resurrected the freebie - The Firearms Forum

JLA · 11-18-2012, 05:07 PM

Not bad for an old 'parts gun'

Plus itll help when the zombies attack.

woolleyworm · 11-18-2012, 06:02 PM

That's a hand cannon for sure! Have you fired it yet?

firefighter1635 · 11-18-2012, 06:19 PM

Oh yeah that there is a true defenition of a zombie gun!

JLA · 11-18-2012, 07:17 PM

Yep. Shoots great

JLA · 11-18-2012, 07:17 PM

Its heavy as hell so it doesnt kick much

Rogeritall · 11-18-2012, 07:35 PM

What make is that?... The receiver looks a lot like "High Standard", or maybe "Sears" made by High Standard. Second guess would be Winchester.

gvw3 · 11-18-2012, 08:02 PM

That's a Winchester I think....

JLA · 11-18-2012, 08:18 PM

Winchester Mod 12, its a 7 digit serial. Should date it spmewhere between 1950 and 60

01brian · 11-18-2012, 08:55 PM

man, that's pretty cool!

Albtraum · 11-18-2012, 09:24 PM

No bead?

carver · 11-18-2012, 09:27 PM

That gun don't need a bead! Are you gona make it look a little better Josh?

firefighter1635 · 11-18-2012, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by carver

That gun don't need a bead! Are you gona make it look a little better Josh?

His option but if it were mine i'd leave it as is. I like the "rat rod" look to it

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hardluk1 · 11-19-2012, 05:35 AM

Even an ugly old model 12 winny is better than whats being made today. Those were some very slick actions.

lead · 11-19-2012, 09:03 AM

A local pawn shop has one like that right now for $150. Everyone handles it, but no one has bought it yet. It's a Win. but I'm not sure it's a model 12. It's heavy enough that I figured it would tame some of the recoil.
If the zombies come, I may wish I had it.

goofy · 11-19-2012, 09:37 AM

Nice cut down job!!!
Perfect for self defense!!
Mike

JLA · 11-19-2012, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carver

That gun don't need a bead! Are you gona make it look a little better Josh?

Quote:

Originally Posted by firefighter1635

His option but if it were mine i'd leave it as is. I like the "rat rod" look to it

.

Only other thing im doin to it is adding sling swivel studs so i can sling it. Other than that.. Firefighter shares my sentiments on it. I love the look of the old rusted pitted metal. And im rather proud of the way the pistiol grip came out. I worked at it until i had it matched back up to the fore-end.

I cut the stock and started out contouring the grip on the belt sander. once i had it close to the shape I wanted I worked it down starting with 60 grit til I got it to 220. then I attached it, somewhat permanently to the reciever and made a new stock screw for it, then filled the hole with epoxy and sanded it smooth. then I aged the wood with good ol fashioned elbow grease and scotchbrite after applying un-diluted BC walnut stain until it was as dark as the fore stock.

The metal i cleaned with rem oil and a scotchbrite pad. and a wire brush for the harder to reach parts.

My fav guns are the ones i find or get for free that everyone else has abandoned. I have a grand total of 8 bucks in this shotgun and about 5 hours of hard labor. And it slings buckshot just as good as a mossberg 500 ZMB pumpgun.. And much better built IMO.

JLA · 11-19-2012, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Albtraum

No bead?

No need for one.. You ever shoot a street howitzer? You dont aim it. you point it, like you would a shovel or a rake. Aiming one can get you hurt. I had a pistol grip Win 1300 defender a good while back and after trying to aim it with a '000' buck load I had 'Winchester' printed across my top lip from the medallion grip screw cap on the rear of the pistol grip.. Trust me.. hip it, and get good at point shooting. Course with a street howitzer, if you can point and hold on.. youre golden..

JLA · 11-19-2012, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by hardluk1

Even an ugly old model 12 winny is better than whats being made today. Those were some very slick actions.

I agree, cept I really dont think its at all ugly. Rusted is the new awesome.

JLA · 11-19-2012, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by goofy

Nice cut down job!!!
Perfect for self defense!!
Mike

Thanks mike. It did turn out rather nice i think..

BETH · 11-19-2012, 09:52 PM

what does that shoot?

gunguy25 · 11-21-2012, 04:25 AM

very cool.

JLA · 11-21-2012, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BETH

what does that shoot?

12 gauge 2.75" shotshells

BETH · 11-21-2012, 09:44 PM

soundguy · 11-21-2012, 09:52 PM

very nice!

reminds me of an 12g autoloader ( no name brand ) that I got for 55$ off a buddy. he had dropped it into a lake fishing and pulled it right back out... but the wood got discolored and the laquer came off it. in his xzeal to clean it he removed a good big to the blueing or blacking.. makes a nice 'truck' gun

it was inthe drink for maybee 30 seconds. my guess is he could have taken the furniture off and dried and wiped metal down with alcohol and it would have been fine at the end of the day.

he cleane dit till it was cosmetically ruined though....

still.. yours was free.. hard to beat free!

NICE

JLA · 11-21-2012, 10:16 PM

I got a Winchester ranger in the closet ive had for years that was free too. It is a parts gun tho. its missing a couple of small pieces of the action that are out of stock at Numrichs. Maybe someday ill finish it up or find the parts anyway. It is an autoloader that has the recoil system and springs forward of the reciever under the handguard, so it can be made short as well with a pistol grip. I think it would be cool to have an autoloader street howitzer.

11-18-2012, 05:07 PM	#1
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,407	resurrected the freebie Not bad for an old 'parts gun' Plus itll help when the zombies attack. Attached Images __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF! -->

11-18-2012, 06:02 PM	#2
woolleyworm TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SW Fort Worth Contributor Posts: 4,888	Re: resurrected the freebie That's a hand cannon for sure! Have you fired it yet? __________________ . What are you gonna do, talk the alien to death? -- (on Sigourney Weaver's worry about Guns in Aliens) "Safety is something that happens between your ears, not something you hold in your hands." "I carry a small gun to compensate for my huge Blue press." .

11-18-2012, 06:19 PM	#3
firefighter1635 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: US of A Contributor Posts: 1,838	Re: resurrected the freebie Oh yeah that there is a true defenition of a zombie gun! __________________ "The strongest reason for people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government." - Thomas Jefferson "The Constitution shall never be construed to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms." - Samuel Adams

11-18-2012, 07:17 PM	#4
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,407	Re: resurrected the freebie Yep. Shoots great __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!

11-18-2012, 07:17 PM	#5
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,407	Re: resurrected the freebie Its heavy as hell so it doesnt kick much __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!

11-18-2012, 07:35 PM	#6
Rogeritall V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Indiana Posts: 177	Re: resurrected the freebie What make is that?... The receiver looks a lot like "High Standard", or maybe "Sears" made by High Standard. Second guess would be Winchester. __________________ "Taking my gun away because I might shoot someone is like cutting my tongue out because I might yell `Fire!' in a crowded theater." -- Peter Venetoklis

11-18-2012, 08:02 PM	#7
gvw3 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Chicago IL Area Contributor Posts: 3,463	Re: resurrected the freebie That's a Winchester I think.... __________________ Criminals advocate stronger gun laws to foster a safer work environment. This limits their exposure to risk.

11-18-2012, 08:18 PM	#8
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,407	Re: resurrected the freebie Winchester Mod 12, its a 7 digit serial. Should date it spmewhere between 1950 and 60 __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!

11-18-2012, 08:55 PM	#9
01brian V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Colorado Posts: 334	Re: resurrected the freebie man, that's pretty cool!

11-18-2012, 09:24 PM	#10
Albtraum Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: California Posts: 686	Re: resurrected the freebie No bead?

11-18-2012, 09:27 PM	#11
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,546	Re: resurrected the freebie That gun don't need a bead! Are you gona make it look a little better Josh? __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

11-19-2012, 05:35 AM	#13
hardluk1 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: nc mountains Posts: 294	Re: resurrected the freebie Even an ugly old model 12 winny is better than whats being made today. Those were some very slick actions.

11-19-2012, 09:03 AM	#14
lead Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,522	Re: resurrected the freebie A local pawn shop has one like that right now for $150. Everyone handles it, but no one has bought it yet. It's a Win. but I'm not sure it's a model 12. It's heavy enough that I figured it would tame some of the recoil. If the zombies come, I may wish I had it. __________________ The best things in life, are not things.

11-19-2012, 09:37 AM	#15
goofy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Contributor Posts: 2,063	Re: resurrected the freebie Nice cut down job!!! Perfect for self defense!! Mike

11-19-2012, 09:52 PM	#20
BETH Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: naugatuck,Ct. Contributor Posts: 6,686	Re: resurrected the freebie what does that shoot?

11-21-2012, 04:25 AM	#21
gunguy25 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: TN Contributor Posts: 883	Re: resurrected the freebie very cool.

11-21-2012, 09:44 PM	#23
BETH Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: naugatuck,Ct. Contributor Posts: 6,686	Re: resurrected the freebie wow

11-21-2012, 09:52 PM	#24
soundguy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: florida Contributor Posts: 4,743	Re: resurrected the freebie very nice! reminds me of an 12g autoloader ( no name brand ) that I got for 55$ off a buddy. he had dropped it into a lake fishing and pulled it right back out... but the wood got discolored and the laquer came off it. in his xzeal to clean it he removed a good big to the blueing or blacking.. makes a nice 'truck' gun it was inthe drink for maybee 30 seconds. my guess is he could have taken the furniture off and dried and wiped metal down with alcohol and it would have been fine at the end of the day. he cleane dit till it was cosmetically ruined though.... still.. yours was free.. hard to beat free! NICE

11-21-2012, 10:16 PM	#25
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,407	Re: resurrected the freebie I got a Winchester ranger in the closet ive had for years that was free too. It is a parts gun tho. its missing a couple of small pieces of the action that are out of stock at Numrichs. Maybe someday ill finish it up or find the parts anyway. It is an autoloader that has the recoil system and springs forward of the reciever under the handguard, so it can be made short as well with a pistol grip. I think it would be cool to have an autoloader street howitzer. __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!