Hello everyone. Been awhile since I posted, but I have a new question that I hope someone can shed some light on for me.
I recently purchased a nice little Model 1912 20ga for $700.00. It appears the gun has been re-blued as it has a deep luster and some of the roll markings on the barrel are a bit hard to read, like the bluing has filled in the letters.
Anyway, let me describe the gun, then I will get to my questions. The gun has a serial number of 146**, the serial # on the receiver and the Magazine tube match. The barrel is 25" without a rib. Below the model number roll mark on the left side of the barrel it has been stamped "2 3/4" CHAM." and it appears the choke stamp has been over struck with CYL. Beneath the CYL I can see remnants of FULL. I measured the end of the bore at 0.615".
I disassembled the gun, inspected it and cleaned and oiled it. Once I had it together, I shot three rounds of 2 3/4" Remington #6 "Game Loads". It seemed to function OK.
Now for my questions:
1)Is there anyway to tell if the gun was re-chambered from 2 1/2" to 2 3/4" by the Winchester factory or was it done by a gunsmith?
2)How much does the re-bulling job and the re-chamber detract from the value?
3)Is the gun safe to continue to use modern 2 3/4" loads.
4)Did I pay too much money?
Thanks for any info you can give me. I don't have pictures, but I can try and take some if it would help.
Thanks
Wyoredman
I recently purchased a nice little Model 1912 20ga for $700.00. It appears the gun has been re-blued as it has a deep luster and some of the roll markings on the barrel are a bit hard to read, like the bluing has filled in the letters.
Anyway, let me describe the gun, then I will get to my questions. The gun has a serial number of 146**, the serial # on the receiver and the Magazine tube match. The barrel is 25" without a rib. Below the model number roll mark on the left side of the barrel it has been stamped "2 3/4" CHAM." and it appears the choke stamp has been over struck with CYL. Beneath the CYL I can see remnants of FULL. I measured the end of the bore at 0.615".
I disassembled the gun, inspected it and cleaned and oiled it. Once I had it together, I shot three rounds of 2 3/4" Remington #6 "Game Loads". It seemed to function OK.
Now for my questions:
1)Is there anyway to tell if the gun was re-chambered from 2 1/2" to 2 3/4" by the Winchester factory or was it done by a gunsmith?
2)How much does the re-bulling job and the re-chamber detract from the value?
3)Is the gun safe to continue to use modern 2 3/4" loads.
4)Did I pay too much money?
Thanks for any info you can give me. I don't have pictures, but I can try and take some if it would help.
Thanks
Wyoredman