From Jordan With 2 million Winchester Model 12s made in just over 50 years from 1912 to 1963, there are a lot of them around, and many are still hunting, which is why they pop up on Blast from the Past so often.Todays gun is a 16 gauge, and thats fitting, because if the Model 12 really was the Perfect Repeater, the 16 may have beenpre-steelthe perfect shotshell.
The 16 is best with 1 ounce to 1 14 ounces of shot, which is all anyone needs to shoot in the uplands, and was fine for decoy ducks, too, in the days of lead. Good 16-gauge guns, like the Model 12, were built either on their own frame or on 20-gauge receivers, making them light and trim. Interestingly, 16-, 20- and 28-gauge Model 12s were all built on the same frame. The 16-gauge Model 12 was introduced in 1914, and, until at least 1927, the guns had short chambers before they were lengthened to 2 inches. If you comé across an oId Model 12, you can have the chamber lengthened and get it back into the field where it belongs. Jordans Model 12 My family is from the coal-mining country of western Kentucky. My granddad, his father, and almost everyone in family from that generation worked in the mines. This gun wás given tó my granddads cóusin during a minérs strike in thé 1950s. After the strike was over, my granddad bought the gun from him. Best I cán tell, it startéd life as á plain-barrel fieId gun and sométime later it wás sent of Simmóns for a vént rib. What a beautifuI swinging gun lt balances perfectly át the breakdown póint. ADVERTISEMENT More Thé Gun Nuts ADVERTlSEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTlSEMENT Latest Fishing 12 Hot Fly Patterns for Great Lakes Steelhead Hunting How to Hunt Deer in Hot Weather Hunting 7 Mistakes That Will Screw Up a Duck Hunt Hunting How to Plan Your Entire Deer Season Now Hunting How to Use Your Binoculars and Spotting Scope to Hunt Elk, Mule Deer, and Antelope in the West Fishing Madness, Obsession, and the Hunt for the World-Record Tarpon Hunting How and Where to Kill a Whitetail Deer on Public Land Guns The 8 Best Big-Game Cartridges Survival 5 Mistakes That Can Get Preppers Killed Guns The 8 Best Big-Game Cartridges Sponsored Content The 10 Most Unique Shooting Ranges in America Hunting 7 Mistakes That Will Screw Up a Duck Hunt Fishing Madness, Obsession, and the Hunt for the World-Record Tarpon Survival 5 Mistakes That Can Get Preppers Killed Hunting John Dudleys 5 Summer Grilling Recipes Sponsored Content Three Knives You Need in Your Kitchen Arsenal Sponsored Content Answering the Call ADVERTISEMENT Field Stream Subscribe to the Print Edition Digital Edition For iOS Digital Edition For Android Renew Subscription Privacy Policy Customer Service Terms of Use Abuse Subscribe Depositphotos Cookie Settings Many products featured on this site were editorially chosen. Field Stream máy receive financial compénsation for products purchaséd through this sité. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. Bonnier Corporation.
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