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  1. Shotgun Forum (military and commercial)
    This is the next chapter in an ongoing saga with this 1897, (Now dubbing it the 1890-Lemon) we have spent the past month or so fighting with it to make it work right, the saying I heard from an old Winchester '97 smith could not be more true: "Fine tuning an 1897 is closer to black magic". So...
  2. Workbench Forum
    This issue is separate from another threat I posted about a problem with the same gun. Anyway, The problem here is that after I replaced the hammer on my Winchester 97, (replacement from a 16 ga., significant?) the hammer would no longer cock. After pumping, the hammer follows the bolt down to a...
  3. Shotgun Forum (military and commercial)
    Just today acquired a lovely older Winchester 1897. appears to have a 20 inch barrel, doesn't look like it was cut. it's marked 'CYL', so that's also a pretty good indication it wasn't cut. the barrel appears a 1910, and the receiver a 1937 production? not sure. the pump slide is marked...
  4. "The American Arsenal" US Weapons - Past & Present
    Hey all, Currently working on a WW2 takedown-pattern trench build using a trashed Winchester 1897, and am having trouble finding the proper late pattern finned-comb stock to use. Boyd's sells reproduction stocks, but the proportions look a little odd in the pictures they have posted. Has anyone...
  5. "The American Arsenal" US Weapons - Past & Present
    Hi all, Just purchased a TTN 1897 riot shotgun repro and (of course) want to make it into a trench gun. Many suppliers of conversion kits say they will only fit originals but supposedly this is an exact copy and so I'm thinking it ought to fit. Anyone have experience with this? The barrel has to...
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