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The gun in the gunsamerica ad lists as a 1954 gun, not a 1952 gun as advertised, so it could be a legitimate factory vent rib gun.
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Is it safe to assume that you could go to local stores and buy shotgun shells individually? I could walk in the local store and request shells and get them put on my parent's charge account. That was when I was 10-13 years old. That was routine where I grew up. 16ga was very common in my area then. Lots of 16 gauge bolt actions were around.
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tHE ONLY "ROUGH PUMPING" M12's I have encountered are the short-lived Dog-Leg slide rod style, M12 3" Mag has those from about 1950-1953--I have 2 M12 3" Magnum duck guns- 32" full solid rib circa 1949, and a 30" full solid rib circa 1939--both with the std. straight style slide rod. Both are smooth as glass, and pattern like gangbusters with any steel shot load I care to run through them. I don't shoot the M12 28 gauge enough in a year to note some of the details you other gents have espoused herein. RWTF
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Is it safe to assume that you could go to local stores and buy shotgun shells individually? I could walk in the local store and request shells and get them put on my parent's charge account. That was when I was 10-13 years old. That was routine where I grew up. 16ga was very common in my area then. Lots of 16 gauge bolt actions were around. I never did, that I can remember. My Dad owned and operated a huge country store near our house. I got my shells for free as long as he didn't think I was wasting them. The one exception was when I started "market hunting" squirrels and rabbits. He told me if I was selling for a profit I could buy my own shells and cartridges. I'm sure he sold a few shells individually, such as buckshot, or slugs. But, most everyone would buy at least one box, even the poorer hunters in our area.
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Many a time in my youth, I rode my bike downtown to the pawnshop and bought individual shells at a dime a'piece. I'll never forget the tin indian they had which was shot by one of the traveling sharpshooters they had back then. I was there when the indian image was shot...Geo
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Never have bought individual ammunition. My Mom and Dad didnt get a charge account (Montgomery Wards) until I had moved out of the house. My Dad had a gas card of some sort for emergencies, but, I dont think it was ever used, he also had a $20 stashed in his car.
My folks didnt get a color TV until 1981, or air conditioning until 1985. My Mom never understood the uproar about TV violence until she had a color set.
Im still the only guy in my local circle that has a 16. There was a USMC
Vietnam Vet that my Dad knew, up the block, that had a Sweet 16 with a poly choke on it, but, I dont think he ever used it.
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Stan-just wondering- did you ever sell the fox squirrel tails to the Mepps Co. makers of the famous Mepps spinner fishing lures. Good money in the "tree rat" business, if you get enough of them. Do you get grey phase squirrels down in Dixie? Main reason I still hunt the little rascals- old time deer hunter told me, when I was 16- "if you want to be a good deer hunter, first learn to be a good squirrel hunter".. True that!! RWTF
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All of the little neighborhood stores had a metal rack that held heavy paper cards. When you purchased something on credit the store keeper wrote the info on the cards. At the end of the month, or after your payday, you were expected to either pay some or all of the money you owed. No interest or extra charges were involved.If times were tough for a family the store owner often let things slide for a while. It was a small community and everyone knew everyone so the shop owner knew most folks that were having money issues. And most folks were honest.
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Sorry to bring this topic back on track, but is there any documentation for weights of Model 12 28 bores?
Last edited by RARiddell; 06/21/20 12:08 PM.
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The three mentioned seemed to hover around the 7 lb. mark. If the receiver is the same as a 16 and a 20, it stands to reason the barrel will be profiled a bit heavier, for that reason and 28 gauge pressure is likely a bit higher than either 20 or 16 gauge. It doesnt appear they were ultralight. There are bunches of fakes, too. No connection to this one: https://www.gunsinternational.com/guns-f...un_id=101464653Best, Ted
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