Pathfinder45
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I like what Stinky Pete posted,....however, his list came close, but stopped just shy of perhaps the most legendary pump shotgun of all time. It's an all steel and Walnut gun; if there is any plastic on it, it would probably be the buttplate in later versions... And it's machined steel; even the cartridge lifter; not stamped like some other brands.... I don't even need to mention it's name or model as it is so legendary that it goes without saying. They used to be unaffordable for me; but in the last couple of decades, so many young bucks have traded in Grandpa's family heir-loom shotgun, not knowing what they had in their hands, just to get the latest plastic AR-whatever, that now some of the Classics are within reach of those that have long wanted one.
In case anyone is clueless as to what I'm referring to, here's a pretty nice one: https://www.gunbroker.com/item/806824987
More affordably, here's one more like mine: https://www.gunbroker.com/item/799056847
Prices vary a whole lot depending on the usual factors. Mine was made in 1914; the blueing is long worn off to a silvery patina, but it's as solid and reliable as the day it was made. I only paid $225 for mine at the Portland Expo gunshow in 2012. It's over a hundred years old now and it's all good!
They only made a couple of million of them so they are not hard to find. Also, they are all in take-down configuration, separating into two halves without tools in about 2 seconds.... It's a truly brilliant gun!
Here's a little more info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_Model_1912
In case anyone is clueless as to what I'm referring to, here's a pretty nice one: https://www.gunbroker.com/item/806824987
More affordably, here's one more like mine: https://www.gunbroker.com/item/799056847
Prices vary a whole lot depending on the usual factors. Mine was made in 1914; the blueing is long worn off to a silvery patina, but it's as solid and reliable as the day it was made. I only paid $225 for mine at the Portland Expo gunshow in 2012. It's over a hundred years old now and it's all good!
They only made a couple of million of them so they are not hard to find. Also, they are all in take-down configuration, separating into two halves without tools in about 2 seconds.... It's a truly brilliant gun!
Here's a little more info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_Model_1912
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