I have always been told that the 1887 12 gauge never was made to take smokeless loads. And that the Model 1901 10 gauge was the only one of these 1887 models to be made out of nickel steel. Is there someone who can enlighten me here? Because I have just been informed that some of the later 12 gauge 1887`s was made to take 2 3/4" shells, and made out of "real" steel.
Can this be true?