This poor, poor Model 41. The heart aches...

[jc2721]

I know a few target shooters and most of them are primarily concerned with performance--accuracy and reliability. IDK why those mods were done but the previous owner probably had his/her reasons.

If it's priced accordingly (meaning dirt-cheap) someone will buy it, if only to bubba further. If I had the skills I could see turning this into a Loveless-type sporting pistol. Otherwise, there are plenty of 41s in MUCH nicer condition for the collector/shooter.

My .02 and worth exactly what you paid, lol.

 

[Racer X]

I know a few target shooters and most of them are primarily concerned with performance--accuracy and reliability. IDK why those mods were done but the previous owner probably had his/her reasons.

If it's priced accordingly (meaning dirt-cheap) someone will buy it, if only to bubba further. If I had the skills I could see turning this into a Loveless-type sporting pistol. Otherwise, there are plenty of 41s in MUCH nicer condition for the collector/shooter.

My .02 and worth exactly what you paid, lol.

I bet back when this was Bubba'd, no one cared that much about its value. Think of how many (now) 5 and 6 figure musclecars went to the crusher. Superbird and Daytonas having their wings and noses pulled? Selling a hemi car to get a Vega with better fuel economy?

 

[Baltimoreed11754]

I've altered Colt Woodsmans that were by comparison Kings Gunsight Co mods compared to what bubba did to this Smith. It would make a good truck gun maybe?? If it would even work.

 

[LVSteve]

Last spring, I had a contract to catalog and evaluate the gun collection in a Montana museum. Several long guns were donated by the same person who had used an electric pencil to inscribe his entire name on every one, including an original Spencer carbine.

Good grief! I've seen some horrors while milsurp hunting that come close to what you saw..

 

[jrm53]

This is to answer AJ, no they never found the High Standard pistol and the fellow I traded with believed the police thought he was lying and was trying to scam his insurance company. Jeff

 

[AJ]

This is to answer AJ, no they never found the High Standard pistol and the fellow I traded with believed the police thought he was lying and was trying to scam his insurance company. Jeff

Thanks for the reply. Had a friend have a gun stolen about 40 years ago. It too, has never been recovered. Was stolen out of his car along with a pair of sunglasses.

 

[asilcot]

Any "story" or explanation with the picture??

"Can you believe I found this in the trash can in the police property room?"

 

[Jim Watson]

I feel like I should take offense at this, but I can't because at a certain time in the past, we were encouraged to mark belongings with the SSN as a way to help a possible recovery if stolen. It was the only unique identifier available, and I would suggest it still is.

When my Mother worked at SSA, they would not support use of the SSN for general identification. The next program of scratched in numbers was to use your drivers license number.

I went into one of my regular stops and found numerous guns added to the shelves, all numbered like that, and boxes and boxes of accessories and reloading stuff. Seems a customer had knuckled under to his wife's demand to "get those guns out of here" so he had sold all his stuff to friends who had indicated an interest, given his common caliber ammo to the police department, and deposited the rest at the store for dime on the dollar.

Another guy here had a M41 with an aftermarket barrel that could not be made to shoot reliably or accurately by the maker or a gunsmith. A cop mentioned that they had confiscated a M41, as a name brand it would go into the department "reference collection" instead of being scrapped. It had bad habits and couldn't be trusted back "on the street" don't you know.
So a subrosa barrel swap was arranged. No change in serial number of the confiscated gun, a good barrel for the shooter, everybody was happy.

 

[SmithNut]

As a good friend of mine likes to say:

"People buy things and proceed to treat 'em like they own them"

In this case, the owner should not own such a fine firearm (when original/new)

 

[Narragansett]

Well, that is a shame. Needs to be cleaned and shot. Also, a possible refinish candidate. Not a value loss issue as I see it

 

[Baltimoreed11754]

I got outbid at 159.00 but now its up to 175.00. Have enough ongoing projects so I'm done. Still a steal but it's a very deep rabbit hole I'm afraid.

 

[TAROMAN]

Calling BMCM...

 

[toddimusnimski]

Final price was $401.66, is the new owner anyone we know?

 

[Baltimoreed11754]

Alice in Bubbaland, a deep $401.66 plus shipping and transfer fee rabbit hole.

 

[bbqncigars]

I'll admit to using '2 Ton Epoxy' on one pistol in the early seventies, a SBH with Bushnell scope mount that kept slipping. That 41 is bad, but I'm genuinely surprised that there is no usage of Bondo evident. Maybe Bubba tried that first before the rest of 'work'.

 

[Roscoe P]

Looks like a good project gun if it goes cheap..

 

[AJ]

I'll admit to using '2 Ton Epoxy' on one pistol in the early seventies, a SBH with Bushnell scope mount that kept slipping. That 41 is bad, but I'm genuinely surprised that there is no usage of Bondo evident. Maybe Bubba tried that first before the rest of 'work'.

I think JB Weld would be better. That said would not want to do it myself!