In what ways do S&W's get "Bubba'd"
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Take Model 28 Highway Patrolman with honest service wear by a LEO-- nickel plate the gun, including the rear sight---gold(?) plate the trigger and hammer---replace the diamond walnut grips with plastic stag.
Must have been the thing to do back in the day.
I've seen one as described and two others about as bad.
They are old, they are guns and they must be worth a months pay (each).
A guy got robbed closing his store one night and decided to carry.
He used a chop saw to cut the 6" barrel of a really nice Colt 38 Spl down to about 2 1/2".
Must have been the thing to do back in the day.
I've seen one as described and two others about as bad.
They are old, they are guns and they must be worth a months pay (each).
A guy got robbed closing his store one night and decided to carry.
He used a chop saw to cut the 6" barrel of a really nice Colt 38 Spl down to about 2 1/2".
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It all started one night when I was bored and had access to a Dremmel........
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Pre-war M70s were sporting rifles, so scoping was a legitimate mod, so long as bubba didn't DIY it.
I do want to cry sometimes when I see a hacked up Krag at a show or LGS. Especially when someone tried to turn it into a more valuable Calvary carbine.
What really gets me is the dealer will still have a $1,000 price tag on it.
An original Ruger Old Model Blackhawk someone has put the abominable Super Blackhawk grip frame on. A dealer once tried to justify the $1,300 price tag he had on a .44 magnum Flattop that was so-modified by telling me it was a rare factory original.
Perfectly good shotguns butchered with those hideous Poly -choke devices (remember those?)
I do want to cry sometimes when I see a hacked up Krag at a show or LGS. Especially when someone tried to turn it into a more valuable Calvary carbine.
What really gets me is the dealer will still have a $1,000 price tag on it.
An original Ruger Old Model Blackhawk someone has put the abominable Super Blackhawk grip frame on. A dealer once tried to justify the $1,300 price tag he had on a .44 magnum Flattop that was so-modified by telling me it was a rare factory original.
Perfectly good shotguns butchered with those hideous Poly -choke devices (remember those?)
How about those beautiful plier marks on S&W ejector rods? Some
of the worst bubba tracks left in steel are found on many older lever
action centerfire rifles and bolt action 22s. I'm talking about the holes
drilled and tapped in the receivers and barrels by amateur attempts to
mount scopes. It's not uncommon to see 2-3 sets of ugly, oversize
and misaligned holes in one gun. The only upside is they lower the
price for someone looking for an iron sight shooter.
of the worst bubba tracks left in steel are found on many older lever
action centerfire rifles and bolt action 22s. I'm talking about the holes
drilled and tapped in the receivers and barrels by amateur attempts to
mount scopes. It's not uncommon to see 2-3 sets of ugly, oversize
and misaligned holes in one gun. The only upside is they lower the
price for someone looking for an iron sight shooter.
I have to defend the hammer bobbers and barrel shorteners if they did it in the 70's, before Gun Broker.com. This may have been the most affordable way to get the gun they wanted. I know that frustrates collectors but picture a guy in a small town with two gun stores who finds a ten year old Smith for half the price of ordering a new one, but he wants a bobbed hammer model?
I agree with on this and that's why I don't get too wrapped up about things like the Triple Lock pictured above. when it was Bubba'd it was a $25 milsurp import in an unavailable caliber. As much as I can appreciate an original .455 in military trim, I don't particularly want one,.........but I do want a Triple Lock I can shoot so this gun converted to .45 Colt at a fair price allows me to do that. Similarly I don't have a driving personal interest for original Krags, but I do love the rifles and am quite happy to have a rack full of $150 shooters, a few of which are actually nicely modified rifles. The collectors are pained, but it's a windfall for me. Back in the day surplus was cheap, commercial guns were expensive and often barely available, and like with a Model T you could have any color you liked as long as it was black. You either liked what they made or you made what you liked.
I don't know if it qualifies as a "bubba" mod but I've seen a few revolvers with the serial# gone from the butt. I know they were refinished but why do this? No "upside" I can imagine. Joe
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I have a 1895 Chilean mauser with a SIG barrel that has been shortened with a pipe cutter as you can see the bevel left by the cutter. how about a $25 dollar swiss K31?. Swiss cheesed receiver and none of the holes lined up. All matching numbers. Frank
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I took a M28-2 and sent the barrel out to Dick Nickel to be bored and rifled at 45 caliber. I then fit a 45 ACP cylinder to the revolver. Next, a new frame lug was installed and the barrel fitted. Finally, I rounded the grip frame. I ended up with a 4" skinny barreled revolver chambered for the 45 ACP. I did this work back in the early 80s when such a revolver was not available from S&W. M28s were readily available and cheap.
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