Model 12 Heavy Duck?|Winchester Shotguns|Forum|Winchester Collector

Tom,

Does it have a solid red rubber recoil pad?  Winchester put their own Vent Ribs on the Heavy Duck Guns,

Tom,

It appears to be a Heavy Duck Gun butt stock to me.  What does the forend stock look like?

The slide handle stock is the piece that is most likely not original to the gun.

tom in pittsburgh said
Thanks. Any other characteristics that could help me decide if it’s a heavy duck or not?

  

Tom,

The barrel marking is the primary characteristic…  it should look like the picture below;  The second characteristic is the solid red rubber recoil pad.

tom in pittsburgh said
I thought your markings were the same as on the gun I’m looking at, but there are some differences.

 

  

Tom,

The markings on your gun are correct for a Heavy Duck Gun.  Winchester made minor changes to the roll stamp die over time.  The critical part of the marking is the “FOR SUPER SPEED & SUPER-X” and the “3 IN. CHAM.”

Bert

tom in pittsburgh said
Thanks, Bert – much appreciated.

So – were all Model 12s that had 3” chambers “Heavy Ducks”?

Thanks again!  

I do not know if that is true or not, but it is my belief that it is the case.  Like I mentioned, the other defining characteristic is the solid red rubber recoil pad.  I use both the barrel marking and the butt stock configuration to identify the Heavy Duck Gun.