Bubba guns, Show Your Homemade Or Modified

[Drm50]

I have saved so many Bubbas I couldn't begin to list them. But
don't consider most any great achievement. Dozens of shotguns
cut for damaged barrels or just to build slug guns. Repairing
or fitting stocks from one model to another. Hand making small
parts, ect everyday stuff. The gun I really wanted to salvage I
gave up on. I had a Colt SxS 12g hammer gun that some bubba
cut off with a hacksaw. The longest point on it was about 17".
When I say longest point, it was a terrible cut off. I got it off a
Deputy, the Sheriff had given it to him because he thought it
would be considered BP & antique under NFA. The only reason
I fooled with it was it was a club gun. The wood would made
Roy Weatherby cry. Gun was 99% inside and out. I could not
come up with a decent way to save it. After several years of
looking for a set of barrels I traded it to a guy that specialized
in old SXSs. I saved many repeaters cut off illegal buy fitting
them with a Cutts or Poly. Figured a fine old double with duel
Cutts would be weird.

 

[sigp220.45]

I sawed up this .303 when I was a teenager and still don’t regret it. It is much handier and makes a great truck gun. With a full mag and butt cuff I have 19 rounds of “Rule 303” at my disposal. And Randy likes it.

 

[steelslaver]

A few of my bubba jobs
A 5" pinned and RECESSED 25-5
My Brazilian 45acp/colt revolving carbine
Mt 1917 45acp combat masterpiece
a 529-1 into a 45acp/colt
q 32 topbreak single action belt buckel

 

[steelslaver]

opps here is the carbine

a 75 caliber cannon I made

and another 8 3/8 629-1 that becomes a 5" 45 colt

 

[BB57]

Jim,
The barrels of the Coach Gun are 11" and it is chambered for 12 Gauge 3" shells

There is no such thing as a "sawed off shotgun per BATF regulations".

This is a 100% legal, Title II firearm under the National Firearms Act of 1929 as amended in 1934.

Federal Law refers to this firearm as a Short Barreled Shotgun.

Just so there are no misunderstandings among folks who might read your post and not get the significance of what you've said.

Your picture certainly made a blip on my radar and my first thought was "he better have the approved Form 1 or Form 4 and tax stamp to go with that".

"18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(8) provides, “The term “short-barreled rifle” means a rifle having one or more barrels less than sixteen inches in length and any weapon made from a rifle (whether by alteration, modification, or otherwise) if such weapon, as modified, has an overall length of less than twenty-six inches” and Section 921(a)(6) provides, “The term “short-barreled shotgun” means a shotgun having one or more barrels less than eighteen inches in length and any weapon made from a shotgun (whether by alteration, modification or otherwise) if such a weapon as modified has an overall length of less than twenty-six inches.” Similarly, the National Firearms Act, in essence, defines it the same way in 26 U.S.C. § 5845(a), although it is broken down slightly different."

In short, it is illegal for a private citizen to possess a short barreled modern smokeless powder shotgun without proper registration and tax stamp from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Dicking around with the semantics between 'sawed off shotgun' and 'short barreled shotgun' and suggesting there is no such thing as a 'sawed off shotgun' per the BATF could lead to a misinterpretation that could get someone in serious trouble.

 

[ol777gunnerz]

Prize Bubba Modified

If you consider any gun modifed to be bubba'd, this would be one of the ultimate. First model of 91 S&W single shot target pistol modified the the great H M [Harry] Pope, famous gunsmith & marksman. It has added side adjustable rear target sight, crosscut trigger, trigger stop, Olympic chamber 22 short, 10 inch sleeved barrel. The work was done for R H Sayre, longtime officer & founder of the United States Revolver Association., as well as longtime record holder of U.S. M&P revolver competition & Captain of the first four U.S. Olympic pistol & revolver shooting teams.

 

[Chubbo]

A good set of elk horn stags would be just the ticket to dress that baby up.

I was thinking that Elephant, or Mammoth ivory, would be more suitable to complement the superb, basic, weapon.

Chubbo

 

[Vbk76]

I’ve think I’ve posted these before. I like buying bare frames or broken guns and parts kits. My favorite is the smama I’ve definet posted before. 50 years from now someone is going to be real confused

 

[BAM-BAM]

Sorry no pictures........................but


I just built a S&W "6915" 4th Gen auto ....... kind of a S&W CCO

It's a 6906 frame (the "firearm" w/ serial #) and a complete upper (frame and slide) from a 915. Two tone finish,stippled grips and added a 5904 hammer. Got about 100 rounds through it without a hiccup!

Squidsix has also built one...... but at least he has pictures!!!!!!

 

[colt_saa]

OK,
Here is this winter's BUBBA

A Marlin lever-action chambered for 45 LC

As is pretty obvious, it is now a Take Down Lever Gun

A stainless block was matched in contour for the barrel half of the rifle.

It threads together and has a ball/detent lockup below the magazine tube.

The magazine tube itself slides into the receiver and locks in place to further prevent separation of the halves, intentionally or otherwise.

I just need to remember where I put the hood for the front sight. It works better that way with the Lyman Tang sight

 

[David LaPell]

Mine is a German made (circa 1900) numbers matching Swedish Mauser M96 still in 6.5 x 55. When I got it last year, someone had already trimmed a couple of inches of the bore for some reason and put on a totally different front sight, so I got it cheap, had my local smith cut the barrel down to an even 20 inches, put on a different but correct height front sight, cut the stock to match the forearm so I can use the sling swivels and had a target crown out on. It shoots great and is fairly light. I took my first deer in seven years with it last fall, a small whitetail doe from the border of a cornfield, at about 100 yards.

 

[sigp220.45]

Honestly, I don't get the whole hate "Bubba" thing.

I used to follow a Facebook page about restoring military surplus rifles, but the hate unleashed on these guns drove me away.

Apparently, if you take the original (but modified) stock off a gun, and replace it with an unmodified stock from a completely different gun, you have now restored its originality and history.

Sorry - the modified "Bubba-ized" stock is part of the history of the rifle. In that state it probably fired more rounds and served more of a purpose than it did in it original guise, where it most likely sat in a warehouse or armory for several decades, until Bubba got it.

"Bubba" was us, or our Dads, or Granddads, or Uncles. They paid a small amount for a gun that they then suited to their needs, probably using an article in the American Rifleman or Guns as a guide.

I like these old guns just they way they wound up.

 

[GypsmJim]

Among other things I collect military rifles. I prefer originals with good provenance, but on occasion I come across one that has been "bubbafied". I also frequent several, of the military forums. One will not allow talk about bubbaed guns and will ban you if you dare speak evil. I find that odd. After all, we didn't do it personally so why criticize us?

As far as evil short barreled "illegal" shotguns, if it requires a special permit then its not what your every-day gun collector would own. Telling people here its OK may make some non-informed people want to cut off their shotgun to 11", or whatever.

That is not a bubba gun, its just something someone did just because they can. Makes no other sense.

And that's all I have to say about that...

 

[H Richard]

Not a "Bubba", but by me in my early years. When I needed a gun for USPSA competition. I did the majority of the work, except for milling the slide for Bowmar sights, and plating the frame and bluing the slide. Fit frame to slide, lower and relieve the ejection port, install beaver-tail grip safety, install long trigger, install oversize mag button, stipple frame, stipple slide top, Install front sight, 4 lb trigger job, enlarger mag well, ambi safety, match barrel & bushing fit, open and bevel the ejection port.

I think that's about all, it's been 25+ years ago.

 

[colt_saa]

Not a "Bubba", but by me in my early years. When I needed a gun for USPSA competition. I did the majority of the work, except for milling the slide for Bowmar sights, and plating the frame and bluing the slide. Fit frame to slide, install beaver-tail grip safety, install long trigger, install oversize mag button, stipple frame, stipple slide top, Install front sight, 4 lb trigger job, enlarger mag well, ambi safety, match barrel & bushing fit, open and bevel the ejection port.

I think that's about all, it's been 25+ years ago.

Very nice

I remember those day days.

Sitting at the bench stippling the front strap, fitting the slide and barrel.

This one was after my IPSC days. It is my first 9x23 Winchester back when the cartridge was first comming out

I had a co-worker that called EVERY modified firearm a "BUBBA" For him it had to be 100% OEM

 

[keith44spl]

LOL, I like whatcha ya can't buy locally....


My 'Combat Masterpiece' 22 Super Jet....

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[scoobysnacker]

I came across this on another site.

I can't quite figure out what's going on. But I absolutely want it

 

[scoobysnacker]

more...

 

[steelslaver]

Now that is interesting. Wonder if it functions and how. Looks like someone made a semi auto using the frame and trigger group of a revolver and the slide is blown back to re cock the hammer.

 

[scoobysnacker]

I think it could work.

revolver grip and trigger.
Looks like a Winchester 94 type of hammer and chamber area to me, and that part beneath the barrel- either it's under spring-tension to chamber the next rd as a semiauto, or it's possibly a pump. I bet it can handle some big cartridges.

Whatever it is, it's not the most efficient design, but the coolness factor is off the charts. I'd take it to the range!