Nothing more succinctly illustrates the mercurial market for collectible firearms than Winchester's venerated Model 12.

Picking the classic American shotgun is a lot like being the judge at a beauty contest: You end up making a few people happy and a lot more unhappy if you don’t happen to pick their personal ...

Photo by William W. Headrick / Outdoor Life This story, “The Classic American Shotgun,” appeared in the November 1998 issue of Outdoor Life. Picking the classic American shotgun is a lot like being ...

Coming in second place is the S12K. It is a semi-automatic shotgun that can rattle off rounds faster than classic shotguns. This provides faster time-to-kill and makes the gun more effective for ...