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I finally got this project finished. It's a 1935 Winchester Model 12 20ga, 28" Solid Rib. I found the gun a few years ago in Seattle on a business trip. It had good metal and low wear. The finish was in rough shape, but all that mattered to me was the configuration - 20 ga , 28" solid rib, the good metal, and low wear. I offered $100 less than the asking price, the pawnshop (mostly a gun shop) accepted. We found out they couldn't sell it to me, since I'm a CA resident. I checked and my C&R FFL had expired. I asked them to hold it until my license could be renewed. They obliged. Finally, my new license came thru almost 6 months later and I had a trip up to Seattle again. I went in the shop again knowing they had to have sold it. I asked. They still had it! They brought it out and it was marked down another $100 from my offer! I counted out the dough.

 

In the next few months, I shot it at sporting clays and it worked flawlessly.

 

Later, I researched the "right guy" to refinish the metal. A shop in Indiana. Off it went. Months later it came back still stocked in the original field grade wood. I took it on a hunt. Bam! Pump.... can't pump! It locked up solid. Finally I slammed the butt on the soft dirt while holding the forend and it kicked out a shell with the brass that was badly deformed. Something in the chamber had been fouled up during the disassembly/reassembly. They made an attempt at fixing it. It was about 95%, just slightly sticky on the ejection. The shells were still pooched out a bit. I sent it back again and had the chamber re-sleeved. All is well.

 

Now it's a nice clays and quail gun with the .010" choke I had it bored to.

 

The metal was refinished by Winchester M12 experts. The wood is new from Show Me Gunstocks in MO.

 

Before

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After

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I really like the wood. How does the new blue hold up to finger grease now?

 

Not sure if I'd have the patience to get it redone twice!

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It's been a couple years since the re-blue job. I've shot it at clays many times and hunted it once. The blueing seems to be as good as any hot blueing I've had on a gun.

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I really like the wood. How does the new blue hold up to finger grease now?

 

Not sure if I'd have the patience to get it redone twice!

More pix of the wood.

 

Show side

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Off side (almost as nice)

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Forend show side

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Forend off side

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