Long Tom 12G

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Ancient shotgun marked only with "Long Tom", 12 Gauge Choke, and a serial number.

36" barrel! I read how the super length barrels were a benefit for black power but not so much for the smokeless. The benefit was extra oomph and a little more distance.

The forcing cone taper is very slight. I don't know what to think about that. Reading up on older guns I saw some warnings that cones designed for brass shells did not need room for the shell to expand when fired. Without this extra elbow room a modern shell could be too tight.

As for maker, there seems to be 2 major companies, Crescent and Meriden from about 1880-1930, that cranked them out with store name brands. Little to no records exist to track down specific time or place of manufacture.
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Re: Long Tom 12G

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Simmer down wrote:
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Ancient shotgun marked only with "Long Tom", 12 Gauge Choke, and a serial number.

36" barrel! I read how the super length barrels were a benefit for black power but not so much for the smokeless. The benefit was extra oomph and a little more distance.

The forcing cone taper is very slight. I don't know what to think about that. Reading up on older guns I saw some warnings that cones designed for brass shells did not need room for the shell to expand when fired. Without this extra elbow room a modern shell could be too tight.

As for maker, there seems to be 2 major companies, Crescent and Meriden from about 1880-1930, that cranked them out with store name brands. Little to no records exist to track down specific time or place of manufacture.

I had one I paid $7.50 for way back in 1965. It was my duck gun, until I shot it loose using Magnum shells. It didn't float! :sarcasm: The steel was apparently a bit soft, so use light loads & check it for a sloppy fit when closed.
Merle from PA


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Re: Long Tom 12G

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That looks very similar to the Savage/Stevens 9478 10 gauge that I bought for laughs. My 10 gauge is obviously modern since it has a plastic trigger guard (though finding records on such guns is difficult and I have no idea how old it really is) but it too has a massive 36" barrel.
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