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< 16ga. Guns ~ Winchester Model 42 .410 ga. |
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Tue Jul 12, 2005 9:08 pm
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Joined: 15 Oct 2004
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Location: Indiana
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On vacation I came across a really nice one, 26" Mod choke, made in 1954. It is in excellent condition, est. at least 98 honest %, so my heart overruled my head and I bought it. Took it to the local skeet range and fired a box of AA Winchester 1/2 oz. #8's; broke 22 with it. I sure love it; it's a miniature Model 12. Now I'm looking for a real nice 16 to match the 20's and 12 gauges I have..... |
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Wed Jul 13, 2005 4:24 am
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Joined: 27 Jun 2005
Posts: 283
Location: Texas Panhandle
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goodluck, the one i found, well used but not abused, appears to be built on a 20 gage frame. A very nice handling gun..
enjoy the hunt
rayb |
_________________ anything other than the 16 gauge is a passing fad
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Fri Nov 11, 2005 10:20 pm
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Joined: 08 Nov 2005
Posts: 3440
Location: Illinois
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These are NICE I had one years ago and sold it .Around here East-Central Il. a good field grade will bring $1000.00 Mine was a skeet model |
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Sat Nov 12, 2005 9:12 pm
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Joined: 15 Oct 2004
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Location: Indiana
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I really love shooting the M-42 but I feel guilty because I don't want to put unnecessary wear on it....but with no recoil, it is truly a shooter's joy.... |
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Mon Nov 14, 2005 2:53 pm
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Joined: 12 Mar 2005
Posts: 6535
Location: massachusetts
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Chief, I call my .410 shotguns "teacher". There is no better gauge to learn and ingrain the finer points of wingshooting with than a .410 on the skeet range. I thought I knew what I was doing when wingshooting until I picked up a .410 Charles Daly/Miroku O/U years ago.
That little gun taught me more in two sessions than any other gun I had shot with previously in 10 years. Since recoil is nil with a .410, every mistake you make in mount, swing, execution, and follow through shows up like it was lit up in neon, especially the involuntary flinch at the trigger pull. Fortunately, mine was "target panic" and not from recoil. I learned to release my breath a tad as I slapped the trigger instead of clenching my teeth. That helped cure my problem--that and several hundred rounds of .410, low gun skeet. I found out that missing, although not fun, was not fatal. Once I learned not to be so keyed up, shooting became much more pleasent and ironically it seems, I got better at hitting.
I still like to shoot several .410 rounds a week just to keep up the training. Besides, it is so much more fun to shoot and not be sucker punched by your 12 or even your 16 ga. eargaschplitzenzeeneckengaznapen. A bruised ego is better than a bruised shoulder, and more enlightening too. Thank you little .410 teacher.
I'll bet the first owner made the mistake of not shooting that little 42. So shoot the hell out of it, and don't repeat his error. It was made to be shot and it will wear in--not out. Model 12/42 guns tend to do that. Enjoy!! |
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Mon Nov 14, 2005 6:20 pm
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Joined: 15 Oct 2004
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Location: Indiana
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Thank you, Guy, I probably will. There certainly is not a gun in my cabinet that is more fun to shoot ! |
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Tue Nov 15, 2005 5:32 am
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Joined: 12 Mar 2005
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Location: massachusetts
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Amen to that Chief. That little gun is teaching you already. |
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