![]() 410 recoils with zest when 3-inch shotshells are used, whereas the Model 37A barely jumps when fired with “stout” loads. In fact, I was reviewing TriStar’s 28-gauge Bristol side-by-side concurrently as I worked with this 37A (you will be able to read my report on it in an upcoming issue), and I was surprised to find they are exactly the same weight: 5 pounds, 2 ounces.Īs a result, the. 410 single shots, the Model 37A is a full-size shotgun. However, for the gun featured here I can get close it was made between 19. Model 37As were, but comprehensive records either were not kept or are not readily available. Model 37s were not serial numbered, so it’s very difficult to date them precisely. The Cooey plant was closed in 1979, and the Model 37A was discontinued. These are marked “Made in Canada,” and as far as I know, they were made in most of the available gauges at one time or another, including. While not as prolific as the ancestral Model 37, nearly 400,000 37As were manufactured. Just a few years later, a few more changes were incorporated, including a switch from beech to walnut stocks and a beavertail-type forearm with finger grooves, and the Model 37A arrived in 1973. Winchester moved manufacturing to the Cooey facility in Canada and in the late ’60s brought out the Model 370, which was an adaptation of the 37 and Cooey’s similar Model 84. More than a million Model 37s were made between 19. A simple thumb lever atop the rear receiver tang opened the action, and an ejector tossed fired hulls over the shooter’s shoulder with a healthy “ping.” Simple and robust, the Model 37 featured a break-action receiver with a “semi-hammerless” design, meaning only the hammerspur was visible and accessible. Winchester’s single-shot Model 37 shotgun was a byproduct of the Great Depression, when capable but inexpensive fowling pieces were a valuable asset to the family table.
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