Joke 'um 1,106 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 It is an Iver Johnson, single shot, 12 ga.. As you can see, the barrel is rather long. 36 in. to be exact. It is labeled, "12 GAUGE CHOKE BORE". Gotta assume that's full choke. Well cared for. Tight. Someone's ol' duck gun? The question is, what would you do with it? Not good for waterfowl these days due to steel shot regs. The nostalgia belongs to the previous owner. Resale/collector value low. Looks like it would deliver a great pattern of 4 buck at 40 yards. Chop it for defense? Chop it for SASS? Leave it alone? Ideas and discussion welcome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Badlands Bob #61228 1,939 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Does you're local VFW have Turkey shoots? 2 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Springfield Slim SASS #24733 680 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Leave it alone, and you might come up with a good use for it later. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J-BAR #18287 6,312 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Poor man’s trap gun! 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dirty Dan Dawkins 895 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 (edited) Turkey gun if it’s full choke. My 30” pump patterns great out to 60 with full choke Edited December 27, 2020 by Dirty Dan Dawkins 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Perro Del Diablo 3,934 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Turkey gun 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duffield, SASS #23454 1,009 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Go ahead and use it for a duck gun. It is a single barrel, if it does develope a bulge behind the choke, so what? It will still shoot OK. Duffield Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 2,240 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Nice looking old gun, I'd be inclined to keep it as is. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Henry T Harrison 1,285 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Use it for SASS it’s long enough to just poke the targets over. Seriously since I don’t shoot for score load that thing up with black powder and make large clouds of smoke 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 25,894 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 29 minutes ago, Henry T Harrison said: Use it for SASS it’s long enough to just poke the targets over. Stole my thunder. That’s a nice looking shotgun. I wouldn’t change a thing. I am kind of curious what is meant by “choke bore”. I did some searching and really didn’t find anything on that term. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duffield, SASS #23454 1,009 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 I just found a question & answer on the Firearms Forum that said all IJ single shots had full chokes. I have no idea of who the authority was that made that statement. Dffield 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Colorado Coffinmaker 3,565 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 PLUS ONE for J-BAR. Excellent single barrel Trap Gun 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Three Foot Johnson 2,613 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Cowboy Clays side match. I sought out a 36" single shot a couple years ago just for this - it didn't help me much. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maddog McCoy SASS #5672 257 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 If you can not find a use for it, ship it to me. I would use it for trap when I am not using my 20ga coach gun. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Old Man Graybeard 366 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 I would leave it be. I have a Steven’s long Tom. But what is strange to me is this one is a 16 gauge. Always just saw them in 10 and 12 gauge. This one teased me too long at the local gun shop. It followed me home one day. Still need to take it out and shoot it 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Widder, SASS #59054 7,860 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Hang it over the fire place and make up some wild story as it was used by General Slobknocker during WW eleven. It was used to wipe out a German machine-gun bunker, etc... etc... etc... ..........Widder 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J.D. Daily 340 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Shoot bismuth shot shells. Before I bought a Benelli SBE II I used bismuth when water fowl hunting with my 1970's vintage Remington 1100 after the lead ban for migratory bird hunting. Bismuth is soft & is denser than steel. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 465 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 leave her as is , clean well and find a spot in the safe , to keep her warm old guns like that need to be preserved , that don't meen , she can not come out and play now and then CB 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Old Man Graybeard 366 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 (edited) I don't know as I have ever seen an Iver Johnson with a rib and checkering...maybe a limited run?? Never seen an Iver Johnson long tom before either Edited December 27, 2020 by Old Man Graybeard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dirty Dan Dawkins 895 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 12 hours ago, Three Foot Johnson said: Cowboy Clays side match. I sought out a 36" single shot a couple years ago just for this - it didn't help me much. Yeah, barrel length doesn’t help on mobile targets if the gun shoulders and handles like a 4x4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joke 'um 1,106 Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Dirty Dan Dawkins said: Yeah, barrel length doesn’t help on mobile targets if the gun shoulders and handles like a 4x4 Actually, it handles and points pretty nicely. Gotta learn not to run the muzzle into the carpet when moving it in the house. The consensus seems to be strongly "keep it as is", so far. Thanx. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watab kid 1,185 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 17 hours ago, Three Foot Johnson said: Cowboy Clays side match. I sought out a 36" single shot a couple years ago just for this - it didn't help me much. that was my thinking too , excellent for the purpose , and quite nice looking find as well , congrats Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dirty Dan Dawkins 895 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 3 hours ago, Joke 'um said: Actually, it handles and points pretty nicely. Gotta learn not to run the muzzle into the carpet when moving it in the house. The consensus seems to be strongly "keep it as is", so far. Thanx. I’d keep it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 3,550 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Looking at today's offering, I am in the "LEAVE IT AS IS" catagory. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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