Over 2 million Winchester Model 12s were sold from the gun’s debut in 1912 until it was discontinued in 1976. The first Model 12s were 20 gauges, followed by 12 and 16 gauges in 1914 and the 28-gauge ...

Winchester’s subsequent ads christened ... and, like the trench gun, was available only in 12 gauge with a 20" cylinder-bore barrel. Because of its lack of a disconnector, the shotgun could ...

The gun that stays in my pickup these last weeks: a 12-gauge over-and-under shotgun, the Winchester 101 Light. At least at this moment, this is My Favorite Gun. There’s a lot to recommend the 101. For ...

not much more than a standard 12-gauge hunting load. In 1932, Winchester Ammunition collaborated with Ithaca Gun Company on a new, 3 ½-inch magnum and a massive double-gun to shoot it.

Hallstrom’s first shotgun was a Beretta over/under 20 gauge. He laughed as he remembered ... is the legendary “Model 12,” Winchester’s first hammerless repeating shotgun.

Over a million "Model 97" shotguns in various configurations, barrel lengths and grades (from standard to really fancy and engraved) in 16-gauge and 12-gauge were produced by Winchester from 1897 ...

This article appeared originally in the February 2006 issue of American Rifleman. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page and select American Rifleman as your member magazine.