

They will loosen if the threads are not lubed with a good grease each time they are taken down.
#WINCHESTER MODEL 25 12 GAUGE VALUE SERIAL NUMBER#
Those take up collars are scarcer than Triplelocks! I have inherited a Winchester Model 1912 12 gauge shotgun with the following characteristics: walnut stock, hard rubber butt plate, ribbed forearm, 28 inch barrel, Serial Number 57,426 (manufactured in 1914), cylinder choke, tan-blue blueing and the gun is in good condition. There was a reason! Do not take a 12 apart more often than absolutely necessary. This was an attempt by Winchester to introduce a less expensive version of the Model. The Model 25 was furnished in 12 gauge with 26' or 28' plain round barrel, plain walnut pistol-grip stock with grooved slide handle. If you look on an old parts list for the 12, you will see that were at least six and maybe eight take up collars available, each with a range of adjustment for wear. Model 25 This model is similar in appearance to the Model 12 but does not have the takedown feature. 21 - Blueprints Part 4 Model 24 Double Barrel Shotgun Model 25 Shotgun Model 37. Winchester Shotgun Model 50 12 Gauge 25 Inch Shotgun Barrel. The take down feature on pump guns is pretty much only used for cleaning, not for travel these days. Worlds largest gun value guide, schematics & blueprint library and gun. Winchester Model 12 12 Gauge Original Shotgun Stock Uncommon Straight Grip. It was common to travel by train on hunting and trapshooting trips, and a take down was much more convenient to transport. If you think about takedown shotguns, bear in mind that when the 12 first came out, most shooters were used to doubles and singles, that were of course takedowns.

For a brief time there was a Model 12 Lightweight version, that used a different take down design. A solid frame is a very good idea! The Model 97 was also made in take down and solid frame, although without different model numbers. Better to scant the cleaning, or clean from the muzzle than to take them apart often. Blue Book (31st edition dated 2010) 12 gauge listed only for brevity. He told me that of the thousands of guns he had worked, far more had gotten loose from being taken apart for cleaning than ever showed any wear from shooting. Values depend on condition of course and gauge. One became a little loose, so I took it to the Grand to have Stu Wright, one of the premier M12 smiths, work on it. Very good bore The model 25 is a non-takedown model 12, manufactured only from 1949 to 1954. I shot a couple of older 12's at trap for quite a few years. Used Firearms For Sale in Canada: Winchester M70. Winchester, 12 Gauge, 3', 1 5/8 oz., Super-X Super Pheasant Copper Plated Shotshells, 25 Rounds Buyer's Club 33.24 Non-Member 34.
