SSS?

[esetter - Gerry Addison]

I have a steel shot special and it is only marked on the water table. Here is the number 12SS - 0XXX. Not marked SS on the trigger tang. Mine is 28" and they had special choking that was for shooting the steel shot. They are marked IC and MOD. This is the second one I've owned and they are both marked this way.

[Joe Bernfeld]

Thanks Gerry. That answers my question about the trigger guard tang.

[Twice Shooter]

Are there any special markings on the barrels, or just the SS on the water table? Thanks, Tom

[William Stevenson]

My steel shot special is marked 12SS then the serial number on the water table. The SS marking is not found anywhere else on my gun. Bill

[Twice Shooter]

Thanks Bill. Tom

[Bill Murphy]

If it is marked 3", and is 28" and marked improved cylinder and modified, it is a Steel Shot Special or a special order. Either way, it is worth a premium over other 12 gauge Repros. The Jaqua 28" gun is a SSS or a special order if it is actually marked improved cylinder and modified.

[William Stevenson]

It's not a steel shot special unless it has the 12SS prefix to the serial number on the water table. Bill

[Bill Murphy]

Let's see what the report is on barrel weights. I am guessing the barrel weights are identical for the SSS and standard 28" guns. An unmarked gun with identical features as the SSS may not be a SSS but the guns are identical if the barrel weights are identical.

[William Stevenson]

I agree, but nonetheless, a gun marked 12SS will always command a higher price as it is a "Steel Shot Special" with factory markings. Won't shoot any different or better but that's the way it is. Bill

[Joe Bernfeld]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

If it is marked 3", and is 28" and marked improved cylinder and modified, it is a Steel Shot Special or a special order. Either way, it is worth a premium over other 12 gauge Repros. The Jaqua 28" gun is a SSS or a special order if it is actually marked improved cylinder and modified.

I called. It is not a Steel Shot Special. I weighed the bbls on my 28" IC/MOD non-SSS and they weigh 3 lbs, 2 oz. Someone with a SSS want to weigh their bbls?