Just got my March/April 2016 and read, with great disgust-page 47-- Field and Stream shotgunning iditor- Phil Bourjaily's article on putting lipstick-camo on a pig- older Remmie 870- gun had no rattle-no shine as it was, but if he wants to re-invent the wheel, that's his call. What jerks my chain big-time is in his sidebar- and I quote: "Incidentally, adding a Simmons rib to a Winchester Model 12 is among the rare instances in which an aftermarket addition improves the value of the gun" Bull Shit- what kind of wacky weed is this Iowa schmuck smoking- I own 9 older Model 12's ranging from a Model 1912 circa 1917 to a 3" Mag Heavy duck with 32" solid rib barrel circa 1949- none of mine were made after 1954--and I'll stick my pecker in a porcupines' nest before I would EVER have Simmons screw with any of them--WTF is this nut-case thinking.? The only Model 12 I own with a ventilated rib is a 1948 era 12 gauge pigeon grade Trap- with the "older milled rib" 30" Full-a few of the others, including a 28 gauge, have solid ribs- the rest are plain barreled-
Any time you offer a non-factory, or altered Model 12 for sale to any serious collector, you can expect a real shit-storm of criticism about any non-factory or custom shop alterations. When WRA went to the cheaper soldered on the barrel posts New Rib circa 1952--and deleted the older milled rib with the duckbill extension, they opened the door to out-of-round condition barrels- ditto the soldered on after-market support posts of the Simmons-
Time for DU to fire another "columnist" as they did E. Donnall Thomas--
Last edited by Run With The Fox; 02/29/16 07:09 PM.
