I am a fool for Winchester Model 12's

[KellyinAvon]

Your dad will get my adoption papers in the mail tomorrow...

If it's postmarked from Crawford County it won't get opened Going for the 870 behind the door or what's behind door #2?

 

[Mongo59]

Just don't shoot me in the Depends... lol

 

[KellyinAvon]

Is that a 30 inch barrel or +? It is hard to tell from pics.

That is a 30, good eye Mongo.

 

[operator103]

Winnys are my favorite field and clays shotguns. Wish I had more but I'm still young!

 

[operator103]

Seven Sections American Nostalgia
Devon Harris has forgot more about M-12's than most anyone he deals with parts, and wood
He was a Rep for Federal Ammunition from Logansport

Yes and I know right where 7 sections is. Grew up down the road a bit.

 

[carbinekid]

My grandfather gave me his old Win model 12 shotgun ages ago when I turned 18 and wanted to hunt, didn't know much about it at the time other than I wasn't much good with it. Years after he passed and I acquired more of his military (WW2) guns, I looked into the model 12 and found it was made in 1942, with a RA-P stamp on the heel. At some point it passed through Raritan Arsenal- turns out these 30" full choke shotguns were used to train aerial gunners. Fast forward many more years and I had a patient that was a WW2 vet that trained aerial gunners and he was tickled to see my old shotgun, said that looked exactly like the ones he used. Kinda cool. It definitely is not a fancy grade or anything, plain wood with just a bead at the muzzle.

 

[Mongo59]

My grandfather gave me his old Win model 12 shotgun ages ago when I turned 18 and wanted to hunt, didn't know much about it at the time other than I wasn't much good with it. Years after he passed and I acquired more of his military (WW2) guns, I looked into the model 12 and found it was made in 1942, with a RA-P stamp on the heel. At some point it passed through Raritan Arsenal- turns out these 30" full choke shotguns were used to train aerial gunners. Fast forward many more years and I had a patient that was a WW2 vet that trained aerial gunners and he was tickled to see my old shotgun, said that looked exactly like the ones he used. Kinda cool. It definitely is not a fancy grade or anything, plain wood with just a bead at the muzzle.

My uncle was a tail gunner in a B-24 and he used the Remington Model 11 in his training. Of all the B-24 tail gunners in WWII, and all the rounds put through the 4 .50 cals in the stinger, my uncle was the only one to have a confirmed kill and he had two from the same mission...

 

[Hoosierdaddy1]

My first shotgun was a model 12 in 16gauge. I used that gun for everything from the time I was 8 to 25. It’s retired and still in my safe. Love this gun!