Old School Backpack Zombie Slayer

[echoarms]

I'm thinking braze on some rifle sites and pakerize the sucker.

Sweet! Keep it simple. Bead sight and park it. No need for Vang Comp either, just use flight control buckshot. Pretty awesome that it slamfires too!

It was not getting used, no way in the condition it was in. I have a really nice Benelli bird gun, what the heck do I need an old pump bird gun for? So no guilt on my end for chopping it and make a cool SHTF gun out of it.

I'm leaning towards parkerizing it and a Trijicon front bead only . . . .

I soldered a front sight ramp and parked mine. One of my funnest guns. Be wary of cheap ammo when slam fireing. The steel / AL bases dont come out of the chamber as fast as brass and I've had FTE.

[Mesa Tactical]

I need to get a new bead on it and I think I may even put a nice finish (not sure what yet) on it. I think I may even get crazy and have it cut for chokes and maybe even ported. Wonder if Vang Comp would touch it with a 10' pole?

Bead and a grind-on Limbsaver and yer done.

[BRUNO1911]

"Old School Slam Fire"

Yea baby! Slam Fire!

Spencerhut "Outstanding job!" on your Win/12 project.
Nothing like blue steel and aged wood.

I have a Winny and love the Slam Fire!
Makes me oh sooo happy



Winchester Model 1897/.12ga take-down made in 1945 with DIY pistol grip
20" barrel,32" OAL

[ElvenSoul]

I have always wanted one of these

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2007/10/13/tp-82-russian-space-pistol-shotgun-carbine-flare-gun-no-longer-being-carried-into-space/

[CC Gunsmithing]

Ain't no school like the old school...

[Richard Erichsen]

We got a really ratty looking, no finish at all, never cleaned, full of mud, really sad Winchester Model 12 from 1929 in the shop the other day. Didn't pay much for it and I doubt it's worth much as it was. I decided to go ahead and clean it up to see if I could get anything out of it and still sleep at night. Several hours to completely disassemble, clean and apply a couple of coats of cold blue. I was amazed at how well it cleaned up and even took the cold blue pretty well. So then the wheels started turning. I noticed the gun would fit in my Go Bag perfectly when broken down if I cut the barrel down to 20". Since this gun is from the good old days it is built incredibly strong and with no concern for current games rules so it has a (6) round tube
Before mods:

I took the leap and did a hacksaw/file job on the barrel this afternoon. I think it turned out great!

I need to get a new bead on it and I think I may even put a nice finish (not sure what yet) on it. I think I may even get crazy and have it cut for chokes and maybe even ported. Wonder if Vang Comp would touch it with a 10' pole?

Shot it anyway and it was a freaking blast. Put (50) birdshot, (5) slugs and (5) buckshot though it with no problem at all. I really like this gun!

I forgot the best part, it's a slam fire gun!

It's a beauty - well done. I wouldn't bother on the porting and other than tightening up your pattern with cheaper shotshells the cylinder bore really is the way to go.

I don't follow on the "slam fire" comment.

R

[CC Gunsmithing]

hold down trigger, rack pump, shotgun fires = slamfire on a pump... Also works on some pump rifles...

[bsg]

i would have left it in it's original configuration; the purist in me sometimes restricts my movement with projects i would otherwise move forward with.

i hope this project turns out well for you. it is nice to see that someone is excited to own this old Winchester.

[OpticsPlanet]

Wow! I wanna hang out with you guys! Some nice compact shotguns here. In the Communist Midwest we really appreciate scatterguns of all types!

George P.