..


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Originally Posted by WyoCoyoteHunter
Bea, 2 3/4"??? Rare one I would guess with a 25" full choke..
Sure miss that tree squirrel hunting..


2.5 inch 16 ga. I use the B&P 2.5 inch 16 ga shotshells


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My uncle bought a Model 12 Trap new in 1947. It was sold t my dad in the mid 50s and passed to me in the 60s. Despite having a couple of Beretta Xtremas, I still take it out for ducks every season. I love that old scattergun, I feel my Dad and Uncle close by every time I pull the trigger.
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