Sears and Roebuck 12 gauge

[5ptdeerhunter]

This past Friday was my sixteenth birthday and my uncle gave me his shotgun. He isn't a shooter and bought it 25 years ago. It is a Sears & Roebucks model 200 12 gauge 2 3/4. It has a vent rib barrel with a double bead, and there is a adjustable choke on the end. This shotgun is in near perfect condition. I haven't got to fire it yet, but I am looking forward to it.

Can someone tell me some more about this gun?
Like what it is worth, or what years they were made. Any information is great.

Thanks,

Fivept

 

[BigD]

Well, I can't tell you much, but I own this exact same shotgun. I do know that it's basically a Winchester 1200 and is a great gun. I bought mine at an auction several years ago and it came with a non-vent rib, single bead, fixed full choke barrel. I picked up a vent rib WinChoke barrel for a 1200 and it works beautifully.

I also believe it was manufactured prior to 1968, as it is my understanding that the Gun Control Act of '68 wiped out the mail order firearms industry. I think these Sears Model 200 guns were a mail order model.

If anybody else knows more, I'd be interested in the info as well.