My first shotgun was a Model 42. A friend of my dad's gave me his old shotgun. I shot trap and hunted with it. I sold it about 26 years ago, not having a clue about what I had. Under the circumstances at the time, it was on one coast and I was on the other and I really wanted a Browning BDA-380, so I won't beat myself up too badly over it. But I sure wish I still had that little scattergun.
Winchester Model 42 410 pump
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Tom Held
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I'm glad you posted it. Anyone buying a 42 (if you want an untouched original) has to be aware that many of the basic field guns have been built-up. But I would do the same thing if I could find an old clunker of a 42 for $500 or $600 (the clunkers seem to go for a $1,000). I would send it Simmons and have them rework it.
I'm glad you posted it. Anyone buying a 42 (if you want an untouched original) has to be aware that many of the basic field guns have been built-up. But I would do the same thing if I could find an old clunker of a 42 for $500 or $600 (the clunkers seem to go for a $1,000). I would send it Simmons and have them rework it.
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I'm no major fan of the 410, as you may have noticed.
But, were I to run across a decent 42, even one of the Brownings, at a good price, I think I'd get it for GPs.
And a MEC loader.
But, were I to run across a decent 42, even one of the Brownings, at a good price, I think I'd get it for GPs.
And a MEC loader.
paducahrider
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Mod 42 contribution.
Howdy!
All 410 lovers can thank the Model 42 for the 3" shotgun shell configuration.
Winchester brought out the 3" in about 1934, to use in their new Model 42 410 bore only, pump.
Before that, all that was available was 2" and 2 1/2" rounds, which makes it easy to understand why the 410 bore was thought of as a "boys" gun.
I have never felt that way about 410s, as the 3/4 oz 3" was available when I got my Mod 42, in 1958, and the present day 410 bore 5/8 oz rounds have pretty much got the 28ga covered, performancewise(although I sure like the elegant little 28ga. side by sides).
Anyway, thank goodness for the Mod 42!
Thanks for your time.
Howdy!
All 410 lovers can thank the Model 42 for the 3" shotgun shell configuration.
Winchester brought out the 3" in about 1934, to use in their new Model 42 410 bore only, pump.
Before that, all that was available was 2" and 2 1/2" rounds, which makes it easy to understand why the 410 bore was thought of as a "boys" gun.
I have never felt that way about 410s, as the 3/4 oz 3" was available when I got my Mod 42, in 1958, and the present day 410 bore 5/8 oz rounds have pretty much got the 28ga covered, performancewise(although I sure like the elegant little 28ga. side by sides).
Anyway, thank goodness for the Mod 42!
Thanks for your time.
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paducahrider
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It just looks RIGHT!!
That last pic by 45crittergitter, demonstrates a lot about the beauty of the design.
If you took a pic of a model 12 from a slightly different distance, it would be almost impossible to tell them apart. The mod 42 just does not have that "pipestem" look, of many 410s.
Someone mentioned that it isn't really a super-lightweight gun, and may even be heavier than their twenty ga.
I agree, but will add that it is well balanced and easy to carry, and I remember it feeling that way when I was a pencil neck kid in the tenth grade. The reason for this solid feel isn't hard to see, as about the only stamped part visible on the gun is the shell carrier. There are lots of machined forgings on this gun that would be cast, stamped or worst nowadays.
Thanks for your time.
That last pic by 45crittergitter, demonstrates a lot about the beauty of the design.
If you took a pic of a model 12 from a slightly different distance, it would be almost impossible to tell them apart. The mod 42 just does not have that "pipestem" look, of many 410s.
Someone mentioned that it isn't really a super-lightweight gun, and may even be heavier than their twenty ga.
I agree, but will add that it is well balanced and easy to carry, and I remember it feeling that way when I was a pencil neck kid in the tenth grade. The reason for this solid feel isn't hard to see, as about the only stamped part visible on the gun is the shell carrier. There are lots of machined forgings on this gun that would be cast, stamped or worst nowadays.
Thanks for your time.
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