Gun Collections Online. Specialists in Marketing Your Gun Collections Home Gun Collection Appraisals Sell Your Guns Serial Number Lookup. Winchester model 8. Infor. Winchester model 8. Information FIREARMS INFORMATIONI wont go into a lot of detailed collector. Winchester Model 12 Serial Numbers Date Of ManufactureAll parts listed in this category are specific to the post 64 Winchester Model 70 Rifle unless otherwise noted. Click on any part number highlighted in RED to view. Browse all new and used Winchester Shotguns Model 12 for sale and buy with confidence from Guns International. It has not proved possible to ascertain for certain, details of prewar production quantities and serial numbering of the BSA Model 1215. Winchester Model 12 Serial Numbers By DatesIf you want more historical information. CLICK HERE for a link to the NRA article. The Model 8. 8 rifles with 2. This model was made in 3. Win. caliber the first year, with the 2. Win. coming. in 1. The 2. 84 came into being in 1. The 3. 58 was made. The 1. 9 carbine from 1. In all, just 2. 8,3. Model 8. 8s were produced as carbines. The. carbines utilized a front barrel band that the sling swivel was attached into. The carbine stock had no checkering and was actually a little longer at the forearm. The Model 100 rifles again with 22 barrels were made from 1961 to 1973. The carbine with 19 barrels were made from 1967 to 1973. A total of 262,000 being made for. The table below represents the serial numbers and production dates of Winchester Model 12 Shotguns. Winchester Model 12 Serial Numbers Date' title='Winchester Model 12 Serial Numbers Date' />The Model 1. The carbine with 1. A total of 2. 62,0. This. model was made in 2. Win, 3. 08 Win and 2. Win. calibers only. Stocks were checkered prior to 1. Most of what I will cover are some bits of. Many of the. internal changes in these guns were related to introducing new calibers, and. The magazine was a headache from the start. Then when the Model 1. Model 8. 8 where applicable. Serial Number. Prior to 1. As the result of the. Gun Control Act of 1. Winchester assigned letter prefixes to the serial. H was assigned to the Model 8. A. was used as a suffix to the Model 1. You may see a suffix to a serial number of A on a few earlier guns. This. Winchester Model 8. Year. SNYear. SNYear. SN1. 95. 51 1. H2. H2. 58,2. 29. 19. H2. 66,7. 84. 19. H2. 79,0. 14. 19. H2. 83,7. 18    If you look at the serial numbers of the Model 1. Winchester Model 1. Year. SNYear. SNYear. SN1. 96. 11 3. A2. A2. 29,9. 95. 19. A2. 42,9. 99. 19. A2. 58,0. 01. 19. A2. 62,8. 33    Receivers. There were at least 3 changes inside the receiver that we. First year of production saw 2 machined lips for the. The. rear set was approximately at the location of the shoulder detent of the. Later receivers had this rear lip machined out. It is. Also. we have found on later guns at a serial number of near where the 2. In the pictures. below the feed rails were sandblasted to show better details. The Model 8. 8 receivers. The front receiver. Model 1. 00.    Since the. The older receiver had a. A quick glance will allow you to see part of the top. Also the receivers made before the introduction of. Model 1. 00 have a bolt sleeve lock pin that rides in a longitudinal. LH inside of the receiver. At the forward end of. This pin and the bolt sleeve. On the early 8. 8s as shown in the photo below on the left. LH side of the receiver to accept the. After the Model 1. Model 8. 8 which now uses the newer 1. In the photo on the right you can see the shallow cut. You can also see the difference. Extractors The. The model 1. SN 1. 10,0. 00 for the. The 8. 8 and 1. 00 then both utilized the. Then at sn. 1. 78,0. Ejectors. The early 8. Model 1. 00. Pins At about the time. Model 1. 00 came into being, the 8. One of these was the firing pin. Even the replacement recall firing pins for the Model 1. Model 8. 8s.  Finger Lever. Notes taken from a tag on replaced sample parts from a. Old Style 1. 98. Finger. Lever This lever had an adjustable stop screw which was done away with. Also the projection on the top front is about 18 longer than on the new style. The New Style lever will not trip the guard latch on the OS rifle. In reference to another gun, serial. Hammer Catch  Also on another sample parts tag. Sample 3. 98. 8 Hammer Catch The New Style has a longer tail. This longer tail. Rifle works smoother. Recoil. Block The early model 8. The part number changed from 6. B.   The reason. for the change was that the inletting of this block into the stock at the rear. The new block style sat on top. The Model 1. 00 rifles did not appear until 1. HOWEVER the 8. 8 and. The part number for the. You. may see some older guns with a new. This is because when the. Since the Model 8. Model 1. 00 parts. This recoil block is one of. AGAIN Model 1. 00 blocks will not fit and function if tried in the Model 8. It will not even come close to being able to fit. However for those that have access to a well equipped. The later Model 1. Model 8. 8s.   It would make sense for them. Model 1. 00 and machine it to the model 8. I. suspect that did not happen because of the numerous dimensional changes. Looking sideways they are different in three ways, 1  the length of the. Model 1. 00 in order to. The Model 8. 8 is narrower in width on the bottom part in front of the. On the upper inside recess, the Model 8. The Model 1. 00 block has a wider inside opening, but. In machining this. High Speed end mills. Therefore it needed to be softened. Here. Nitrogen enriched furnace, so it was. This however also proved to not be soft enough for. High Speed cutters, so a 12 dia. The shape of this block leaves much to be desired when being. Even a 6 machinists vise. This width was milled down to a width of. In doing this the downward. Since this lower tang was shorter, a. Now. this tail was milled, taking off the extra material which was needed for the. It was then band sanded by hand, blending into the. Xara Xtreme 5 Serial Download Crack For Idm. Now the slot recesses needed to be addressed to. Since the inside opening was. The block was then held in place in the. It was found that the longer slots found in the. Dremel Tool which did the job with the outer width at. RH photo below. The stock bolt holes are the same size and location. When you are done, since the outer rear radius of the Model 1. Replacement Barrels The Model 8. These guns had the barrels screwed into the receiver, head spaced, and for the. For the. factory to replace the barrel, the receiver was replacedas a unit. Unlike most other. Model 8. 8 or 1. 00, is not necessarily determined. Go or maximum No. Go headspace gage. Rather the. To check. First, close the bolt on an empty. Then apply a light pressure on the locking lug, using a screwdriver or. Now, with a minimum headspace gage in the chamber, the bolt should rotate. If additional. rotation is obtained with light pressure applied against the locking lug, it is. With a maximum headspace gage in the chamber, and no additional rotation. In the event that additional rotation does take place, then headspace is. Sales Slow Apparently the Winchester factory played it low key when. At the time, the model 7. One well known Portland Oregon gunsmith that was Winchester factory warranty at. Model 8. 8s in 3. Winchester allowed. Therefore the actual number of 3. Feeding. Feeding will always be an issue on any. Model 8. 8, or the Model. However read the following section below. Model. 8. 8 Erratic Feeding  Sometimes the Model 8. If nothing else can be found that can contribute to this failure, look at. This gun needs to be operated rather abruptly. Model 1. 00 gas operation as possible to allow the ammo to feed. Also, at this same. OClock to the ground. OClock if anything. If you are right handed, DO NOT TIP IT TO THE LEFT 1. OClock so you can see what is happening. If it is tipped left and and at the same time fed slowly, the ammo. When trying to track down feeding. The box may have over time become spread. Also as a last resort, you might want to bend the front of. SLIGHTLY, being CAREFUL to correlate this with the bullet feeding into the chamber. If you are having erratic feeding. Model 8. 8 in 2. 84 caliber, you may have to operate the lever as if you are. It seems that with the fatter straighter case of the 2. The factory tried. Model 8. 8 magazine body. Cleanliness is important with all firearms and more importantly. The Model 1. 00 being no exception here. The. Winchester Shotguns Model 1. For Sale. Featured Gun Classifieds Winchester Shotguns Model 1. Winchester Shotguns Model 1. WINCHESTER, Model 1. Barrel set, 2. 6 2. Money Maker ventilated ribs, Chokes 2. IC, 2. 8. 5. 49. XF, Aftermarket pistol gri. Click for more info. 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