The Russian Mosin Nagant Forum

We have been getting $300 bonuses quarterly, probably for having to deal with all the extra crap COVID has caused. So although I don't get the 4th quarter one until Dec.24, I couldn't take the chance that this would stay in the shop that long:
I put it on layaway immediately, and then went back this last paycheck and picked it up.

It was made in 1960, and was a safe queen. A guy came in and sold about 6 shotguns, there was a beat-up Model 12 from the 50's, and a really bad (cosmetically) Model 97. Both Model 12's were $300, The 97, $200. I have always wanted both models, and I almost bought the 97, always wanted to make a 20" HD gun from one, but my Ithaca 37 does more than an adequate job. I have some gunked up varnish that used to be oil to clean out of there, and I'd like to touch up the stock and forearm with some tung oil, but this one hasn't been abused, everything is original.

It will be my Vintage Shoot Trap gun, and might go pheasant hunting with me also, but I'm still working on a Sauer 16 ga. SxS for that. The gun is waiting for me, maybe that stimulus check will come in handy. I paid off my Ljutic with the last one.

Congratulations on Model 12. That's a very good price. I still see some around here but most are worn or refinished and overpriced. The value on them took a hit when they started letting people build and bring "custom" shotguns to shooting matches years ago.

$1200 with a box of ammo today, so long as it fires the buyer won't give a shit how it looks. That's the sort of market we have here right now.

Very nice scattergun!

Dang nice. That doesn’t look like the standard edition wood. Gotta be a deluxe model? 2 thumbs up on that one

Update:
Since Congress gave me some money, I thought it only fit that I buy a gun with it. I got that Sauer 16 ga SxS also:
My pics are too big to post, so I'll describe it:
It is light, I doubt it reaches 6# loaded. It has Greener crossbolt, and underlug, double triggers, very slight pistol grip, almost a straight stock. 29 3/16" barrels (75 cm), F&F, it is chambered 65mm. (2 9/16" or 2 1/2. I bought some 2 1/2" RST shells tonight, a flat. Should hold me a long time.) I bought it from a guy in my Trap league, he's on Guns International, buys restores, and sells old doubles and other guns that interest him. I shot it this summer, it raps ya pretty good, I won't be shooting a lot of Trap or Sporting Clays with it.

This one is similar, but not the same as mine;
It's closer to this, but more patina, and a metal trigger guard instead of horn:

Nice.