US's Trench Gun: The Winchester Model 12 with firearms expert Jonathan Ferguson

This episode was created in collaboration with Real Time History exploring Shotguns in Saipan - their episode will air on November 15th so go check it out when it goes live at ‪@realtimehistory‬.

Meanwhile, join Jonathan as he gives his longer hands-on with one of the trench shotguns of the 20th century, the Winchester Model 12.

Links mentioned:

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2...

https://www.americanrifleman.org/cont...

0:00 Intro
0:38 Winchester Model 12
2:29 Flaming Bomb Mark
3:35 Sights
3:56 Designed By
4:30 Real Time History Collab
4:55 Winchester Model 1897 Comparison
7:18 Bayonet Reveal
9:12 Shotgun Misconceptions
10:12 As Shown by Mr McCollum
10:35 Range and Pattern
12:35 Bayonet Details
14:15 Sling Swivels
15:25 Paper Ammo
17:03 TCHK TCHK
17:17 Battle of Saipan
20:37 Military Shotguns Today
20:59 "An Italian Classic"
21:40 Shotguns in Modern Conflict
22:07 The Camera Man is Keeping His Drone Far Away from Jonathan
22:30 Shotguns in Modern Conflict continued
23:27 Outro

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