There are 3 wingmasters that I'm looking at buying - well actually, I can only afford one. They are all fixed choke - two full one modified. two of them have the white spacers between the grip cap and the buttplate (and have rubber cushioning) the other one is a little more plain jane. It has no vent rib on the barrel and has no white spacers (plastic buttplate). It may also be older, it is the 2.75" chamber only. The other two say magnum and will take the 3" shell. Price is one consideration. The nicest of the three has nicer wood and appears to be lightly used. They are asking $279 for the really nice one. $219 for the other two. I'm leaning towards shelling out the extra bucks for the nice one. Question is, did they make several grades of Wingmasters? I don't really need the use of the 3" shells. Not sure how much of an advantage the vent rib is? I could always add a cushioned buttplate to the stock.
Any comments - how important are vent rib barrels? Do they really help? I have shot very informal trap before, but have never owned a shotgun.
Any comments - how important are vent rib barrels? Do they really help? I have shot very informal trap before, but have never owned a shotgun.