Winchester Model 12 Chapter 2

[@martinfranke846]

I just got a beautiful Winchester model 12, made in 1940 in 16 gauge, modified choke, 30 in barrel for just a hair under $300. Somebody wasn't paying attention at the auction! Had an original plug in the tube for waterfowl, which I removed but kept. I have a Mossberg 500 and two Stevens "double hump" 520's, all fine guns, but nothing beats the Winchester 12 for elegance and smoothness of operation.

[@ralphiewigs2208]

Inherited a model 12, 30 inch, full choke from my grandfather. It was made in 1929 and he was the original owner. He really prized that gun.

[@johnnytrigger5512]

Hold it and think of him, its your prized piece now👍

[@duck_rifle5879]

Mmm spectacular bird gun. What a treasure.

[@SquaficleDude]

I got lucky and found a 1928 in a pawn shop. Lot of fun.

[@YourLocalShooter]

I got one made in 1929 as well, with a full choke 32 inch barrel. Solid Rib.

[@Synthgunner]

I inherited a model 12 from my grandpa, he was a Korean War combat veteran, Marine Corps. Miss you grandpa

[@BilgePump]

Thems are the best kinda guns. Family heirloom now

[@kevinalfrey2633]

Same here, mine was a ww2 vet

[@strattuner]

your grandpa left you with firepower,the model 12 is the best shotgun made,the designer was a genius,mine is cleaned once a month esp barrel,its smothered in oil,i own alot of junk towels,just for the model 12 machine

[@strattuner]

@Pootispenser Man outstanding for you

[@marklott4355]

I have a Model 12 made between 1942 and 1952. My brother traded a Ford convertible in 1967 for it. Has a 24 inch barrel with vented rib accompanied by a polychoke. Beautiful engraved forearm. The previous owner was a gunsmith. My brother shipped the gun to my dad through the military. My father never owned a shotgun other than a one pipe or double barrel until then. He fell in love with the Winchester Model 12! It became his favorite hunting tool. He said if he had a five dollar bill for every rabbit, squirrel, pheasant or coon he killed with that gun, he would always have a Cadillac on the driveway! After the old man passed away, my brothers and I still use that Model 12! I start every small game hunting season with the old man's pump gun. Every time I reach into my gunsafe, get to touch something that he used and loved faithfully. Long live the hunting sports. And long live the men and women who keep it alive.

[@GeneralJameson]

If Hickok45 was my teacher I would have aced his quizzes. If I had more teachers like him I would have probally loved school. When someone knows how to talk and explain things and stress important facts they can make learning actually fun and easy.

[@Ali-7676]

good teacher or bad teacher......your education is YOUR responsibility.

[@drameday]

Mine was built in 1959. It was my grandpa’s main game getter. There’s no telling how many times it’s put dinner on the table. Still shoots great, but doesn’t get a lot of use these days.

[@comiketiger]

Loved the model 12. When in junior high and high school dad took me to a clay shot that met once a week to shoot trap. Kind of like a bowling league. We used the model 12 and my grandpa had a old Marlin over and under. Fantastic shotgun as well. Loved doing that with my dad. We were a team. Great memories. God bless all here.

[@microchrist6122]

“If you have a shotgun, you’re well armed.”

[@kingsly2275]

@George Washington So uh who’s gonna tell him the irony of having a iron cross pfp commonly associated with nazis who are fascists and somewhat similar to communists on a few major points and also calling themselves George Washington?

[@bongwaterbaptist]

@@kingsly2275 yeah this guy is off his rockers

[@famousbowl9926]

@@kingsly2275 hahahah!

[@J72-w9t]

I have 7 😏

[@johnnytrigger5512]

@@kingsly2275 drugs are bad dude

[@stephenstevens6573]

My first firearm, and its been with, first my grandfather, then my father, then to me. It will go to my son when I pass...the best shotgun ever made.

[@ryanpatrickwhite97]

“Pot smoker and a half” should be the model 12’s official motto

[@maxkronader5225]

"I was just in the mood to shoot a shotgun." Preach, brother! Can I get an Amen?

[@diallesr]

"Now that is a POT smoker" Gold 😂😂😂

[@johnnytrigger5512]

@George Washington he nails the pot in one🙂

[@jasonrodgers7762]

I have a Model 12 pigeon grade and a Model 12 20 guage that were my dads. I love those shotguns.

[@paulshayter1113]

I might be wrong but recall hearing the 20 gauge model 12s are worth more than the 12 gauge.

[@jasonrodgers7762]

@@paulshayter1113 I'm not sure. I know the pigeon grade is worth quit a bit. I've honestly never looked into how much the 20 is worth. It is just a field grade. But still one hell of a shotgun.

[@gonesouthsurvival9328]

03:32 when hickok said lets just shoot something like that... "bucket". I almost spit my coffee everywhere because i didn't think "Bucket" was the word he used

[@Allen338LM]

Hickok45 and cup of coffee in the morning just makes sense

[@ryanhickenbottom2811]

I’m glad you feel this way I sold my model 12 and then bought it back years later and I still love it wish I’d never sold it glad I Subscribed again thank you for the time you take out of your day for people like me

[@steveburzlaff1430]

I have the Model 12 my dad bought the year I was born, 1950. That gun has put many a pheasant, duck and goose on the table over the years.

[@tomjohnson1114]

Winchester mod 12 ........Now that is what you call a weapon ! .......Thomas C. Johnson nailed it !!!!

[@smoeyjith]

Can we all just appreciate Hickok taking the time to match his shirt and hat. Fashion icon.

[@russwest2192]

One of my top 3 guns in my collection. My grandpa bought it brand new, still in beautiful condition. I still watch reel films of him shooting quail with it!

[@aaronknight9071]

The best way to start any morning.

[@shiftkings1028]

got one built in 1914, it was my great grandfathers, 30 inch full choke, I actually found it in a hallway closet is terrible shape, no foregrip wood, cracked stock held together with nails and some type of tape so worn and old it felt like leather. no tube cap with a bulged barrel. I did a partial restoration, keeping as much as i could and had to cut the barrel down. I took a ton of pics and showed it to ny grandpa and share it with all 6 of his brothers. I would not stop gettting calls asking if they could get their hands on it haha. love that gun, the heft and patina on it, literally holding history. My grandpa told me thats the gun that fed all 10 of them.

[@bobhaehn5470]

Love them for 2 reasons. They're a damn fine weapon but also that my Pop owned made pre 64 and he put so much game on our family table with it. There were 8 of us and we stayed well fed

[@securityteam1697]

I've got 4 model 12's.... love em, love em, love em!

[@maxkronader5225]

I have a 1920s vintage Model 12 and a 1980s vintage Model 1200 Defender. Both are excellent shotguns, flawlessly reliable shooters. One has put many dove and quail on the table; the other stands ready for any potential home intruders.

[@SIC-SEMPER-TYRANNIS]

My favorite gun is my Winchester 1200. My dad got it for my 12th birthday many years ago.

[@FreedomTimes4130]

I got one of these used. I assume its the same its a winchester 1200 ted Williams model. I cut it down to 18 inches. I love it

[@billthomas5626]

It's always a good day when you're watching a new Hickok45 video.

[@luizclaudio6476]

Hello 👋

[@kolewiebensohn]

I inherited my great grandpa's model 12 12ga this last year and it's a sweet shotgun for sure! It's a 1915 year and it's oddly enough nickel steel built. Darn good shooter.

[@kingtrumpet123]

been watching Hickok45 for over a decade , always like to hear him talk and see him shoot

[@archiekabooom2928]

What a shotgun! My laptop hit the ceiling! Unfortunately us in Australia can only dream of guns like yours.

[@eglide73]

Or......you could move😁

[@sherlockbonez]

Or come to Canada, it worse in different ways.

[@archiekabooom2928]

@@eglide73 I’m thinking of it

[@archiekabooom2928]

@@sherlockbonez Yep I’ve heard.

[@spooncer8481]

Rip

[@matthaft2048]

My wife inherited a full choke barrel model 12 made in 1951 or 52. I always love whenever i take it to the trap range and the people there with their high end O/U trap guns (beretta, perazzi, browning, etc.) stop, set down their gun and walk over all pie-eyed like “yo...is that a model 12?!”

[@stevestringham1095]

man i watched real careful to see you load the shells in. i always thought mine was broken too. it was passed on to me from my dad. great video Hickok.

[@atumre4705]

Got to love Pump Shotguns!

[@flybouy11]

The ATF will probably classify the Model 12 as a machine gun. Pull and hold the trigger back and use your left hand to keep pumping and it will keep firing. All with one pull of the trigger. The same is true with the 1897.

[@eclipsegst9419]

pity i lost mine in a boating accident. what a shame.

[@GameChanger-qi1uo]

My dad bought this gun out of a magazine and had it delivered to his house by the Post Office back around 1947-48 for under $20. Great shotgun! Can wait for more chapters featuring this gun!

[@Mike-id8gu]

1st shotgun I was able to swing properly. Proven, smooth design! Thank you for the stroll down memory lane.

[@rediron44]

I got one given to me by my late Father-in-law. Built in 1937. Neat little shotgun.

[@cfreuen]

I inherited a 16 gauge model 12 from my dad, it was originally my grandpa's. It's amazing, I love it. It's the only gun I used to hunt pheasants for 20 years, I shot it better than anything else. Built in 1927. I finally bought a new semi for myself, and an identical model 12 so I can hand one down to each of my boys.

[@sidekickbob7227]

My 12 gauge model 12 is also from 1927. Last used on deerhunt today. Shoots better with that one, than my Browning!

[@demetriuscooksey7147]

The Winchester Model 12 is the quintessential American pump action shotgun. I have a Model 12 about like that one; had the barrel shortened to 21" because there was a bulge at about 22" and I had it threaded to take chokes. I also have a long barreled one with a factory modified choke.

[@qaannat]

when I was a kid I had a soft rubber bb gun that looked just like that. that was the shotgun in the squad cars on the old police shows.

[@michaelwhalen4072]

I love my Mossberg 500. But that's a nice old gun. Ithaca 12g semi was first ever shot at 7 years old. Don't see many Ithaca semi shotguns around.

[@sumo._]

Mine was built in 1933, got it for 300 bucks at a nice little gun shop. Shes old but she still runs like butter.

[@dustyvanbrocklin4731]

I have one and love it a 1950 mode year. It was my grandpas now it’s been given to me. The slam fire was meant for trench warfare not for hunting.

[@aq4316]

I just picked up a 1951 model 12 last month. It needed some work but now it's works great. Slam fire is a blast.

[@decibellone696]

a fond memory of this gun, altho may be trivial to some. I inherited one of these from my grandfather, and while not a gun collector I had no real use for it. so I traded it for a 40. cal EAA...which it turned out I HATED...moral of the story, I'm not a gun collector so the shotgun was an end to a means... but it taught me a valuable lesson...as to what I like to shoot and what my personal preferences are. from that lesson I learned for me, I love shotgun sports and don't like anything over 9mm for a hang gun. which isn't too exciting, but for many knowing these things will save you ALOT of money.

[@jerryw6699]

I grew up on the M12, family handymedown, still have it. One must load it with the thumb, upland birdhunters would do it differently than a pistolero such as yourself. great vid, thank you Hickok, John.

[@michaelmiles6398]

I have an old 80s model Winchester 1200 defender and it works like a charm every time. Great house gun by the way.

[@davegramley2687]

Hunting gobblers in PA this year with my late-grandpa's Model 12. Made in 1928. She's beautiful.

[@jimsnyder5763]

Winchester Model 12, the best field shotgun ever made in my opinion

[@moistexistence3090]

Browning is a goddamn genius

[@user-pc8tb7hg1lHandlesRDumb]

You’ve heard of food for thought, this is food for fun 🙂.Stay safe while having fun everyone

[@lindanelson8400]

My favorite shotgun of all time is the Winchester model 12 in 20 ga my Dad bought from my great uncles gun shop for me. I still have it. Some day it's going to be passed on to someone in the family, but not just yet.

[@marynapier3962]

I love old shoot guns I have model 12 and 25 winchesters and Remington model 10 and 29 , 31 and the older 870 with the small slides

[@deadhorse1391]

I’ve always wanted a model 12 riot gun so last year when I came across a model 1912 made in 1915 for $140 I snapped it up, not much finish and had a poly choke put on I cut it off ( actually sold it for $30) so I had a 20 inch barrel Pretty neat gun, I like how it comes apart Not a real smooth action gun at least compared to my old Remington model 31

[@iputuout]

Hickok hit the nail on the Model 12 being a real " pot smoker", so much so it was casted in the 90's classic Dazed and Confused about life in the seventies.

[@4jones82]

Lol Carl's mom. I love that movie.

[@Sube-Tube]

I have one of these with the like 28 inch barrel. First shotgun I bought. I think its a real early one, from 1913 if I remember right

[@mattyb1030]

Inherited my grandfathers model 12. Beautiful shotgun haven't fired it in years

[@georgemorley1029]

Looks like you need to be quite positive with the pump on older guns to avoid short shucking? Lovely piece of work. Got a timeless look to it.

[@johnelder9919]

Yeah. You gotta rack that slide like you're angry at it! Like it owes you money!

[@imthatguy1878]

And they are slam fire fun

[@grassroot011]

You reminded me again, about needing to be careful about what you are shooting and with what.Ha was out at the pony farm where I had my horses, decided to try breaking up a salt block to distribute among them. Had a Colt Bisley with me, so, set it out abt. forty feet away, shot in in the hand hold area. Pow, zing, the slug came right back just over my head to the right. Did very little damage to the salt block. Whew, that was the end of that. Dumb Yuo say, yup. Close call with a .45 Cal. 180 grain semi wadcutter slug. Uff Da, indeed.

[@bp814]

Thanks for the vicarious experience as always, now I'm motivated to shoot some 2-Litres!

[@samingram1373]

My go too shot gun was a Remington model 870?, Wing Master, 20 gage, pump. Even today I kinda prefer a pump, just because of the sound they make when you work the action.

[@nxslt11]

I've never shot a 12 but I sure love my 97.

[@Miohunter444]

Got a 1942 Model 12 16 gauge and I love it!!

[@michaelfichter2956]

LOVE Hickok45 with a Model 12! Great watch! Thank you!

[@richardscarlett7942]

slam fire was very useful in the early wars in trench combat, thats where the model 12 out performed. There would be a shotgunner leading the way through the trench with men behind doing clean up advancing throug or defending trenches

[@jasondonahoe410]

I have a 12 gauge model 12 from 1953 (I think) marvelous shotgun, smooth running and all

[@sirdaniel9936]

Beautiful firearm there!

[@davids7550]

I grew up with my Dad's model 12. Still have it.

[@edwardupton3082]

As always, thank you and have convinced my purchasing choices that I have always been pleased with no buyers remorse! 😀

[@markbudd9061]

I have a model 12 made in 1928 in almost perfect condition. Love it

[@alexbowen9571]

Love my 1950 model 12, and just picked up a savage 520. Can’t wait to put some shells through it

[@gregorybeckman8378]

I love the model 12. I purchased a model 12 made in 1913 from a local pawn shop. Shoot it all the time. It's just such a great gun. Thanks for sharing your model 12 video with us Hickok !

[@VolkerHett]

The Model 12 was the first shotgun I ever fired. I was 13 then and I can still feel the sore shoulder some 48 years later 😆 I aimed for an old milk can and hit about everything around it.

[@mikeleo7189]

I have a 1928 and a 1941 both 30 full, love em !

[@cv6531]

Reminds me so much of my JCH model 20 I inherited, among all the guns I've owned that one has by far has seen the most stand and range time. Similarly most, is it's innate hatred of feeding high brass.

[@steventweir8808]

Love watching your videos, especially the unique old war rifles. I've been waiting for a long time hoping someday you'd show a Styer M95 straight pull.

[@leswald3713]

My model 12 is dated to 1926 @hickok45 . Nickle steel barrel, very nice shape for its age. So fun to shoot. Lots of history behind it. Just got my Federal Grand's last week. Might get out to the range tomorrow. Sweet shotgun!

[@doranmaxwell1755]

Glad you mentioned bird shot and bowling pins. same for bowling pins or something like a steel wheel.

[@dreamingfool2]

I just picked up one at a show for $250. Made in 1915. Can't wait to take it to the range.

[@aprilgalbraith5421]

I just love that shotgun i have the same one it was my first real gun ..... still got notting ive had it for a good year

[@GAIS414]

I would love to see you shoot a Swedish Ljungman AG42. Chambered in the legendary 6.5 x55. In my opinion one of the finest Swedish rifles ever made.

[@radiousis49]

Beautiful shotgun.. wooden stock and all.. just beautiful

[@mikeaal7111]

I'm a simple man, I see a hickok45 video I Click-Click

[@reybaranda9461]

glad your back Hickok 😁

[@bushcraft6884]

But only the Senior.

[@milehighgimpster]

Winchester model 12 is my favorite pump. Closely followed by the Ithaca model 37. Thanks for the video.

[@PlanetMcDirt]

Slam firing is certainly not overrated. If anything it’s underrated and completely badass

[@hickok45]

Depends on a person's shooting experience. A really experienced shooter can generally coordinate the trigger and pump well enough to actually shoot as fast and more accurately without slam firing. The weird thing about slam firing is that you are essentially using the pump as your trigger, which makes for fast firing but mediocre control.

[@PlanetMcDirt]

@@hickok45 You make a valid point, lord Hickok. I guess I always think back to the trenches of WW1 where accuracy and control wasn’t as much of a priority as pouring lead on gerrys

[@fifthlomat717]

I recently bought a stevens 12g from the 80s, it was the cheapest shotgun at the gun show but it shoots and feels great 👍

[@ИгорьХабелашвили]

you are a wizard, no one has repeated it

[@brianstamm1314]

My great Uncle had one and used to win at local turkey shoots with it quite frequently.

[@jamescrowe7892]

Another cool Winchester shotgun is the Trench Gun. Developed from a 12 ga. Winchester shotgun produced beginning in 1897 I believe. Used in combat on up to the Vietnam War.

[@jamesvandemark2086]

My first shotgun- a Model 12 in 20gauge! (A very proud 15 year old, I was!)

[@deusvolt2146]

Been watching Gunsmoke with Chuck Connors , great show which I've never seen . (I'm 50) Thanks for recommending it Hickok45 !

[@sillygily4435]

Hickok, I wish you’d do a video on the differences between a model 12 and a model 12 featherweight and why the featherweight was even made.

[@Nutty.357]

love my 1950 remington 870 12 gauge it is so fun to shoot! always enjoy your videos! - Wesson

[@richd5025]

Just bought a twelve guage leveraction shotgun. It is made by a company near me called Black Aces Tactical. It is a nice looking shotgun. Had to have it, traded my Ruger 10/22 for a down payment on it.

[@bulleto5]

Beautiful. My favorite shotgun.

[@nitemare5030]

You should do more of the armed in whatever year video series. Maybe like 70’s ,80’s etc Also I liked the the last one you would sale of certain firearms series too Great work as always

[@alazombie3111]

One of my favorite guns and posted on my birthday, thank you Hickok!!

[@johnriggs9016]

Educational and fun? Amazing. Love to see Hickok shoot a scoped scout rifle , maybe one he personally put together.