The .410 bore exerts much less recoil compared to 12- and 20-ga., and the pump-action of the Winchester design was fast, making the Model 42 a shotgun that was easy to keep on target and quick to ...

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 had its ups and downs.

Winchester Model 12 History . 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 ...

The Model 42 Was Made for Small Game Winchester's Model 12 is a fine squirrel and rabbit shotgun. Simmons. The Winchester Model 42 has long been the Holy Grail of .410s. Sure, you can get other .410 ...

The model — Winchester Model 12, .410, marked No. 1 of four, experimental gun — apparently was one of only four produced, Sapp said. It's age, too, is "kind of a mystery," Sapp said.