Congrats Mills on your Heavy Duck; they are fantastic guns. As Jeff has written, life is short and to each his own on the chokes. JMO but the cost of hunting shells is relatively insignificant and hence I won't open a HD choke for steel shot ….. for me it's bismuth and better yet Kent TM for waterfowl, lead 4's (or 2's where legal) for turkeys and deuces for foxes.
Phil, the early 1950's SKEET guns were catalogued only with matted (solid rib) and with vent rib barrels. If your gun has a plain barrel with factory stamped WS-1 choke, it's likely a special ordered Field gun. Yup. would probably make a good quail or heavy cover woodcock and grouse gun depending on the barrel length.
Anyone interested in a good M12 solid rib Heavy Duck who will be at the Northeast SxS might refer to my Northeast Preview post in the Members' FS section. Reducing the collection.
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