Perpetuated Oddities

If you spend enough time in the gun business, you learn better than to say that Winchester, Colt, Smith & Wesson, Remington, or anyone else “Never did this.”

I am about to do the unspeakable…

We received an inquiry from a gent. His question has to do with a Winchester Model 12 shotgun and whether or not it was ever produced in a left-side-eject/left-handed version. He bases his question in an image printed in the George Madis book, “The Winchester Model 12″. On Page 83, there is an image of a Model 12 with a factory-installed Cutts compensator.

The issue here is that the image shows the right side of the gun, with no visible ejection port. My belief is that the image used in the publication of the book was flopped, creating a reverse image. In other words, Winchester never did this.

There. I said it. At least I won’t be here next week when someone shows up with one…

Cheers,

Dave K.

Thanks to all of the supporters and firends I met over the last (nearly) six years!

Product Recall for Mr. Bond

I just saw an article on Forbes that describes a recall from Smith & Wesson.

This recall affects their Walther PPK and PPK/S models. As an FYI, Smith & Wesson does not manufacture the Walthers, but they do import them into the US.

If you have a PPK or PPK/S manufactured between March 21, 2002, and February 3, 2009, you will want to check the recall notice.

Cheers,

Dave