Wow! no other gun in the world has generated as much forum attention as a mass produced slide action repeater.....that oughta tell ya something about the model 12's reputation. It seems like most of the posters on this topic started wingshooting life with a model 12 or some other slide action. We all weren't born with a Purdey stuck up our a** like Bilious B.

Anybody want to start a .410 forum? Count me in; I love that much maligned little round. I have to spend at least one to two days each dove season spanking them with one of my fo' tens