Anyone have bolt action 12 ga experience ?

M

McFarmer

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I’m always on the lookout for something to fiddle with in the shop during the winter. I like to shoot trap with old shotguns and am looking for a bolt action.

Seems the Marlin goose guns bring a premium, must be a collector thing.

Anyone have any advise on what to look for ? I see the JC Higgins are fairly common and a reasonable price.

Any sitting in the closet gathering dust ?
 
I have one that I got from my grandfather. I had decent success with it especially deer hunting. It has a flat ridge where the receiver meets the barrel that acts as a rear sight. It's effectively a single shot when it comes to bird hunting though, which was ok since mine has a bad magazine and doesn't feed well. It's the hunter model so only a 32" barrel versus the 36"
 
The jc Higgins is probably a Mossberg or stevens. My brothers had a Mossberg 16 when we were kids. I don't remember having any problems with it. And yes, Gun broker has a lot of them.
 
It has been my experience that bolt action shotguns have terrible fit and balance issues. To me, they feel like someone duct taped a gas pipe to a 2x4.
 
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