Thanks for all the info,my Grandfather died when I was in 12th grade in 1971 and I now have his field grade Mod.12 and 9 others love them all.I also have my Great Grandfathers Mod.97. Auction Date: December 7, 2019 Estimated Price: $ 8,500 - $ 13,000 Price Realized: Details Exceptional and Documented Smoothbore Winchester Model 61 Slide Action "Rifle" with Simmons Vent Rib and Box Manufacturer: Winchester Model: 61 Type: Shotgun Gauge: 22 LR Shot Barrel: 24 inch vent rib Finish: blue Grip: Stock: walnut Item Views: 1599 Chamber marked 2 3/4", choke marked full, and 13 1/8" LOP. becouse plain barrels shoot higher than solid ribs do ,solid ribs shoot flatter. Click here for more information. For small bores, there are still new factory wood sets available. The slide handle of early duck guns was round with 18 circular grooves. As good as the Brownings are, Ill just keep my Model 12s from New Haven. The locked breech bolts of both guns have little perceptible play when the rear of the bolt is pressed from the side. Length of pull was reduced in January 1936 to reflect the extra clothing worn by duck hunters. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. BARREL 30" CHOKE FULL 90% FACTORY BLUE ORIGINAL FACTORY HEAVY DUCK RECOIL PAD WOOD VERY GOOD. Smith Double Barrel Shotgun $250 Mar 24, 2023 Browning "Twenty" Semi Automatic Shotgun $200 Mar 24, 2023 Browning "Light Twelve" Semi Automatic Shotgun $200 Mar 24, 2023 Browning Pump Action Shotgun $150 The Model 12 Duck Gun is a highly specialized tool for hunters who need to put a lot of shot on target at 60 yards or more. Severe drought conditions gripped the United States and Canada during the 1930s. Winchester Model 42 Slide Action Shotgun with Simmons Vent RibManufactured in 1952. at the best online prices at eBay! or Rudy Dozenrod out of Wyndemere, S.D. Initially came a series of auto-loading rifles, including the rimfire Model 1903 and centerfire rifles, culminating with the Model 1910, chambered for the 401 WSL cartridge. But I manage to concentrate, find the combination, and center a pair of easy sprigs. Item . Very fine as professionally custom finished, showing 95% of the refurbished blue, with scattered rust spotting and handling marks. The Olins used the Western ammunition plant at East Alton, Illinois, as collateral for borrowing about four million in cash, no small feat in the fall of 1931. The price in 1963 was $122 compared to $109.50 for the standard Model 12. Get Guns.com offers and news!! The barrels and receivers of Model 12 duck guns are made from Winchester Proof Steel. This steel was first used in the Model 21 double introduced in 1931. Edwin Pugsley, in charge of Winchester at the time of receivership, is quoted in Williamsons book: The purchase of the company by the Olin interests brought a breath of life to the institution and brought to Winchester many things. Factroy finish on metal, custom wood. THE SHOT GUN IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION , WITH A 28 IN VENTILATED RIB BARREL WITH FULL CHOKE. Askins concludes How far are we going to be able to kill ducks? The late style stock featured a flared pistol grip moved back a bit from the trigger. I am anxious to get it back from the engraver. The committee appointed to study the requirements for continuing business reported a successful reorganization would require the raising of a substantial amount of new capital. That capital was supplied by the Olin family of Olin Industries, owners of Western Cartridge Company. Shopping at Guns.com gives you the backing He spent many years as firearms editor for Outdoor Life and later Field and Stream, as well as shotgun editor for the American Rifleman. It also got a new action slide. He is engraving the old (Ulrich big duck 12-5 pattern) on it. 14" LOP OVER THE ORIGINAL W, Up for sale I have a 100% NIB Winchester model 12 chambered in 16ga. Winchester Model 12 Pigeon 28 Gauge Single Family Owned Since 1967, Vent. We have a *** RARE *** Winchester Model 12 HEAVY DUCK GUN limited production run that combines the pre-64 Model 12 with a 12 ga. Magnum 30" barrel, factory production 3" Magnum, with a factory Simmons Vent Rib on an upgraded wood stock! Madis states Winchester spent a great deal of time and effort to develop better chokes. Furthermore, Winchester constantly experimented, searching for improvements in all chokes, even the old standby full choke. Winchester almost certainly would have perfected their Full-choke Model 12 duck gun to maximize patterns with #4 lead shot, the size most mentioned for long-range duck shooting in publications prior to the advent of non-toxic shot. Buckingham is jump-shooting with his big double gun. The lead slug added weight but more importantly maintained the balance point at the takedown joint. To elaborate on lowgun's response, the "round post" rib was made by Simmons, not Winchester. Most sellers have no idea what they are selling. I have a questionwhen a gun is described as having a "milled rib" I thought that referred to the fact that the barrel had posts that were milled as part of the barrel instead of being attachedI see guns described as having "round post milled ribs" I don't think that is correct? In fact, Madis states Any twelve gauge Model Twelve could be re-chambered and reworked to shoot three inch shells for a small additional charge[by Winchester], yet few guns were reworked in this way. I can find no external differences in receiver dimensions, other than the ejection port, between standard and magnum versions. One of my favorite subjectsI've read and reread the books by Madis, Riffle, and Stadt, and I still find it a little confusing. Add to Cart Winchester 12 12 Gauge (W9744) $995.00 Winchester 12 12 Gauge shotgun. THIS SHOTGUN WAS A LIMITED RUN OF 4000 MADE BETWEEN 93-95. It is general consensus that 10 patterns are required for an accurate appraisal of a given load and barrel combination. Standard Grade: 12-, 16-, 20- and 28-gauge; plain, solid or ventilated rib round barrels; standard lengths 26", 28", 30", 32"; plain walnut pistol-grip stock; grooved slide handle. The 3-inch shell was chambered originally in the famous Super Fox long-range double. 2023 Rock Island Auction Company. JavaScript is disabled. The nearest thing to a Model Twelve that could appear, whether domestic or foreign, would be a shotgun with the same model designation, but it would not and could not be a Model Twelve. Browning, in fact, did import foreign-made copies of the Model 12 after Madis wrote the above. Winchester Model 12 Ribs? | Shotgun Forum The solid rib gun shows carrying wear while the ventilated rib gun was refinished when the rib was installed. Winchester Model 12 16 ga NIB Never Assembled! These were turned out by the Hunter Arms Company of Fulton, N.Y. in L.C. The surge of zooming pinions [wings]! Classic Browning Light Twelve Auto-5 Review: Busting Clays With the Old Humpback Shotgun. The magnum led to new class of long-range double-barrel shotguns for waterfowl. Another sign of an after factory rib were the numer of 30" Full field guns later ribbed either with Simmons or MoneyMaker ventilated ribs, but the top milled groove in the receiver was a dead-give-away as to that, and when the Model 12 ruled the ATA roost, I am sure many "newbies" bought those modified and restocked field guns and thought - "Wow- now I have a Model 12 Trap gun- look out Vandalia, here I come"--I have several post 1935 12 gauge Model 12 buttstocks and also 18 ring forearms in my "parts boxes, also older logo and non-logo repro 12 gauge black bakelite buttplates-the 16 and 20 and 28- all on the same size receiver, take the same stock configuration. Winchester needed to cut it's manufacturing costs and the milled vented rib was a costly proceedure. 12 Gauge, This is a very nice Winchester Model 12 Trap pump action shotgun in 12 gauge. Both guns were disassembled, cleaned and lightly oiled before testing. A milled rib Model 12 is a milled rib Model 12, but the terminology is used a bit loosely. Mar 24, 2023 Winchester Model 12 Shotgun $150 Mar 24, 2023 Two Winchester Pump Shotguns $150 Mar 24, 2023 L.C. At a reasenable Price, you can have that gun you allways wanted without all this drama. Manufactured in 1959. Tommy, I would be interested in one of the guns you describe. Save $500.02 SKU: 3226743 . However, Winchester and his succeeding family members successfully managed Winchester Repeating Arms Company from 1866 to 1919. Later pump guns, such as the Remington Model 870 and Mossberg Model 500, do not have the slide lock feature. Manufactured in 1959. But the charm of idle jump-shooting is far too potent.. I would think if you did shoot you proble flinch like heck becouse ther must be a lot of jerk in you. The short shot string put more shot into a duck whistling by at 50 yards. Buckinghams tests led him to buy his own custom Super Fox, Bo Whoop. Bo Whoop patterned about 90% at 40 yards with specially bored barrels. The Model 21 double seemed the reasonable choice for Winchesters duck gun. seller description. By 1955, the options were matted rib, ventilated rib, straight or pistol grip stock and buttstock and extension slide handle checkered. Most websites are poorly Winchester made changes to the stock of the Model 12 duck gun after its introduction. The deeply blued barrel and receiver frame are very good. Westerns innovation was progressive-burning powder that deformed fewer shot during acceleration. DAC 1 1/2"&n, FRO YOUR VIEWING IS A EXCEPTIONALY NICE MODEL 12 IN 3' HEAVY DUCK. The rib wasn't offered until 1954 according to the Dave Riffle Model 12 book so it wasn't originally produced at the Winchester Factory. The gun weighed 8 1/2 pounds with its 32-inch Full choke barrel. Now I have never been wrong about anything in my lifeLOLjust kidding, but the way I read it on the top of page 109JMHOThanks, WC. SERIAL NUMBER 39346 NO ALTERATIONS OF WOOD OR METAL. Beautiful grain pattern and very tight hand checkering on the stock . The gun looked to be in excellent condition except some nitwit had inlayed a white plastic diamond in the stock at some point. I don't believe their ever was a royalty, actually Simmons kept selling his special vent rib model 12's after the 1955 introduction of the Winchester Special Vent Rib @ New Haven. Elmer Keith instructs:For the man who wants greater range and a bigger shot load for duck or goose shooting, the Model 12 Winchester is in a class by itself [with] the long 3 load. Nevertheless, the 1 7/8-ounce load appeared in the mid-50s and now a full two ounces of shot can be had in the 12 magnum. Bore and action are excellent. Along in the 1920s a few bold souls had long-chambered [3-inch], overbored, long-barreled, and heavy, long range 12-gauge Magnum double guns built. It won't be a collector but a shooter and should draw some attention. Blue is good showing wear on high spots. The extra weight is meant to soak up the recoil of what once was thought to be a very hard-kicking load. If it's a 12 gauge, replacement factory butt stocks can be hard to come by. When I went to the university in a different town I worked for another gun shop that was an authorized Winchester Repair Center. That way, were helping small businesses in Gun #: 978404477 Seller: Sportsmans Legacy GA Sales: 739 $25,000.00 An 80% pattern they felt should make it a real 60-yard outfit with No. Exc Orig Condition, Winchester Model 12 28-gauge, factory original, WINCHESTER MODEL 12 LIMITED EDITION 20GA. As you know that, Winchester Model 12 (factory original) 28-gauge pump action shotgun. Winchester Model 42 Slide Action Shotgun (#0596) on Mar 24, 2023 Made in 1928, 12 Gauge, 28"" barrel. to be finishedat least thats what Stadt says in his book"Winchester, Shotguns and Shotshells"very interesting book.a little different look at M-12 than Madis and Riffle.WC. very accurate description and fast delivery, HOCH Reloading Single Cavity Mold c56 309170 .309 170gr nose pour NICE (#334593408927), Arrived quickly, well packaged, item is as described. Saint Charles, Missouri. Ernie special order model 12's from Winchester to add his Dounut Vent Rib. He was the chief designer of the Model 21 double, John Olins favorite. Come join the discussion about targets, clays, hunting, gunsmithing, gear reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! Gunsmithing Services - Simmons Gun Repair Full list of professional Gunsmithing services and prices at Simmons Gun Repair Shop All productsBest sellingHand gunsRiflesShot gunsAmmunitionOther ServicesBuild an ARAboutFAQContact UsSign Up Shop All productsBest sellingHand gunsRiflesShot gunsAmmunitionOther ServicesBuild an ARAboutFAQContact UsSign Up The receiver is heavier and so is the barrel. The Model 12, already 23 years old, was one of many successful designs by Thomas C. Johnson. First of all was the end of management by people who were not familiar or sympathetic with the gun and ammunition business. The Olins were avid duck hunters. Beautifully figured wood is solid with only light handling marks and marks on bo, This Winchester Model 12 started life in 1924 and has been customized by unknown individual at some point. This was after extensive reworking of the chokes by Ithaca. Solid rib model 12 made in 1954. I always wondered what the royalty was to Simmons on the Winchester Special Ventilated Rib that they installed. I fired 10 patterns for each of the five test loads in each of the two duck guns, for a total of 100 patterns. Standard markings, with matching numbers on the receiver and barrel. Thanks= Re-Up- forgot the offset marks on a factory ribbed gun- two of my 5 pre-1950 M12's have the factory solid rib, and the 1948 Pigeon Trap has the "Old Milled Rib" with the sandblast bulled top and the "Duck-Billed" rib extension. Ab steadies the boat. Winchester cautiously claimed 70 to 75% pattern in a 30 inch circle at 40 yards.. Winchester recognized the scarcity of ducks in their promotional advertisement of the new duck gun To Meet the New Wildfowling Conditions. I suspect most Model 12 duck guns bought before World War II were put to work on other game. The new value of a WINCHESTER MODEL 12 shotgun has fallen ($937.31) dollars over the past 12 months to a price of $484.80 . Twelve magnum guns grew lighter over the years and consequently kick harder. SN 1231992 Up for sale is a very clean and unique Winchester Model 12 in Pigeon Grade. Most everything can be easily bought online these days. 2. Title. $899.97. Although the quality of the rib will be the same as the original Winchester, the only way a Simmons rib looks OK on a Model 12 is if they DON'T put their silly name down the side of the rib. Rangemasters are here to answer all your questions about our products or process. In those good old days of the 1960s the ducks flew just above the cattails and shots were plentiful. Manufactured in 1962. Winchester Model 12 Shotguns For Sale - GunAuction.com 30" Full choke barrel. 1938 lists the stock for a 12 gauge skeet grade as 14" with a Buttplate. Dolphin717, please give us a page reference in Stadt where he mentions Simmons sending Model 12s with ribs back to Winchester for finishing, and/or marketing. Winchester proof steel replaced nickel steel in the manufacture of all Winchester firearms in the early 1930s. This is a 12 GA pump shotgun manufactured in 1950. Riffle's excellent reference book on the Model 12 notes the 1919 patent date for the two-pin rib, but suggests that the rib was not on the market until 1920. the store. No Reserve. Featured Gun Classifieds Winchester Shotguns - Model 12, Winchester Model 12 - 20ga - 26 - Improved Cylinder- NIB - UNFIRED - SN: MT0162 - AS NEW with high figured wood - 2 3/4" Shells note: particles/dust can be seen in the photo, In very good condition. I hunker down and blaze away. Generally, a Simmons rib gun will bring a higher price than a plain barrel gun, and a lower price than a solid rib or Winchester vent rib gun, all other factors being equal. It is, somehow, not easy to avoid shoving shells wrong end first into ones gun. The earliest Simmons catalog I ever found was 1949 when Ernie began advertising his "Special vent rib" which was the "Dounut Post". Consider the possibility of a hang-fire, an occasional event in 1912, in a gun without the slide lock feature. The Simmons rib is done at Winchesters direction as it has the WP proof offset from the rib. My favorite 2 pins were Trap Guns made between 1957-1959 including special order Pigeon grades; fit, finish and blueing was best in those later years. Rib Boat, Winchester Winchester Rifle Parts, 12 in Frame 12 in Wheel Electric Bikes, 12 Gauge Barrels, Youth Football Rib Protector . Clear (Winchester Wikipedia Page) 27 Item(s) Found Page 1 1. Item. Regards Chuck. . - Straight Sighting Plane - Floating Vent rib action - Extra Strong Silver soldered posts Gun Type Over/Under w/RBSingle Barrel w/RB Featherweight: same as above; lightweight alloy trigger guard. Checkered stocks and extension slide handles were available as options on the standard grade throughout most of the duck guns production. Emphasis was placed on loads of #4 shot because of its historical significance in waterfowl hunting and association with the long-range objectives of the Model 12 duck gun. Western brought out their Super-X 2-3/4 and 3-inch shotshells in 1921. Only rib extensions of the same width as the factory ventilate drib are found on receivers of duck guns. The Model 12 was about 40 percent more expensive than the '97, yet it consistently outsold its older brother during the 45-year-span they shared in the Winchester catalog. The 1 5/8-ounce load of the mid-30s bought the 12 magnum a few more yards of range. Johnson, at once one of the great gun designers and one of the least known, produced a steady flow of new firearm designs for Winchester. I believe the solid ribs were soft (lead) soldered like the model 21's. But for some reason, buying a gun online can Skeet gun marked "2 7/8" chamber skeet 28 gauge. Field grade pump gun with Mod choke barrel. The balance point is the takedown joint. Free Shipping, No Credit Card Fees.