The non Remington 870s in my stuff....
An L.C. Smith Fieldgrade 20
A Stevens 311 20
A Rossi Overland coach 12
A Stevens 940 single shot .410
a Savage 24 in .223 over 20
Nothing fancy, but nice to have as my bedroom shotgun. Charles Daly 301 Tactical 12 gauge, paid under $200 for it NIB, goes bang every time no matter what I've fed through it. Only added a sling and a recoil pad. Keeping it simple.
Remington 870, 12 ga., "Special Purpose Deer" model that I got brand new in 1987. Over the years the receiver got drilled & tapped for a Weaver rail, it got a fully rifled barrel in 2001, and a trigger job 5 or 6 years ago. Filled a lot of deer tags over the years and before I got a dedicated turkey gun it did a few years as a turkey gun by swapping to a full choke barrel. Still my one and only slug gun for shotgun areas.
One is a beater, trade-in 870 police magnum I got for $190, and the other is an 870 police marine magnum which is a nickeled police magnum unlike a standard marine magnum. It was released through Lipsey's or Davidson's (I can't recall which). It used to be my patrol shotgun, but it's climbed too much in value to be carried in a trunk so I replaced it.
Top to bottom:
1-Stevens 97 .410 bore
2-Savage Fox Model B 20 gauge SxS (made in 1950)
3-Savage Fox Model B 16 gauge SxS (made in 1966)
4-Savage Fox Model B 12 gauge SxS (made in 1972)
5-CZ/Huglu Hammer Classic 12 gauge SxS
6-Mossberg 500 12 gauge
My old Savage Fox Model B. It has been my companion in the dove fields for decades. My mom painted the picture and my grandfather carved the decoy. Gene Hill wrote the books.
Ok, so I stopped by the LGS today and saw this .410 single shot imported by RIA for $109.00 and thought, why not? Should make a nice companion piece to the S&W Governor...
Time for me to make another contribution to this interesting thread. An old Stevens 820B in 12 ga.. They were made from 1949 to 1954 according to my research. Not a high end shotgun by any means, just a budget priced pump shotgun. This one functions good but the bluing is getting thin on the barrel where it had just begun to get some light surface rust after being neglected from about 1962 until 1997 when I acquired it. Wiped it down with some rags soaked with WD-40 and it cleaned up but the bluing was already very thin. Now that I'm downsizing the guns this one may be headed to a local auctioneer that occasionally does gun & hunting type auctions. It works good but I already have several other 12 ga. pumps and need room in the gun safes.....
Here are a few favorites of mine.
-1959 Model 12 that I cut the barrel down on and installed a new bead. Copperhead was taken with the Model 12 last Saturday by our gate. Thankfully it was me walking through the gate and not my kids.
-1963 870 Wingmaster
-CZ Bobwhite G2 20ga
My Mossberg Model 500 ATP All Factory Original 23" Barrel Cylinder Bore 8-Shot Phosphate Coated Slugster Sight Item 00-500R-1079 (All info right off the Box), with Bayonet Lug for the US M7 (M-16) Bayonet. Bought New In Box at an Atlanta Gun Show in the early1980’s from a Dealer's excess inventory for $180.00. This may have been intended as a Military or Police Model. Original Wood Shown (Not Interchangeable with "regular" Model 500 ATP's we have) along with the add-on Pachmayr Vindicator front grip sleeve that is much more slender and comfortable to use. Of course I'll keep the large original Wood Fore Stock. The folding rear sight, recoil pad and sling swivels are heavy duty to say the least. Has a very low Serial Number H700xx. A Real Keeper. Shown with USGI and Imported longer blade Bayonets.
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