Pulled my Winchester Model 12 and Remington 870 Wingmaster out of the safe a few days ago to update pictures of them as the other pictures of them were crappy. It was overcast and was a good excuse to fish around the safe and take a few pictures.
I picked up the Model 12 in 2002 on Gunbroker. It was made in 1919, and is in great shape for it's age. It's a damn fine shooter too. The Model 12 is just the classiest pump action shotgun IMHO. This one is buttery smooth.
The 870 Wingmaster was my 16th birthday present from my Gramps, so it has quite a bit of sentimental value. It's a real solid shooter too, but the Model 12 edges it out. Looking back on my youth, I'm somewhat shocked at how well I took care of it considering I was buck wild as a teenager.
Winchester Model 12 and Remington 870 Wingmaster
Winchester Model 12 and Remington 870 Wingmaster
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Re: Winchester Model 12 and Remington 870 Wingmaster
Two mighty fine shotguns. 
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Re: Winchester Model 12 and Remington 870 Wingmaster
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
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Re: Winchester Model 12 and Remington 870 Wingmaster
Cool, I inherited a Model 12 20 and a 12 from an uncle 25 years ago. The 20 is my favorite shotgun, many ducks went splash with it.
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Nice pair of scatterguns!
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dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve an
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Murphy was an optimist.
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an
invasion, butcher a hog, design a building, conn a ship, write a
sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the
dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve an
equation, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a
computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.
Specialization is for insects - Robert A. Heinlien
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Re: Winchester Model 12 and Remington 870 Wingmaster
Love them both...have a Remington 1100 in 16 gauge that grandpa bought me to duck hunt 51 years ago this fall and I would never part with it for any price. Grandpa died 6 years after he bought me that gun on my 15th birthday.