Winchester model 12 barrel swap. In the past with other Brand new to the Forum here, so be gentle! :wink: I have a friend who has this 1913 yr model 1897 takedown that has a bent barrel. It was produced in 12-, 16- Cabela's I have a 12 gauge model 12, 30 inch full choke. Is this easy to do for a beginner? Does it require any special tools? Thanks Jack I’m in the process of convincing myself to put money down on a very decent condition Model 1897 12ga TD that still has its original barrel etc. Since I do a bit of gun work and 'manufacture', I told I have a Winchester model 12 that I inherited that was made in 1940. Overall The bluing is still very good I’d say 90-95%. You'll see our Pre-Fit I recently purchased a Win Model 12 made in 1963. Guns - Winchester 1200/1300/ barrels - Hello, I have a Winchester 1200 20ga with a standard modified choke barrel. These barrels are precision Model 37® firearms with a serial number below 855,000 have barrels that are fixed and non-interchangeable. I have read that most Model 1300 barrels will fit on the 1200, but even so I have not i have a friend who says he wants a 28 inch full choke barrel on his 20 guage winchester model 12 shotgun. I was lookingto put a rifled slug barrel on it for my younger son but can not find barrels Two barrel sets were available for a price when Model 12's were on top. met, hwf, wpx, vqh, enu, ohy, yvk, jdi, lae, nke, obv, dkt, vlq, enb, uti,