Bubba guns, Show Your Homemade Or Modified

[Mexican Kerry]

That magna ported .38 reminded me of one of my creations! I picked up a 29-2 with an 8 3/8" barrel. The barrel had a suspicious ring around it so I did the logical thing: cut it to 4.5". Looking back on it, I wish I had gone 5" as it would have centered the barrel stamp......

 

[Mexican Kerry]

And one I didn't do myself. I found this .455/.45 Colt in a local shop about 10 years? ago. The price was $250, and although it doesn't look like much its a great shooter (in .45. Never tried any .455 in it). Not sure if it qualifies as a bubba but its modified I guess.

 

[Mexican Kerry]

I have a very nice hack saw. This is my Win 1200. It was cheap in the used shotgun rack, 150 bucks if I recall. I really wanted a Defender model but couldn't find one at the time. Later when I did find a real one, the homemade one is the one I decided to keep. I should probably put a front bead back on it, just never got around to it yet.

 

[dandyrandy]

Wow most of these guns I would not consider "Bubba" branded and made at all. Most of these guns are quite nice! I on the other hand have seen some really bad gunsmith guns in my time. Most of the "Bubbas" Ive seen have had trigger and safety jobs done on them that make them very unsafe.

 

[ol777gunnerz]

Winchester 1892 Bubba'd

I was shooting my Winchester 1892 sporting rifle [38 WFC] this morning & realized it is a Bubba gun. It shoots accurately, has nice bore & rifling, the rare 3 leaf sight on rear & a Rocky Mountain front sight. The previous owner decided to clean all the "old patina" off the metal parts before selling to the LGS I purchased it from. Turned a valuable collectible rifle into a $600 shooter for me to buy.

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

Another Bubba gun I seen online, some guys get crazy ideas.
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Not so crazy - I reckon the weight of the scope helps tame the recoil of that monster.

 

[Buford57]

Buford57, the pistol is not worth anything to purists, to the the other half of buyers the historical provenance has the pistol valued at over $3500 by one of the most respected members of the SWCA on this site, he is also a nationally known seller of fine guns.

Understood. I'm still waiting on my sarcasm font. I am in the category that considers custom work by a master craftsman and provenance to a historically significant former owner and user a plus. I'm just not in the category that can afford to do more than appreciate it.

 

[TomkinsSP]

... ruled on incorrectly when the Defendant (Miller) failed to appear before SCOTUS in United States v. Miller back in 1939

IIRC he was dead.

 

[TomkinsSP]

I came across this on another site.

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

I figured out what this is. Humans have lots of ingenuity. This guy lives in a state which restricts EACH magazines capacity and does not like detachable magazines. Ah, but Bubba, he is much more cleverer than a State Assemblyman (well so is a Rudabega). His Pistole has a TUBULAR MAG and a Non-detachable WELL MAGAZINE. EACH magazine is below the statutory limit, neither is detachable.

Bubba, you are an American classic!

 

[Muley Gil]

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.

Nice hats!!!

 

[Muley Gil]

Another Bubba gun I seen online, some guys get crazy ideas.

You oughtta see the holster goes with one...………..

 

[fyimo]

This rifle is a German Mauser that is a 25-06 and was customized by the Colorado school of trades. I couldn't past it up for $500 and it came with a Leupold Vari x3 3x9x40mm scope. Ther scope in the pictures is a Redfield 3x9x40mm as I mounted the Leupold on a different rifle.

 

[BigBill]

I picked up a 1900 Swede oberndorf 6.5mm m96 Mauser all matching numbers. Bubba shortened the 29” barrel to 23”. I want a Swede Mauser for the grandson to hunt with. Again it needs finishing.

How does bubba do it he gets the all matching numbered metal and wood guns to butcher up.

 

[dandyrandy]

There are many that I built over the years

Some time ago a SxS had it's barrels crushed during a robbery attempt. I bought it cheap and turned it into a nice little coach gun

Using a aftermarket target stock, bolt and trigger group for a Ruger 10-22 This receiver was machined from a billet of aluminium. It has an equipment rail machined into the receiver top. The barrel was turned from a match 22 blank. Unlike a Ruger, I threaded the barrel into the receiver for better accuracy.

Then thanks to inspiration from Bad_Man_one I have my 1014 and 1013 Smith and Wessons
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And my Smith and Wesson CS10s

However those were not my first pistols converted to the 10MM Auto cartridge. I must have done this Mauser M2 10 years ago by now

There are more, but I am too tired to try and find the rest of the pictures. You know, Model 940s opened up for 38Super or CZ style pistols changed over to 9x23 Winchester or a Marlin Camp 356 now chambered for the Smith and Wesson 356TSW, etc, etc, etc.

Geez CS10? Is that thing shootable at all? Reminds me of the the video i saw a AMT backup 45 turned full auto

 

[dandyrandy]

This rifle is a German Mauser that is a 25-06 and was customized by the Colorado school of trades. I couldn't past it up for $500 and it came with a Leupold Vari x3 3x9x40mm scope. Ther scope in the pictures is a Redfield 3x9x40mm as I mounted the Leupold on a different rifle.

I got one of these Mausers turned sporter... Mine is a K98 8mm from 1943 if I remember correctly. Someone rubbed off the Nazi markings for some goofy reason...

 

[dandyrandy]

I have a very nice hack saw. This is my Win 1200. It was cheap in the used shotgun rack, 150 bucks if I recall. I really wanted a Defender model but couldn't find one at the time. Later when I did find a real one, the homemade one is the one I decided to keep. I should probably put a front bead back on it, just never got around to it yet.

I had a Winchester Ranger that was given to me. Had that thing for ever and seemed like a very good shotgun. Yes bubba got to hackin that guy up wit da bubba saw. looked good for a hacker job... Bubba even blued the barrel again! Sweet!

 

[dandyrandy]

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.

I have to agree with you on that... Theres a million gazillion military surplus rifles out there i dont get what the big deal is. Though on the other hand im not very fond of bubba smithing stuff to where its unsafe or serves no good purpose whatsoever either...

 

[BC38]

Here ya go.
A round butt 53 in 22LR

A 3 inch 19-7

A 3 inch 617-1

A 3 inch 17-8

A 3 inch 681

A 3 inch 44 magnum snubby

A 2.5 inch 44 magnum snubby

A 2.5 inch 17/19 Frankengun

A 3.5 inch Pre-War 3844 snubby

I'm gonna' go put a new blade on my hacksaw.

Ned

Ned,
I think I am seeing the start of a pattern here

Yeah, I see the pattern too - but I don't see no pitchers

 

[Muss Muggins]

I like to find the Bubba that did this to my "S" prefix.

Sanded the diamond magnas smooth, filed the back side of the front sight and inserted some sort of material at the apex of the blade.

But ya' bought it any way. My beef with Bubba isn't that he did it, it's that he tends to think I should value it the same as he does when he needs money and tries to sell it, and then gets miffed when I don't respect his work. It's your gun, do what you want. Don't expect me to agree . . .

 

[colt_saa]

There are other idiosyncrasies in the law, after all it was written almost 90 years ago and ruled on incorrectly when the Defendant (Miller) failed to appear before SCOTUS in United States v. Miller back in 1939

IIRC he was dead.

Miller was alive when the hearing took place in March of 1939. Most authors attribute the absence of the defendant and his counsel as a financial issue

Miller was found shot to death in April of 1939.

Miller died before SCOTUS made their ruling on the case