Amazing. I started working in a gun shop that did a lot of trap gun sales (we had a secondary store at the old ATA Grounds in Vandalia) and I don’t ever recall seeing one of these. Worked the Grand National many years and saw all sorts of cool and expensive trap guns, but that’s a new one.
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Lyle Wheelock (sp?) a true gentleman BTW. I'd venture he knew more about building and fixing 870's than pretty near anyone alive.
Back in the day it used to be that anyone teaching armorer courses had spent considerable time on the floor building the firearm, and also considerable time in warranty repair.
The guys at S&W's Revolver Armorer Courses had the same mastery as Lyle, except on revolvers.
You actually learned stuff.
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Wonders never cease! May I make the comment about usefulness and how it relates to tits on a boar hog?
That is a very rare 870 variant. The magazine cap that is used to access the recoil system must be kept tight; otherwise, the gun will beat itself to death and crack the receiver. I do not know if any of the recoil system parts or spare barrels can be found. It is worth much more as a collectible than as a shooter. A sale will allow the purchase of a 870 Wingmaster and several cases of shells for it.
He definitely had interesting things to say about the direction Big Green has taken in the past 30 years.
I was sent back to the states for both 870 and M24 schools and the sidebar-out of class conversations were as interesting as what was taught in the schools.
Very solid guy and the very epitome of an SME.
Well...yeah I'm with you! For someone like me having a shotgun like that would be akin to being stuck in a Potpourri store, both useless and cruel.
My buddy inherited the gun from his Wife's Dad, so I think it may be hard for them to part with it, understandably.
Incidentally, after I tracked down what it was that he had, he was like "oh yeah, it makes total sense now, he was into trap shooting, and liked unique things!" So there you go!