Picked this up for my nephew's son to hunt with. This model was made between 1953-1956 which I thought was neat.

This one is a 410
They have changeable screw on chokes at the end of the barrel.
This one is full which is perfect for the intended use.

It had some surface rust, a gummy action, and a very ugly stock.

I started with the metal work and in 15-20 minutes it looked new again.
Guess I couldn't just stop there.
Had to see how deep the ugly went.

It was deep.......I almost drowned

But the ugly....like beauty was only skin deep.
Here she is before and after.

Kid may not be embarrassed to walk around with it now.

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Paul
S&WCA #2726

I grabbed a 190 recently for about $100. A little bit of cleanup and it’s quite the handy 16-gauge. Not fast shooting, not the fanciest, but good and light and I’m not afraid to scrape it on a barbed wire fence or tree branch. I still need to learn how to properly fit a recoil pad, though.

I think you did a swell job.

Thanks
It came out many times better than expected.

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S&WCA #2726

Wow! Nice job!
The proverbial silk purse out of a sow’s ear.

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I told you not to use Lifebuoy

A very nice endeavor. He should be proud to have that shotgun.

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I am a sheep dog!
1601 (ret)

I have one in 16 gauge purchased about 25 years ago. Had the poly choke with ports cut behind the choke. Figured it for a nice light small game shotgun. Thing was Uber loud. Cut the barrel down to 22”, remounted the bead, added a clip on fiber optic sight and it’s been my go to shotgun for deer hunting ever since. Great economy shotgun.

He wants to hunt and the initial intended use is I was hoping it could work for turkeys in the 20-30 yard range.
#4's from it were not good at all looked like an improved cylinder pattern.
It did tighten right up with 6's

The best by far were some you can't find at Walmart.
I was impressed they passed the skinny can test at 22 yards.

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S&WCA #2726

Amazing how much people neglect their stuff and how durable the finish was on older guns. Nice rehab!

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SWCA LM 2023, SWHF 220

Love these bolt action shotguns. I have three, a 190 16g that I cut the barrel off just behind the choke, fit fiberoptic sights for a slug gun, and a 183D C like yours. I got a modified choke for it from GPI. They also have repo wrenches for the choke.

Glance can you post a picture of your DC?
I'd like to see it

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S&WCA #2726

That cleaned up real nice, excellent job.
I like old Mossberg .22s, but I also added a couple shotguns to my Mossberg collection, one is this 20 gauge 185K.



KO

In my much younger days (late 50s-early 60s), I had a Sears 16 gauge bolt action shotgun with a tubular magazine under the barrel. It also had some kind of variable choke device at the muzzle. It wasn't what anyone would consider handsome and it wasn't too quick to re-load, but it was well-made and did the job. I accumulated some other shotguns later and sold the Sears, mainly because I didn't like having a 16 gauge around, especially a bolt action. I always wondered who the maker was, as it didn't look anything like a Marlin or Savage. Possibly it could be an H&R or Mossberg. I have seen a few like it at gun shows. Does anyone know what I am talking about who knows more information about it?
This is a YouTube video of a similar, but not exactly the same, shotgun:

Unlikely that is was a Mossberg, their first pump shotgun didn't even have a tube magazine.



KO

Brochure from 1954


1959 Catalog page. Retail price for the 183D was now $31.95


KO

DWalt
They were made by highstandard.
This one is a 16 Gauge.
I have one in 20 Gauge also. I shot a lot of bunnies with it growing up.

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I suppose it could have been possible. I know that H-S made some pump and semi-auto shotguns for Sears, and remember that Sears may even have held an equity stake in the H-S company. For sure, Sears sold a house-branded H-S semi-auto .22 rifle that I always thought was a very neat design, and I lusted after one for awhile. But I never bought one.

I do not remember for sure if that Sears 16 gauge bolt action I had was a Ted Williams or a J. C. Higgins. Even though I have absolutely zero need for any shotgun now, I would probably buy one of the Sears bolt actions like it just for the memories if I could get it really cheap.

Weatherby I'm sorry mine is a 183D A , but so close you can't tell the difference. When you look at these pictures you will see some brass in the wood. I got it at auction for $40.00 or so because of the broken wood. Some good Weldwood resin glue and these brass screws and it's like new. I've fired every thing from 00 to slugs and 12s to #4s in it and nary a problem.

The number four picture is for eye candy for those who like bolt actions and 45's. This .45 is the very first hand gun I bought. $115.00 with 3 mags.

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Sears- JC Higgins Model 10,,made in 12,16 and 20ga.
Tube feed Bolt action
Mfg'rd in the 1950's, maybe into the very early 60's(?)

They were made for Sears by High Standard.

Sears had their 'Sears product #' marked on the bbl. Something like XXX.XX
There was a different Sears # for each ga and then for the different variations which included an adj choke, recoil pad and other variants.

The 12ga version (only) was the subject of a decades long Recall by Sears.
The bolt stop was the culprit being a simple set screw in the design. Most guns use the trigger/sear as the bolt stop.
The small set screw would get battered from cycling the bolt hard in the rearward motion.
Then they had a few instances where the setscrew/bolt stop sheared off and the bolt came right back out of the gun as it was being cycled.
Cycling the blt from the shoulder left a few customers with a bolt in the face injury and the recall was instituted.

16 & 20ga guns were never part of the problem or recall.

Early on in the recall, returning the entire gun to a Sears store got you $100 cash. A good deal on a gun that retailed for less, but they really wanted them off the market.
Later the bait was less. The last recall notices were to return the Bolt assembly only in the mail and Sears would send you a $50 gift card.

Here's a Sears Recall notice from as late as 2018 for the Model 10 in 12ga.
It also gives the Sears product # 's that were stamped on the bbls of the guns,,all the same gun just different variations in bbl length, choke, recoil pad or not, etc.

https://s.shld.net/is/content/Sears/...FormREV_V2.pdf

There are some other reports saying the particular gun will fire w/o the bolt being completely locked (handle down completely in it's locking notch.)
That was never mentioned in the recall which has lasted from the 1960's to into 2000's.

I know from experience the common and popular Mossberg 185 series can sometimes fire as the bolt closes. That is due generally to a simple bent trigger pivot pin.
The bend due to rigorous bolt manipulation, the trigger being the bolt stop on these. Treat them kindly, they are not built like a Mauser 98.
Nothing is perfect in the gun world.
Watch where you point them.

Neat that you still have the recall notice. It appears that the last two digits of the product number may be a code for the manufacturing date. They are sequential and there couldn't possibly be that many variations.