The 31's don't bring the big prices that the Model 12 Winchesters do, but I actually prefer them. For a gun to shoot and not just collect, I even prefer the 870 over the Model 12. I have a couple nice Model 12's back in the safe, but I prefer the Remingtons for actual use.
When this topic comes up, and I wish to stir the pot, I opine that if the Model 31 had had a 19 year head start, and the Model 12 was introduced in the depths of the Depression, there wouldn't be six people around who even knew what a Model 12 was.
