Winchester 97 Riot Gun

Bushmaster1313 · August 23, 2016, 08:23 PM

rightside · August 24, 2016, 04:47 AM

One of my favorites .Thanks for the eye candy

243winxb · August 24, 2016, 08:20 AM

Nice. I would try it at skeet. Mine was 30" full.

loknload · August 24, 2016, 08:40 AM

You gotta love Winchesters......that's a nice one!

Model12Win · August 24, 2016, 01:48 PM

The boys on Iwo used these to great effect on the Japanese.

It's one shot stop power is excellent for trench warfare and jungle fighting.

Chaz88 · August 24, 2016, 04:21 PM

Just make sure you put the wooden dowel back in before you go hunting!

bamaranger · August 25, 2016, 02:01 PM

Neat old gun. Nice pics.

You have any idea of it's background? An old LE or guard gun maybe?

kraigwy · August 26, 2016, 08:58 AM

I have on with an 18 inch barrel. Its a kick in the butt to shoot but you have to get use to it not having a disconnect.

I shot a lot of Skeet and Trap with a Rem 870 and got in the habit, as part of follow through, staying on the trigger and pumping the gun during recoil.

Don't work with the Model 97. I tried it in a 3-gun match and ran out of ammo half way through a stage, hitting each target two or three times before I could get my finger off the trigger.

Unloading that sucker is as much fun as shooting it. Just push the two buttons and all the ammo shoots out the bottom.

Model12Win · August 29, 2016, 11:10 AM

Oh yeah, love the "slamfire" capability on the old pump guns. I had an M12 Winchester (see screen name) and you could put seven in it and hold down that trigger and- BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM!!! the thing would literally climb like a machine gun with buckshot. Not so effective in most combat probably, but I could see it being devastating to trench if firing in enfilade or down into a cave on Iwo Jima or something.

August 23, 2016, 08:23 PM	#1
Bushmaster1313 Senior Member Join Date: November 22, 2008 Posts: 339	Winchester 97 Riot Gun

August 24, 2016, 04:21 PM	#6
Chaz88 Senior Member Join Date: January 4, 2010 Posts: 1,243	Just make sure you put the wooden dowel back in before you go hunting! __________________ Seams like once we the people give what, at the time, seams like a reasonable inch and "they" take the unreasonable mile we can only get that mile back one inch at a time. No spelun and grammar is not my specialty. So please don't hurt my sensitive little feelings by teasing me about it.

August 25, 2016, 02:01 PM	#7
bamaranger Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2009 Location: North Alabama Posts: 8,312	good pics Neat old gun. Nice pics. You have any idea of it's background? An old LE or guard gun maybe?

August 26, 2016, 08:58 AM	#8
kraigwy Senior Member Join Date: June 16, 2008 Location: Wyoming Posts: 11,061	I have on with an 18 inch barrel. Its a kick in the butt to shoot but you have to get use to it not having a disconnect. I shot a lot of Skeet and Trap with a Rem 870 and got in the habit, as part of follow through, staying on the trigger and pumping the gun during recoil. Don't work with the Model 97. I tried it in a 3-gun match and ran out of ammo half way through a stage, hitting each target two or three times before I could get my finger off the trigger. Unloading that sucker is as much fun as shooting it. Just push the two buttons and all the ammo shoots out the bottom. __________________ Kraig Stuart CPT USAR Ret USAMU Sniper School Distinguished Rifle Badge 1071

August 24, 2016, 04:47 AM	#2
rightside Senior Member Join Date: February 4, 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 419	One of my favorites .Thanks for the eye candy

August 24, 2016, 08:20 AM	#3
243winxb Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2011 Location: USA Posts: 1,730	Nice. I would try it at skeet. Mine was 30" full.

August 24, 2016, 08:40 AM	#4
loknload Senior Member Join Date: November 23, 1999 Location: PA. USA Posts: 1,869	You gotta love Winchesters......that's a nice one!

August 24, 2016, 01:48 PM	#5
Model12Win Junior member Join Date: October 20, 2012 Posts: 5,854	The boys on Iwo used these to great effect on the Japanese. It's one shot stop power is excellent for trench warfare and jungle fighting.

August 29, 2016, 11:10 AM	#9
Model12Win Junior member Join Date: October 20, 2012 Posts: 5,854	Oh yeah, love the "slamfire" capability on the old pump guns. I had an M12 Winchester (see screen name) and you could put seven in it and hold down that trigger and- BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM!!! the thing would literally climb like a machine gun with buckshot. Not so effective in most combat probably, but I could see it being devastating to trench if firing in enfilade or down into a cave on Iwo Jima or something.