Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 22 hours ago, Yul Lose said: It’s either a Sears or Montgomery Wards Rifle In .270 that my son in law had and it’s very unsafe to use. It had a bad habit of firing all on its own. It’s in the back of the gunsafe for a good reason. I might dig it out tomorrow to find out which one it is. By chance a Jc Higgins FN Mauser? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 19 minutes ago, Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 said: By chance a Jc Higgins FN Mauser? Sears and Roebuck made by J C Higgins model 50 serial 583xx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 58 minutes ago, Yul Lose said: Sears and Roebuck made by J C Higgins model 50 serial 583xx. 'Tis a Mauser. J C Higgins Discussion Here ya go! Timney "Mauser Sportsman Trigger" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 7 minutes ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said: 'Tis a Mauser. J C Higgins Discussion Here ya go! Timney "Mauser Sportsman Trigger" Thanks for the info. I like my Winchester model 70 Compact in 7mm-08 a lot but some day when I catch up on lots of other stuff I may replace the trigger on the old rifle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 7 minutes ago, Yul Lose said: Thanks for the info. I like my Winchester model 70 Compact in 7mm-08 a lot but some day when I catch up on lots of other stuff I may replace the trigger on the old rifle. I hear ya on the Model 70. Mausers are pretty special, too... When I "sportered" my Yugoslavian Mauser, I had the bolt handle replaced with a Model 70 style. AND a Timney trigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 4 minutes ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said: I hear ya on the Model 70. Mausers are pretty special, too... When I "sportered" my Yugoslavian Mauser, I had the bolt handle replaced with a Model 70 style. AND a Timney trigger. That bolt is much better looking than the one that’s on it. Did you do the work, trigger and bolt yourself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 15 hours ago, Yul Lose said: That bolt is much better looking than the one that’s on it. Did you do the work, trigger and bolt yourself? I have nowhere near the skill or talent. John McRae, an old craftsman gunsmith in Vallejo, did it for me back in the 80's. Sadly, I think it was his last job. Long story short, Palouse and I visited him one day, but he at first declined; said he was too tired and ill. He asked me what I'd wanted done, and I said I'd hoped to have the military sights removed, the bolt handle replaced with a Model 70 style, and a Buehler 2-position safety and 2-part Buehler mounts installed. He then asked if I also wanted the barrel turned on a lathe to remove the "steps" and give it a smooth countour. "Oh, NO!" I said. "That would alter the stiffness!" He looked at me for a minute, then smiled and said "Damn! A young fella who knows what he's talkin' about! Okay... I'll do it! I'm having lunch with Maynard [Buehler]* on Tuesday. I'll call 'im and have him bring the parts!" It took a few months; then I got the call and picked up the rifle. He passed shortly after. I mounted it in the stock, and installed the trigger (easy!). The late Hank of the Kings River Regulators parkerized it for me. *The late Maynard Buehler designed and produced high quality scope mounts, safeties, and the like. Also known for his home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie MacNeil, SASS #48580 Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Least favorite has to be a Keltec P11. Trigger spring like a Mack truck and mountains of recoil! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Ruger Blackhawk .45 Loaded to 44 Manglem Plus velocity. Brutal. Don't have it anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex M Rugers #6621 Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 My least favorites that I have are the Ruger LCP and the S&W 442. Neither lend themselves to extended range time. But , they are not intended to be used as a sporting handgun , and they are fine for their intended role. They occasionally get a magazine or couple of cylinders of function-test ran thru just because. Other than that they are either in the safe or in my pocket. Rex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted September 19, 2019 Author Share Posted September 19, 2019 I actually forgot the king of the hill. H&R single barrel 12 ga magnum we took a pipe cutter to and made it 18 1/2 inches. Carried it in my truck for decades. Bad enough with field loads, but with 3" magnum buckshot it is quite painful. I'd have to be awful mad at a body to shoot 'em with that. I don't carry it in the truck anymore since you can't mount a decent rack out of sight in these new trucks, but I keep 2 3/4" buck in the shell holder now. JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted September 19, 2019 Author Share Posted September 19, 2019 4 hours ago, Colorado Coffinmaker said: Ruger Blackhawk .45 Loaded to 44 Manglem Plus velocity. Brutal. Don't have it anymore I did that too. Still have the old 3 screw, but don't shoot those loads anymore. I pulled the last 2-3 loads cause the brass was swelling so badly. .45 LC brass isn't designed for that kind of pressure. Since then I bought a .44 and .41 Mag, so no point. JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 I had to think long and hard about the least favorite I own that is least favorite to shoot. I finally had to go with a Winchester Model 101 Diamond Grade O/U trap gun. It points wonderfully, breaks birds well, and kicks like a mule. Eventually, I intend to get a Kick-Eze pad installed and try having the forcing cones lengthened. If those help the felt recoil, it may come out of my safe more often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Clay Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 All things Glock. A Ruger Bisley Hunter in .44 Mag. Wasn't used to the grip shape, and shot a bunch of 300 gr hard cast through it. Crushed a nerve in the web of my hand, still have a numb spot on my thumb 16 years later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 On 9/18/2019 at 9:11 PM, Yul Lose said: Sears and Roebuck made by J C Higgins model 50 serial 583xx. On 9/18/2019 at 10:13 PM, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said: 'Tis a Mauser. J C Higgins Discussion Here ya go! Timney "Mauser Sportsman Trigger" I have one of those that I picked up for a couple hundred bucks recently. Decent even though the wrist has a stout but amateurish repair....anyway its solid. I tried bouncing mine butt first off a rubber mat and the sear held so I don't thing anyones messed with the trigger. Am pondering sending it to JES to become a 338-06. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Ron Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Howdy, I have no use for heavy recoil guns of all types. But my least favorite will surprise all. a Walther .380 ppks stainless. One trip to the range and it shot so high the bullets are still coming down. I sold it and real easy. At five feet it was probably fine. Best CR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus Mike Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 S&W 500 Magnum, 6” barrel. I hate shooting that thing. Re-shootin-diculous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 I can't believe how many here must love to shoot their 3 or 3 1/2 in turkey guns....especially to pattern them off a benchrest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 On 9/23/2019 at 5:56 AM, Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 said: I have one of those that I picked up for a couple hundred bucks recently. Decent even though the wrist has a stout but amateurish repair....anyway its solid. I tried bouncing mine butt first off a rubber mat and the sear held so I don't thing anyones messed with the trigger. Am pondering sending it to JES to become a 338-06. The rifle that I have overall is in really nice shape. HPC revived my interest in it so I’m going to change out the trigger with a Timney and start using it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dan Dawkins Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Glock 30....Accurate, controllable, but finger grooves in the wrong place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dan Dawkins Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 5 hours ago, Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 said: I can't believe how many here must love to shoot their 3 or 3 1/2 in turkey guns....especially to pattern them off a benchrest. I loaded up two 3" magnums in a Baikal and handed it to a kid and told him to pull both triggers since he felt so tough. Boy that showed him.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Rick Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 6 hours ago, Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 said: I can't believe how many here must love to shoot their 3 or 3 1/2 in turkey guns....especially to pattern them off a benchrest. I don't own anything like that and have no plans to. I'd take a .500 S&W lever action rifle if someone gave it to me or I could get it for a song, but I'm not paying the current asking price for one of them any more than I'm buying one of those new Standard Mfg single action clones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 4 hours ago, Dirty Dan Dawkins said: I loaded up two 3" magnums in a Baikal and handed it to a kid and told him to pull both triggers since he felt so tough. Boy that showed him.... Good way to cause a shotgun to be off-face and unsafe to shoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry T Harrison Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 On 9/19/2019 at 4:12 PM, Capt. James H. Callahan said: I actually forgot the king of the hill. H&R single barrel 12 ga magnum we took a pipe cutter to and made it 18 1/2 inches. Carried it in my truck for decades. Bad enough with field loads, but with 3" magnum buckshot it is quite painful. I'd have to be awful mad at a body to shoot 'em with that. I don't carry it in the truck anymore since you can't mount a decent rack out of sight in these new trucks, but I keep 2 3/4" buck in the shell holder now. JHC Try it with 3 1/2 inch shells for a real thrill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dan Dawkins Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 3 hours ago, Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 said: Good way to cause a shotgun to be off-face and unsafe to shoot. Yeah, but everyone on the SASS wire said Baikals were made from scrap armor plating left over from construction of Russian T-90 tanks. That was 14-15 years or so ago, when I was about 29 or 30 and a little less wise. Since then I have learned not to believe everything I read on the internet, particularly the SASS wire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry T Harrison Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 The H&R single shot 3 1/2 inch turkey gun is the worst I ever shot. God bless you if you can fire more than three shots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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