Depends on what it is choked.
It would help if you stated the model. Sears sold several different BB guns.
Yes I have the same shot gun and I have shot deer with this gun. when I was 12 or 13 so I know you can .
It MAY be worth a $50 gift card from Sears. You did not give us the model number, but 583.13 through 583.22 are under a safety recall due to a flaw in the design of the bolt. They are considered unsafe to shoot. Sears WAS exchanging the bolt for a $50 Sears gift card.
You can't. There is a safety recall on that model- unsafe to shoot. Sears has been buying back the bolts for years to take them out of circulation.
Safety recall- unsafe to shoot. Sears will give you a $50 gift card for the bolt.
Sears never made firearms. They contracted with various gun makers and had them "store branded" for their stores to sell.
Yes your Winchester model 1897 pump action shotgun can shoot buck shot through it.
Not recommended
a $50.00 Sears gift card If there is no letter after 583.17 there is a recall on this gun UNSAFE to Shoot ! Sears is giving a $50.00 gift card for the bolt to disable the gun
Not recommended.
No- made prior to 1968. There is a safety recall on those guns- unsafe to shoot. Sears will trade you the bolt for a $50 gift card.
Depending on what it is choked, yes. Have a gunsmith examine it.