Could anybody tell me what model of shotgun this is?
Posted: September 12th, 2014, 5:09 pm
Hey, I was looking around in my basement, and I found my (dearly departed) grandfather's shotgun.
It's a Winchester, I know that. (It says Winchester on the stock, so I think it's a safe guess.)
I'm guessing it's a 12-gauge, but I'm not positive, and I'm not really sure how to tell without purchasing some shells and seeing what fits. It's not pump-action, it's got a handle (it's not very big, it's only large enough to fit an index finger around) on the right side of the receiver to chamber each round manually. As for capacity, I'm guessing three to five shells. It's got wooden furniture, and it doesn't have a rear sight, just a small front sight. I'm guessing it was probably made before 2000, since it's not very new-looking, and my grandfather died not long after that.
I'm not getting home again until next weekend, and I wasn't thoughtful enough to grab the serial number, or take a picture (D'oh!) so I hope this is enough for somebody to go on.
Thanks.
It's a Winchester, I know that. (It says Winchester on the stock, so I think it's a safe guess.)
I'm guessing it's a 12-gauge, but I'm not positive, and I'm not really sure how to tell without purchasing some shells and seeing what fits. It's not pump-action, it's got a handle (it's not very big, it's only large enough to fit an index finger around) on the right side of the receiver to chamber each round manually. As for capacity, I'm guessing three to five shells. It's got wooden furniture, and it doesn't have a rear sight, just a small front sight. I'm guessing it was probably made before 2000, since it's not very new-looking, and my grandfather died not long after that.
I'm not getting home again until next weekend, and I wasn't thoughtful enough to grab the serial number, or take a picture (D'oh!) so I hope this is enough for somebody to go on.
Thanks.