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Was curious to see if anyone had the weight of this gun, cant seem to find any info. Also were these guns made on a 20ga frame?
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16-, 20- and 28-gauges all on the same frame, though a bit of interior milling is different for the 28-gauge. My Model 12, 28-gauge Skeet Gun with an after-market Moneymaker vent rib weighs a fraction of an ounce under seven pounds.
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Wow. My first year model 12, 20 gauge is just a fraction of an ounce more that 6 1/4 lb.
With full pistol grip replacement wood.
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I think my 16ga model 12 with a 26 barrel is less than 6.25lbs...
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Both my late 1950s M12 16 gauges were in the 6 1/4 pound range.
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I can't speak for Winchester's, but Browning 28 barrels have thick walls, leading to the bloat.
Are Winchester 28 barrels super thick?
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The browning 28 is 7.25 roughly, was curious about the Winchester
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I owned a true 28 ga Winchester Model 12 skeet with solid rib many moons ago. Although I never weighed it, it was significantly heavier than a 20, had very thick barrel walls even at the muzzle where a 20 at the muzzle often wears very thin walls. It felt similar in weight to a 16 solid rib.
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Interesting. I'm fairly sure the early 20 bore Model 12s were sub 6 lbs. They did have comparably petite stock and pump dimensions as well as 25-inch barrels. I've got one (up in the Great White North) and really like it, but...it doesn't fit me very well. I've handled exactly one early 28-gauge Model 12 and it wasn't as light as my little 20. I was a bit disappointed by that. It did sell for pretty substantial money though.
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My original butt plate to muzzle 1953 vintage 16-gauge Model 12 Field Gun with 26-inch improved cylinder barrel weighs in at 6 pounds 11.6 ounces. It is the lightest Model 12 I own. My 20-gauge Model 12 Skeet Gun falls in between this 16-gauge and my 28-gauge. The 1953 Winchester catalog gives the weight of a 26-inch 16-gauge Model 12 Field Gun should weigh 6 pounds 5 ounces.
The 1916 Winchester catalog gives the weight of both the 16- and 20-gauge Plain Finish guns as "about 6 pounds."
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