I had been looking for an extra barrel for my Winchester 1200 for some time. At an auction last year, a barrel sold for $350 and I bought a complete like new 1200 for $300. I got the barrel I wanted complete with the rest of the gun.

The barrel prices made no sense to me. However, this was during the period when all gun prices were sky high. People were buying up barrels, cutting them down and selling"riot guns".