Have you heard of a "long tom" shotgun?

[Crisptrigr]

Certainly wouldn't want to date myself by sharing memories of pond jumping mallards
with a long tom single and Winchester Super X high brass 6s during the early midwest
winters of my youth.

[whackemstackem]

I have to admit it's the best patterning gun I have for that one shot it does have. I paper test all my choke/load combos and this one takes the cake even with my higher end shotguns.  I wonder if it's because the full choke forcing cone is longer than the conventional screw in chokes but I dont know enough about barrels to say  . 
I do know that for pattern testing purposes that it even holds a good pattern to 65 yards....yup 65 was as tight as my patternmaster at 55 with the 3 1/2 12 gauge.  I do know that the gun is long enough a freind of mine who is near-sighted couldn't even see the bead


Thanks for the info in the hevi-shot.  Haven't put any down it yet but wanted to ask before re-loading any.

[ghosthunter]

I wouldn’t refurbish any old gun unless it needs to be made functional.  Refurbishing takes away the character and lowers its value.

You should be watching Pawn Stars.

Money wise it is worth more left alone. Period.

[h2ofowlr]

Do not shoot hevi-shot through any gun unless you have hevi-shot coke tubes. You will ruin a full choke barrel!

They make a line of hevi-shot loads just for some of the old guns, so you won't split the barrel.  I have shot steel through mine.  You take the chance of ruining the barrel though.  But they  are heavier duty than many of the more modern guns.  I would refinish this gun.  If it was a valuable gun, I wouldn't.  I still can find the long toms for $150-$250 dollar range.

[whackemstackem]

That is kind of what I was thinking about the value.  I just wanted to make sure it wasn't a gun that had gone up in value and I was about to degrade it's value.  To me the gun is worth much more than what I'll get selling it so I'm gonna give this a go.
Ghosthunter- I will have to admit that I don't watch a lot of pawn stars but I understand what your talking about with the value going down when it's "refurbished" by an amateur (that is me) and that's why I wanted to get input first.

 Crisptrigr-Don't worry, I actually still use the Super X high brass and specifically use it for jumpshooting(just because).  I feel like it should have come with a periscope attachment too when sneaking up on a pond or ditch.

[muzbuster]

I have one in 10ga. and have shot lots of steel #2 3 1/2" with it without any problems. Got it about 17-18 years ago for 75 bucks. 

[JimmyHoffa]

does it say long tom on it?  I have one that looks like the picture but says model 176 (H&R).  Thing is a cannon.

[whackemstackem]

I do believe it's the same one.