I always thought a 20 ga model 12 was the pump gun! I picked up a model 17 with solid rib 28" modified choke and it weighs 5 3/4 lbs and handles and shucks with the best of them. My gun is original and has what appears to be a varnish finish on wood and rust blue on metal. I read somwhere that the solid rib is made with the barrel,not soldered on. Bobby