AethelstanAegen
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I'm looking into possibly buying my first shotgun. I've fired shotguns in the past and have quite a bit of experience with my father's Mossberg 500. I've been looking for something a little different than I often see. In the course of buying my first 1911 I stumbled on a reproduction of another of J.M. Browning's creations, the IAC imported Norinco "Winchester" 1897 12 ga.
Does anyone have any experience with one these? I'm mostly interested in the reliability, overall fit and finish and general impressions anyone has who's seen one in person.
I'm also interested to know what the choke situation is with one of these...I've seen an intriguing "buck and ball" type 12ga round that reminds me a lot of what I used to fire out of my blackpowder Springfield .69 musket. IIRC the particular round would not work well with a choke and so I'm hoping this 1897 has a removable choke.
Thank you for your help!
Edit: I thought it might be worth mentioning that I'm looking at a seller who has them for around $349. Does that seem a reasonable price?
Does anyone have any experience with one these? I'm mostly interested in the reliability, overall fit and finish and general impressions anyone has who's seen one in person.
I'm also interested to know what the choke situation is with one of these...I've seen an intriguing "buck and ball" type 12ga round that reminds me a lot of what I used to fire out of my blackpowder Springfield .69 musket. IIRC the particular round would not work well with a choke and so I'm hoping this 1897 has a removable choke.
Thank you for your help!
Edit: I thought it might be worth mentioning that I'm looking at a seller who has them for around $349. Does that seem a reasonable price?
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