The first Model 12s were 20 gauges, followed by 12 and 16 gauges in 1914 and the 28-gauge in 1937. Winchester also made a Model 42, which was a scaled-down .410 version of the Model 12. T.C. Johnson ...

Winchester eventually ceded to Browning ... In 1933 a completely scaled down version of the Model 12—the Model 42—came out in .410 bore. Like most of the great Winchesters, the Model 12 ...

410 bore. The Model 42 was designed in 1932 was basically as a scaled down version of the successful Winchester Model 12 pump-action shotgun but was significantly lighter and more handy due to its ...

Joe Genzel M42s are scaled down versions of Winchester’s Model 12. They are also takedowns, which means the pumps separate into two different pieces. To breakdown the 3-inch .410, you must push down ...

We’ve had Model 12 Winchesters in this space before ... The 3-inch Heavy Duck version debuted in 1935 to go with Winchester’s 1 5/8-ounce 3-inch magnum shells. It had a weighted stock and ...