They will loosen if the threads are not lubed with a good grease each time they are taken down.
#Winchester model 25 shotgun manual#
Those take up collars are scarcer than Triplelocks! Winchester model 25 pump action shotgun instruction manual I need an instruction manual for a winchester model 25 - Sport & Outdoor - Others question. There was a reason! Do not take a 12 apart more often than absolutely necessary. If you look on an old parts list for the 12, you will see that were at least six and maybe eight take up collars available, each with a range of adjustment for wear. The take down feature on pump guns is pretty much only used for cleaning, not for travel these days.
Pick it up today to repair or complete your Winchester Model 25 Pump-Action Shotgun. It was common to travel by train on hunting and trapshooting trips, and a take down was much more convenient to transport. You are considering a vintage Winchester Model 25 Magazine Band. If you think about takedown shotguns, bear in mind that when the 12 first came out, most shooters were used to doubles and singles, that were of course takedowns. For a brief time there was a Model 12 Lightweight version, that used a different take down design. A solid frame is a very good idea! The Model 97 was also made in take down and solid frame, although without different model numbers. Better to scant the cleaning, or clean from the muzzle than to take them apart often. He told me that of the thousands of guns he had worked, far more had gotten loose from being taken apart for cleaning than ever showed any wear from shooting. One became a little loose, so I took it to the Grand to have Stu Wright, one of the premier M12 smiths, work on it. I shot a couple of older 12's at trap for quite a few years.