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04-26-2016, 08:48 AM | #13 | ||||||
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I believe I read somewhere that Winchester put lead in the butt stocks of M12 Heavy Ducks to kill the muzzle heaviness. I have one but I've never looked. Maybe it's iron. At any rate the gun is still a little muzzle heavy which is OK.
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04-26-2016, 04:50 PM | #14 | ||||||
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Jeff - I heard the same thing. (But I never checked mine either...)
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04-26-2016, 06:23 PM | #15 | ||||||
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Yup, there is lead in the stock of a Model 12 3" gun. The barrel is also heavier than a standard Model 12 barrel. The heavier barrel was not about safety. Winchester would bore a standard Model 12 for 3" shells without a question.
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04-27-2016, 08:00 AM | #16 | ||||||
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I bet the lead in the butts of thise heavy 12s cause a few problems on some guns given the wet conditions that some of them saw.
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04-27-2016, 07:02 PM | #17 | ||||||
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I wouldn't be surprised if Model 12 Heavy Ducks are not eventually outlawed in California for containing lead.
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04-28-2016, 05:56 AM | #18 | ||||||
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Years ago I bought a M12 Duck Gun with a solid rib.
It had a round lead chunk fast in the stock somehow, but there was no sign of glue showing under the recoil pad. That gun liked to beat me to death, it kicked me hard even with trap loads. Must have been a terrible fit for me. Needless to say I got rid of it. I was about 19 or so when I had that one. |
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