[Spiggy]

:confused:

So I was rummaging around the old storage bin looking for my ratchet set and I was shocked to find what looked like the end of a buttstock. When I dug all the trash out, I found myself a random shotgun to what looks like a S&W 916A (on barrel) and I was wondering if anyone can help me with some questions:

What's it worth?
how is it(performance- I like trap, rigidity, all that good stuff)?

From the looks on the insides it seems shiny and OK, but on the outside has slight rust forming (it's been living in an attic for who knows how long) and on the right side of the pump has slightly dinked wood(peice of it chipped off).

Oh, Thanks in advanced for your replies

[Fred Fuller]

In the 1960's, with the little war in Southeast Asia heating up and defense money as well as law enforcement money beginning to flow (remember those riots in the 1960s?), S&W decided to diversify out of handguns a bit. The old Nobel Manufacturing Company had gone out of business, and S&W bought their designs, patents and tooling. By the early 1970s S&W had modernized the designs a bit and launched production of a line of sporting and law enforcement shotguns. Based on the Nobel Model 60 series, the new S&W offerings were derived directly from the Eastfield Model 916 and therefore took its model number. Versions of the police/riot gun were produced with 5+1 and 7+1 ammunition capacities.

S&W dropped its shotgun line in 1984.

The gun is a good solid design and should be a satisfactory shooter. As with any shotgun that has not seen daylight for a while, evaluation by a professional is in order before the gun is used/fired, to determine its condition and inherent safety. Early models had fixed barrels, barrels on later models were removeable

This is one of those unusual designs where the buttstock screw puts pressure on the screw and pin holding in the trigger group- the stock has to be removed first in taking this gun down. I strongly suggest that you refrain from attempting disassembly on this model, it is not a friendly design to take down and reassemble.

hth,

lpl/nc

[Spiggy]

:) Thanks Lee!

unfortunately I was born the year Reagan told Gorbachev to tear down that wall so I wouldnt know of any riots aside from books and lessons :confused:

ok! so does anyone else own one? I'd like to be able to fiddle through my gun and make sure it's working before I head to the range this weekend :D

Again, Thanks for your replies

[mnrivrat]

I think Lee covered it rather well.

Maybe gave it more credit than I would when he mentioned good solid design, but that's OK. When they work, they are OK.

I view them with little appreciation and have worked on a number of them. They rank for me about the same as a Savage 67, or the Nobel 60 and that is not a good thing. Their value is about $100 if clean and in good working condition. I personaly wouldn't give over $50 for a working one, but that's me. I think I still have a couple broken down ones somewhere around here.