FEATURES : 1887 Lever Action Terminator® Shotgun 12 ga., 20" Barrel
Here's the lever gun that helped establish the repeating shotgun, Introduced in the West in spring 1888, this 5-shot smoothbore quickly became a success and saw fair usage during the latter years of the frontier.
With nearly 64,000 of them made before 1899, the gun was carried by Arizona Sheriff John Slaughter, and the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad issued '87s to its messengers.
Made from an original in our collection, Cimarron's 1887 Lever Shotgun Terminator comes with either a 20 round blued barrel, a color case hardened receiver, in 12 gauge and capable of handling 2 3/4-inch shotshells
Manufacturer: Cimarron
Action Type: Lever
Barrel Length In Inches: 20
Checkering: No
Gauge: 12
Includes X-full Tube: No
Dimension: 2.80 X 7.45 X 48.6
Incl Full Tube: No
Incl Imp Cyl Tube: No
Incl Imp Mod Tube: No
Incl Modified Tube: No
Incl Skeet Tube: No
Internal Choke Tubes Y/n: No
Max Chamber Size: 2.75"
Metal Finish: Blued
Montecarlo: No
Overall Length In Inches: 36
Recoil Pad: Yes
Stock Material: Walnut
Swivels Studs: No
Stock Style: Field
Height: 2.8
Width: 7.45
Length: 48.6
Stock Color: Wood
Metal Color: Blued
Caliber Dictionary
The Below Information Has Been Provided From Our Gun Caliber Dictionary And Is Meant For Informational Purposes Only. It Is Not Intended to Describe The Unique Specifications For This Ammunition.
12 gauge is the most popular and useful shotgun gauges ever made. Suitable for everything from doves to geese. With sporting, military and law enforcement applications. Available in 2 ¾”, 3” and 3 ½”. The magnum lengths are generally preferred for waterfowl and turkey. Most major manufacturers produce guns and ammunition in a very wide septum for 12 gauge. Loads from ¾ oz. to 2 oz. are common with 1 1/8 oz Low base and 1 ¼ oz being the most common loadings. Target loads are normally around 1150 to 1200 FPS with High velocity lead loads tuning up 1350 FPS. Steel waterfowl loads tend to be loaded faster around 1500 FPS to compensate lower density shot. While the 2 ¾” loading is still the most popular ammunition made, nearly all current production guns have 3”or 3 ½” chambers. The shorter ammunition can be safely fired in longer chambers, but not all magnum semiautomatics will function with shorter shotshells. — Craig Boddington
