Metalo
Aluminum
- Joined
- Jan 4, 2008
- Location
- Clinton, Maryland
This is my first post in this section so please bear with me and excuse my lack of proper technical jargon. I inherited a Winchester pump type shotgun a few years back and now that I am becoming a bit more interested in guns I would like to have a better idea of what I have.
One side of the barrel reads "Nickel Steel - Winchester - MOD 12 - 16 GA - MOD"
The other side has a list of patent dates with the last one being July 22 1913.
The serial number is 289xxx and from looking this up online I have determined the date of manufacture to be 1922!
My main concern is that I have been reading that these pre 1927 versions were chambered for 2 9/16 shells. Before learning this I fired (~150) rounds of 2 3/4 No 8 shells through it with no apparent problems. Did I royally screw up?? The only issue I noticed was that if I didn't cycle the pump with authority the spent shell would sometimes get stuck in the ejection port. I have also heard that sometimes the chamber of these older guns was modified to accept the 2 3/4 shells. I don't know if this is the case with mine. How does one measure the chamber? (yes this is not my field of expertise) Also how can I determine if it is choked or not? (clearly I am new to this stuff!!). What does the MOD mean after the 16 GA designation on the barrel? The gun is in beautiful condition in my humble opinion. bluing all there with a tiny bit missing on the pump slide and base of the magazine tube. The barrel doesn't have a rib, just a small bead at the end. The barrel is rather long (as compared to other shotguns I have handled) but I have not measured it. Where does one typically start measuring from?
If anyone could enlighten me a bit about this gun I would greatly appreciate it. I am really concerned about the chamber issue and will not be firing it until I am confident I know what length shells I should use.
If it has been modified to 2 and 3/4 could I still use 2 and 9/16 shells to avoid the getting stuck in the ejection port issue? I see they are scarce but still available. Making them would also be an option since it would provide a good excuse to buy more toys... I mean tools!
If any pictures will help I can produce them.
Thanks in advance. Sorry for the long winded post.
-Joe
One side of the barrel reads "Nickel Steel - Winchester - MOD 12 - 16 GA - MOD"
The other side has a list of patent dates with the last one being July 22 1913.
The serial number is 289xxx and from looking this up online I have determined the date of manufacture to be 1922!
My main concern is that I have been reading that these pre 1927 versions were chambered for 2 9/16 shells. Before learning this I fired (~150) rounds of 2 3/4 No 8 shells through it with no apparent problems. Did I royally screw up?? The only issue I noticed was that if I didn't cycle the pump with authority the spent shell would sometimes get stuck in the ejection port. I have also heard that sometimes the chamber of these older guns was modified to accept the 2 3/4 shells. I don't know if this is the case with mine. How does one measure the chamber? (yes this is not my field of expertise) Also how can I determine if it is choked or not? (clearly I am new to this stuff!!). What does the MOD mean after the 16 GA designation on the barrel? The gun is in beautiful condition in my humble opinion. bluing all there with a tiny bit missing on the pump slide and base of the magazine tube. The barrel doesn't have a rib, just a small bead at the end. The barrel is rather long (as compared to other shotguns I have handled) but I have not measured it. Where does one typically start measuring from?
If anyone could enlighten me a bit about this gun I would greatly appreciate it. I am really concerned about the chamber issue and will not be firing it until I am confident I know what length shells I should use.
If it has been modified to 2 and 3/4 could I still use 2 and 9/16 shells to avoid the getting stuck in the ejection port issue? I see they are scarce but still available. Making them would also be an option since it would provide a good excuse to buy more toys... I mean tools!
If any pictures will help I can produce them.
Thanks in advance. Sorry for the long winded post.
-Joe