Grunt
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It's been said that some of the best shotguns made was the old Winchester Model 12. Some would even argue that it's better than the Remington 870, Mossberg 500 or some of the other popular guns of today. What caused it to go out of production wasn't that it was a bad gun but the production costs grew to where it priced itself out of the market and was replaced by the 1200. Personally, I have an older Ithaca 37 that I like probably better than my 870s but what about the other old shotguns that are now out of production, how would they fair against some of the current production models. Some of these old shotguns that come to mind are like the High Standard K-1200 Flite King, Stevens 67, Ithaca 37 (although like I said, I have my own opion on this one), and Browning autos just to name a few. Is it the other designs like the 870 or Mossberg are the better designs be it smoother, more rugged, reliable, etc. or is it a case of older manufacturing methods not being able to keep up in the modern world of high production and lower costs? If the older guns were still in production right along side the modern shotguns and the price was even across the board, what one would you choose?