1938 lists the stock for a 12 gauge skeet grade as 14" with a Buttplate. Later pump guns, such as the Remington Model 870 and Mossberg Model 500, do not have the slide lock feature. Winchester Model 12 Skeet Gun 12 gauge with 25" Solid Rib Barrel - 12 GA: 0 1d 7h 25m 17240921. The gun looked to be in excellent condition except some nitwit had inlayed a white plastic diamond in the stock at some point. It is not as slow or pokey as one might expect. The staff shot skeet with the gun and concluded It is not as fast as the standard Model-12, but nearly so., In further shooting tests the staff found We could not discern any practical difference in recoil effect when shooting standard three inch heavy duck loads. Winchester supplied two boxes of 3-inch shells loaded with 1 3/8-ounces of #5 chilled shot pushed by four drams equivalent of powder. Dolphin, I agree with you until the part where you imply that Model 12s were sent to Simmons for ribs and then sent back to Winchester to sell. Length of pull is 14". Experts can attest to the vast improvements they have found shooting with the Simmons Ventilated Rib. Although the quality of the rib will be the same as the original Winchester, the only way a Simmons rib looks OK on a Model 12 is if they DON'T put their silly name down the side of the rib. Manufactured in 1959. Winchester sent some M-12s to Simmons to have ribs installed, Simmons returned them to Win. There are currently no customer product questions on this lot. Winchester ~ Model 12 Custom~ 12 GA Used Guns. Buckinghams tests led him to buy his own custom Super Fox, Bo Whoop. Bo Whoop patterned about 90% at 40 yards with specially bored barrels. Item . The Olins bought Winchester for $8.1 million through a combination of $3.3 million cash and the balance in an issue of preferred stock. The extra weight is meant to soak up the recoil of what once was thought to be a very hard-kicking load. The Model 21 received duck gun status in 1940, although 3-inch chambers could be ordered earlier. It was John Olin who inspired Westerns revolutionary Super-Xshotshell in 1921. I recently acquired a 1921 gun. The Winchester Model 12 Heavy Duck Gun Proved Itself a Shooter, Colt No Longer Exclusive Owner of M4 Rifle, Mossberg 940 Pro Turkey & Tactical Review: Shotgun Shangri-La, SHOT Show 2023 Picks: Fossari CRX9 Sporting Over/Under, SHOT Show 2023 Picks: Browning Citori High Grade 50th Anniversary, 8 On-Target Concealed Carry Insurance Options (2022), 10 Affordable Double-Barrel Shotgun Options (2022), Best AR-15 Options For Any Budget And Buyers Guide (2022), Best Concealed Carry Handguns For Women (2022).