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New Scattergun : Question

Vitals:

  • Stevens (Savage Arms) Model 9400
  • 12 Gauge
  • 3" Chamber
  • Exposed hammer
  • Single Shot (break-open, strange side-lever)
  • Still looking for a serial number... there isn't one visible on the receiver anywhere.

    This isn't an old, rare or high quality gun, but I can't seem to find a lot of information about it on the interwebs (like when it was made, or how many they produced.) Does anyone know more about this gun? All I know is that my granddad bought it (possibly from Sears) at the same time he got my dad a Remington 878 Automaster. The gun is in nearly perfect condition (just a wee bit of rust near the muzzle, and a couple of very minor scratches on the furniture.) It looks like it was shot once or twice max, then put away in the attic.


    (Cross-posted from West, By God)

    Additional: I really need to find out if there is a possibility this gun was manufactured before 1959. Any thoughts? I know the Remington 878 Automaster was manufactured from 1959-1962.

  • Competition: Taking Newbies to the Range

    I'm holding an informal competition for gunbloggers (and gunblog readers). The idea is: take as many "newbies" to the range as you can. My hope is to espouse the education of fence-sitters, and maybe even some anti-rights folks.

    Here are the rules and current tally. I'll try to keep it up to date. Anything I find myself, I'll put up, but I'd prefer if you shoot me an email with your range report.

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