Thank you, Thomas! I'm glad I didn't mess up this time.....

I guess you're right, Rick. I know from experience that often times I've seen something I liked but failed to "pull the trigger" on the deal. When I went back later to buy, it was GONE!!!

a couple more questions--what does the "N" stand for above the serial number? I think I read somewhere that it might stand for a 12b bore. Would a 12 ga. shell fit into the chamber? Short of having special gauge tools, how DO you determine the bore? I have tried the millimeter ruler and a chart, but without much luck. All I know is a 12ga. standard shell will not go into the chamber, and a 20 ga. falls completely through. I don't have a 16 ga. to try. but will get one soon. P.S.--Is a 12b the same as a 13 ga?

i was told the n stood for number the serial no...i asked the same question what did the n stand for and that the answer they gave me....i think you got a good buy myself... charlie

Thanks, Charlie! Jack.

Great shotgun, Jack! Brass hulls are available, but I think the general concensus is not to shoot decarbonized barreled guns, even if they are in choice condition. :cheers:

Thanks so much, Mark...I would have guessed just the opposite, i.e. the steel barrels would be much stronger, but I guess not-learned something new today!


By the way, I was looking at your impressive credentials on your post, and I would just like to THANK YOU and all the veterans who have fought so hard to keep America free! Don't know WHERE we would be as a country if it weren't for you! Jack.