OT: lets see them scatter guns

JReed · Post by **JReed** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 9:22 pm

And y'all thought I was done.

How else am I supposed to shake cabin fever and give my camera a work out at the same time?

So here we go. If it shoots shot lets see em.

Winchester Model 1897 take down 12ga and Rossi SXS in 20ga

Close up of the 1897 the barrel is straight it is the photographer that is bent.

And the Rossi a.k.a. the rabbit smasher.

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 9:47 pm

I don't have a scatter gun ....

Joe

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 9:54 pm

One of my Parkers:

My 12 bore paradox:

my 870 shorty:

my Midland 1890s hammer 12 bore:

Chas. · Post by **Chas.** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 10:10 pm

My Grandaddy's 1897 that raised my Dad and his 3 younger brothers on their farm in Virginia. Gun born in 1912, non-takedown.

C. Cash · Post by **C. Cash** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 10:25 pm

Very cool fellas.....mine are mostly simple. I have others I won't bore you with, and have owned about 10 more. But my favorites:

L-R

-My Grandfather's(Mom side) last gun that he bought/owned, and willed to me, a Topper H & R 12 Gauge that I had shortened for turkey/screw in choke.
-One of my Boyhood Sinlges...a Winchester 37A in 12 Gauge. Bought it NIB at a drive through liquor store when I was 13!(my mom signed of course).
-My Grandfather's(Dad's side) Winchester Mod. 37 in 12 Gauge. He would always bring it out when I went over to his house, and I would ogle over it. Never thought my Dad would give it to me someday.
-A Western Field folding 20 Gauge. Here it is folded below:

pokey · Post by **pokey** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 10:43 pm

rjohns94 wrote:One of my Parkers:

My 12 bore paradox:

my 870 shorty:

my Midland 1890s hammer 12 bore:

one of these things is not like the others,
one of these things does not belong.

nice taste in shotties.

SoftwarePro · Post by **SoftwarePro** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 10:59 pm

It ain't pretty, it ain't collectible, and it ain't for huntin', but it's a scattergun.

Mossberg 500 "Persuader" 12ga.

JReed · Post by **JReed** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 11:01 pm

That is a wicked looking shorty.

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 12:08 am

Killing me - going to take me days to catch up with the front-stuffers post!!!

Post by **Hobie** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:03 am

I have a few of these, too.

dkmlever · Post by **dkmlever** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:31 am

I will have to take a picture of mine.
Browning Belguim A-5's a light 12, a sweet sixteen and a light 20
Ithaca 37 pump also in all three gauges.

fatoldfool · Post by **fatoldfool** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:34 am

Fusil by Wheeler

and my Stevens Ranger for home defense; they trombone like a 97. Shortened by me;

cshold · Post by **cshold** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:43 am

pokey wrote:
rjohns94 wrote:One of my Parkers:
one of these things is not like the others,
one of these things does not belong.
nice taste in shotties.

I agree.

Mike an Elsie would look so much nicer and period correct.
Yeah I know I am Enabling “again”

gamekeeper · Post by **gamekeeper** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 10:40 am

I only have the Russian 16GA now, GK Jr. has the Remington Express 28GA and the little Browning ATD is sadly gone.

perry owens · Post by **perry owens** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 1:57 pm

I suspect my 1925 vintage 1897 takedown saw some action in the hands of its previous owners...

Perry Owens

Jayhawker · Post by **Jayhawker** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:15 pm

Just have the two. My long time favorite, a Browning Light 12 and a recently purchased Marlin Model 55G bolt action. Nothing like shooting trap with a bolt gun to gain proficiency with the action. I still prefer the Browning though.

Noah Zark · Post by **Noah Zark** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:39 pm

rjohns94 wrote:

Parker Bros.-- What they did before they got into making the board games . . .

Noah

Mike D. · Post by **Mike D.** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 6:51 pm

Pre-1920 "El Cheapos", Philadephia made A.H.Fox Sterlingworth 12, 16 and 20 Ga doubles.

2ndovc · Post by **2ndovc** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:08 pm

Mike that 870 ROCKS!

Don't have many shotguns.
Mode 12s and my favorite is my '97 Riot gun.
Even feeds those Russian steel shells.

jb

Paladin · Post by **Paladin** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:10 pm

Two work Remingtons and a CAS Winchester.
Had to add a work Gun, 14in Saiga with issue aim point M-3.color]

CowboyTutt · Post by **CowboyTutt** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:22 pm

I'm surprised how many people have Winchester Model 97's. I was really seriously looking at getting one but will probably get something else instead. Like almost all of JB's designs they are handsome looking.

Mike, that Parker is beautiful. I wish I could have purchased that Parker 10 guage external hammer model one I found, but sadly I had to let it go.

You guys have some very nice shotguns.

-Tutt

JReed · Post by **JReed** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:27 pm

Ysabel Kid wrote:Killing me - going to take me days to catch up with the front-stuffers post!!!

Well get a move on and catch up.

Some nice looking guns folks.

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 10:00 pm

thanks guys, Noah, I never put the two together till tonight.

The 870 is awesome, they even have a holster for it. I would feel like an alternate Steve McQueen in Wanted dead or alive if I did that. I plan on having it on a sling when I carry it.

lthardman · Post by **lthardman** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:25 am

I have one I'll share. I had a genuine 1897 12 ga, but it was quite rough. It was given to me, so my investment was nil. I decided I wanted a trench gun. My gun, my choice. So, this is what one of my Winchester 1897's became. However, my local gunsmithing professional helped me to make this same shotgun convertable from this trench gun configuration to a standard long barreled 12 ga. using the gun's original barrel for the long gun version. Also, new parkerizing. Had to purchases some spare parts, of course (magazine tube, barrel bands, etc.) But, the result is that I can go from trench gun to long gun back to trench gun in just a couple minutes. It works and shoots well. I did have a new stock for it, but then I decided to repair and refinish the original. Fixed the bad cracks with some of the new Gorilla Glue low viscosity stuff. Turned out OK. Pictured below with the gun's original stock.

I also have an 1897 Winchester in 16 ga. Anyone know where I can get a replacement barrel? While the gun is in decent shape, the barrel has a bulge about three inches from the muzzle.

JReed · Post by **JReed** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:25 pm

CowboyTutt wrote:I'm surprised how many people have Winchester Model 97's. I was really seriously looking at getting one but will probably get something else instead. Like almost all of JB's designs they are handsome looking.
-Tutt

You know why I like mine? It makes the coolest clickity clackity sound when you rack the slide

Mike D. · Post by **Mike D.** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:14 pm

I have a beatup 97 riot gun, too, but forgot to post this one. My last year's purchase of a Model 12 Heavy Duck.

12 Duck.jpg

Walker · Post by **Walker** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:13 pm

pre-war 20 ga Belgian - just under 6 lbs.

my favorite 12 ga featherweight field model 7 lbs. 4 ozs.

lthardman · Post by **lthardman** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 2:08 pm

Old thread, but I wanted to post an old gun. I got lucky this past weekend, and found a dealer at an antique show who had a Winchester 1897 in 12 ga and he was in a selling mood. So, this is new to me, but the serial number of this take-down shotgun dates it to 1901.

One more 1897, and it will get used.

firefuzz · Post by **firefuzz** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 3:00 pm

Well, here's three of my favorites:

Hopkins & Allen 12ga

Browning A5 12 ga street broom (my son calls this gun Black Death

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Winchester '97 12ga

All good shooters.

Rob

Sixgun · Post by **Sixgun** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:18 pm

I like doubles. The Ithaca pictured below was made in 1921 and is my favorite. Its also the only one I currently have a picture of. In addition to the Ithaca, I have a Lefever, a Stevens and a like new pre-war Model 24 Winchester.

C. Cash · Post by **C. Cash** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:57 pm

Here's Blondie. It's actually more of a pumpkin color to the stocks when not in the sun. Stevens 311C in 12 Gauge. This is a 1960's gun but the metal looks like it was made yesterday. The sculpted receiver gives these guns a little more character.

madman4570 · Post by **madman4570** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:11 pm

One nice 311C Chris!
Alright where is that sweet Win. 37 single that your are lucky enough to have?

Streetstar · Post by **Streetstar** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:19 pm

Feel free to "boo" me out of the room ----- this is my only scatter gun

The ubiquitous 870 with parkerized finish, rifle sights and an 8 round tube. One day i will proudly post a pic of a Winny Model 50 20 gauge -- but i havent found the right one yet

Shasta · Post by **Shasta** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:35 pm

Here's one of my favorites-

An Ithaca damascus hammer double in 10 gauge, made in 1909 and still in near mint condition. I shoot it with 2 7/8" black powder loads. Kills pheasant waaaaay out there!

SHASTA

2ndovc · Post by **2ndovc** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:55 pm

JReed wrote:
CowboyTutt wrote:I'm surprised how many people have Winchester Model 97's. I was really seriously looking at getting one but will probably get something else instead. Like almost all of JB's designs they are handsome looking.
-Tutt
You know why I like mine? It makes the coolest clickity clackity sound when you rack the slide

They sure do. I've had a dozen different pump guns but the '97 makes the bset sound (my model 12 is close though)

jb

JReed · Post by **JReed** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:08 pm

Oh wow this thread popped back up out of no where.

Streetcar you wont hear any boo's from me the 870 is a great gun none better for the money.

CowboyTutt · Post by **CowboyTutt** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:31 pm

You guys are KILLING ME! Lust, drool, lust, drool! -Tutt

firefuzz · Post by **firefuzz** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:49 pm

Streetstar wrote:Feel free to "boo" me out of the room ----- this is my only scatter gun The ubiquitous 870 with parkerized finish, rifle sights and an 8 round tube. One day i will proudly post a pic of a Winny Model 50 20 gauge -- but i havent found the right one yet

IF I had to get rid of all my shotguns, Heaven forbid, one of my three 870's would be the last to go. Hard to beat 'em.

Rob

barbarossa · Post by **barbarossa** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:05 pm

Here s mine a Greener Gp 12ga

JReed · Post by **JReed** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:16 pm

barbarossa
Oh now you gone and made me drool all over my laptop.

madman4570 · Post by **madman4570** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:27 pm

madman4570 wrote:One nice 311C Chris!
Alright where is that sweet Win. 37 single that your are lucky enough to have?

My bad--------My mistake I see it on page 1(I love those guns!)

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:44 pm

Now THIS was funny!!!

Noah Zark wrote: Parker Bros.-- What they did before they got into making the board games . . .
Noah

I don't have any nice shootsguns... but I have several shooters.
Maybe not a shooter, but I like this Sam Holt 12 gauge I rescued... (that's my story Sixgun, & I'm stickin' to it!!!)

1919 Riverside Arms 12 ga.

No pics of the rest, but they're just a couple of IGA Stoegers, a Rossi coach gun in 20 ga. and a 870 with a couple of barrels.

FWiedner · Post by **FWiedner** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:49 pm

.

This one here is my "Hawg Buster".

... for when you absolutely, positively, have to kill a hawg...

C. Cash · Post by **C. Cash** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 10:02 pm

madman4570 wrote:
madman4570 wrote:One nice 311C Chris!
Alright where is that sweet Win. 37 single that your are lucky enough to have?
My bad--------My mistake I see it on page 1(I love those guns!)

Thanks Madman! Yeah, the singles and doubles take you back to simple times and great memories. The Win. 37 is the classiest of singles, in my book.

Streetstar · Post by **Streetstar** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 10:28 pm

JReed wrote:Oh wow this thread popped back up out of no where.

Streetcar you wont hear any boo's from me the 870 is a great gun none better for the money.

Thanks Jeremy,

the 870 is a platform a warrior can appreciate, (whether busting down doors, or clay targets or in the field) --- Its kind of like the shotgun equivalent of a Ruger 10/22 or a Marlin 336 ---- one that does a great job, but we rarely brag about the appearance.

But some of the boom sticks you guys have ------------ Man. I love those nice doubles and singles. The '97s are cool, but i would love to shoot one of those Winchester lever action shotguns !

I also love the look of the Browning auto-5, as well as the early Winchester autoloaders ----not as traditional as the doubles, but these are still beautiful designs, aesthetically. I have been trying to find a pic of my dad's old model 50, but have been unlucky -- it now belongs to my brother. A slimmer, more graceful platform i have rarely encountered (although in profile, this gun looks like most other autoloaders ) ----- Of course the family tie-in may distort my view of these a little, as they were only out there for 10 years or so in the '50s

madman4570 · Post by **madman4570** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:29 am

C. Cash wrote:
madman4570 wrote:
madman4570 wrote:One nice 311C Chris!
Alright where is that sweet Win. 37 single that your are lucky enough to have?
My bad--------My mistake I see it on page 1(I love those guns!)
Thanks Madman! Yeah, the singles and doubles take you back to simple times and great memories. The Win. 37 is the classiest of singles, in my book.

Thanks Chris----Awesome pic!
That Win 37 just floats my boat, and you sure have a fine one!

Markbo · Post by **Markbo** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 1:45 pm

Well let's try this again. I figured since this was Leverguns.com old timey was what to show off. How about a pretty little 12 ga. coach gun?

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 3:49 pm

Markbo wrote:Well let's try this again. I figured since this was Leverguns.com old timey was what to show off. How about a pretty little 12 ga. coach gun?

Shore is pretty!

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Uh... What is it?

CowboyTutt · Post by **CowboyTutt** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:28 pm

Yup, I want to know too! What is it? -Tutt

JReed · Post by **JReed** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:22 pm

Yes do tell