I found a mod.12 #1036610 made in 1947. It has an 18-20" barrel with a "Noble Varycheck Choke" on it. The magazine holds 5(?) shells and looks similar to Winchester 97 mags.
What do numbers 15 through 40 on the choke mean?
Is the all-round muzzle brake (similar to BOSS) effective?
Which problems to watch for?
The gun wouldn't cycle when I dry-fired it on a snap-cap, only when the slide release was depressed. The store will check into it but I wanted to ask here what sort of a problem that could be?
Overall, how does it compare to older 97s or newer 12s for reliability, etc?
Is there anything special I need to know re: re-bluing it?
Does anyone in Minnesota do a decent parkerizing job?
Thanks a lot.
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Oleg "peacemonger" Volk
http://www.a-human-right.com
http://www.olegvolk.net
What do numbers 15 through 40 on the choke mean?
Is the all-round muzzle brake (similar to BOSS) effective?
Which problems to watch for?
The gun wouldn't cycle when I dry-fired it on a snap-cap, only when the slide release was depressed. The store will check into it but I wanted to ask here what sort of a problem that could be?
Overall, how does it compare to older 97s or newer 12s for reliability, etc?
Is there anything special I need to know re: re-bluing it?
Does anyone in Minnesota do a decent parkerizing job?
Thanks a lot.
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Oleg "peacemonger" Volk
http://www.a-human-right.com
http://www.olegvolk.net