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As with most factory shotguns, the length of pull (LOP) was too long for my son’s fiancé. Sometime along the line someone had shortened the barrel to 18¼” but had not replaced the bead sight. I took a guess this was probably from years and years of no cleaning, with the interior gummed up with unburned powder, dirt and congealed lube. This shotgun was in good condition and lockup was solid, but the action was quite stiff. Like the Model 97 and Model 12, the Model 25 can be “slam fired” while holding the trigger to the rear and working the action back and forth. I explained that like the Model 12 and Model 97 shotguns, the forend needs to be pushed forward and kept there while a shot is fired in order for the gun’s action to unlock for the next shot. I proceeded to work the action and dry fired the shotgun five times without touching the action release. I initially thought it was a well-worn Model 12, but looking it over I realized I held the rare (compared to the Model 12) Model 25.
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He told me after firing the slide-action would not work without activating the action release, demonstrated the “problem” and handed it to me.
#Disassembly of a winchester model 25 12 gauge shotgun serial number
I’m not aware of any records breaking down serial number by year, but with serial #10045 I think this was made in the first production year.įlint brought it over for me to look at and said they had taken it to the range. My son’s fiancé was recently given a Model 25 by a relative. Unlike most modern shotguns with a magazine of four or five shells, the Model 12 and 25 have a capacity of six (6+1). All Model 25s had solid frames, so no take-down models. Standard barrel length was 28″ although no take-down versions were made although a few riot guns with 20″ barrels were produced. The Model 25 had a relatively short five-year production life with manufacturing beginning in 1949 and ending in 1954 with 87,937 produced.īased on the Model 12 action, it was known as the “poor man’s Model 12.” The Model 25 was a no-frills model and offered only in 12 gauge. However, gun dealers complained about the high cost of the Model 12 and this brought about the lesser-known Winchester Model 25.