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Having been a pump gunner, mostly, for some 65 years, I know that the Winchester Mod. 12 of John M. Browning design was the ‘’BESTEST’’ pump gun ever. I’ve had two.
The folks who own Browning now own the legacy, patents are long-expired.
Browning did make & sell a supposed clone, the ‘’BPS’’, which although closely resembling a Mod. 12, certainly didn’t work anywhere near as well as the real thing. Second thought, they probably had it made in Japan, but marketed here in our USA.
Remington, which also made & sold many pump guns, mainly the 870 & clones, used to tout their ‘’dual action bars’’; but I never heard of anyone having a problem with the Mod. 12’s single bar.
I have a Mossberg which works well and has some nice features; but it certainly is not Mod. 12 ‘’smooth’’.
So I’m wondering why someone doesn’t re-introduce a REAL Mod. 12 now ?
Someone here must know more ?
leVieux
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Having been a pump gunner, mostly, for some 65 years, I know that the Winchester Mod. 12 of John M. Browning design was the ‘’BESTEST’’ pump gun ever. I’ve had two.
The folks who own Browning now own the legacy, patents are long-expired.
Browning did make & sell a supposed clone, the ‘’BPS’’, which although closely resembling a Mod. 12, certainly didn’t work anywhere near as well as the real thing. Second thought, they probably had it made in Japan, but marketed here in our USA.
Remington, which also made & sold many pump guns, mainly the 870 & clones, used to tout their ‘’dual action bars’’; but I never heard of anyone having a problem with the Mod. 12’s single bar.
I have a Mossberg which works well and has some nice features; but it certainly is not Mod. 12 ‘’smooth’’.
So I’m wondering why someone doesn’t re-introduce a REAL Mod. 12 now ?
Someone here must know more ?
leVieux
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