Quote Originally Posted by browningautorifleicon View Post
I guess for looks
I'm partial to a sexy firearm myself, but that has to take 2nd place to what I like about functionality. Personal preference, but I suppose I prefer the 97 for the same reason I don't like striker-fired pistols or why I would like having a lever safety over a pushbutton one. Of course one must make exceptions with old guns. Call me what you will, but I like to be able to see and feel what condition a weapon is in, especially in the dark. The model 12 does have some improvements, but I don't find "hammerless" as one of em.
Then again...how many times have I racked my hands with the bolt flying back? Meh...someone once said "you can't always get what you want, but you try sometimes". I say I'll refinish and sell it...but I often think better, in this case if I did then well my kids would have to duck or turkey hunt with a trench gun! See so I spose I need 2 longuns then, and I'll have to find this post for reference when my wife yells at me for having too many shotguns now.
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