Bubba

[Lavitias]

Unfortunately it seems bubba is moving on to Sks's now using the same argument theirs so many of them. Youd think people would of learned after the mosins started to dry up.

[awalker1829]

My rule of thumb is to never do something to a collectible gun (or any collectible/antique item for that matter) that you cannot undo. If I replace a part on a gun, I keep the original part. That way, if I want to return it to original condition later on, I can do that. There is a distinct difference between that and irrevocably modifying a gun.

[Junk Yard Dog]

Modify it and watch the value of investment drop. Some people can afford to wipe their asses with money, apparently that idiot is one of them. Spend good cash for a rifle then fuck it up so it's worth as much as a single barrel shotgun salvaged off the bottom of a lake after ten years or rusting.

[bunkysdad]

I'd rather have a single barrel shotgun any day than some bubba gump special of a milsurp firearm. Any day I tell ya.

[SA1911a1]

Last night I was poking through Gun Broker and came across an SVT-40 that someone had "Sporterized." Along with stock chopping, they cut off the end of the barrel including the gas system. It was a study on how to turn a $1,500.00 gun into six pounds of trash.

[M39 Shooter]

I believe the worse i have seen is a sporterized Garand. Someone gave it a southwestern theme. Ground off the rear sight assy. And much more atrocities...

[steelbuttplate]

I believe the worse i have seen is a sporterized Garand. Someone gave it a southwestern theme. Ground off the rear sight assy. And much more atrocities...

A guy walks up to table today at the gunshow with a sporterized 03 A3 today and asked what's it worth. I said not even $200 to me, all I mess with is military surplus. He says, that's what this is. I say no, it used to be before somebody put that stock on it and drilled two holes in the receiver. Now it's just another tired, weathered old rifle.

[Junk Yard Dog]

Was it a legit A3 or something put together using investment cast receiver and leftover Remington military contract parts? I spot these every now and then, mostly with '03 type receivers, junk. After both wars there were huge quantities of leftover parts from the weapons contracts that ended up being sold as scrap. Outfits like Bannerman bought them up and tried to turn a buck making some sort of rifle or shotgun out of them. The first M1 carbine clones in the early 50's were made using many original leftover GI parts mounted on a commercially produced receiver.

[M39 Shooter]

Was it a legit A3 or something put together using investment cast receiver and leftover Remington military contract parts? I spot these every now and then, mostly with '03 type receivers, junk. After both wars there were huge quantities of leftover parts from the weapons contracts that ended up being sold as scrap. Outfits like Bannerman bought them up and tried to turn a buck making some sort of rifle or shotgun out of them. The first M1 carbine clones in the early 50's were made using many original leftover GI parts mounted on a commercially produced receiver.

Fed Ordinance , oh yea crapola receiver. I`ve saved a few Springfields over the years. Getting lucky they just changed the stock and didn`t mess with the sights. Used to be able to find the stocks and hardware at garage sales and flea markets.

[Lavitias]

While on this note thoughts on this restoration I get why he did it but he also destroyed quite a bit of history in the process.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4_XFr16O5o

[SA1911a1]

While on this note thoughts on this restoration I get why he did it but he also destroyed quite a bit of history in the process.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4_XFr16O5o

I don't think that he improved the looks of the gun in the process. It just looks like another back porch sand and poly to me.

[steelbuttplate]

While on this note thoughts on this restoration I get why he did it but he also destroyed quite a bit of history in the process.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4_XFr16O5o

I don't think that he improved the looks of the gun in the process. It just looks like another back porch sand and poly to me.

Nothing wrong with the stock the way it was. No breaks or bad cracks. He's a Yoututbe Bubba, teaching other Bubba's to fuck up a battle rifle.

[steelbuttplate]

While on this note thoughts on this restoration I get why he did it but he also destroyed quite a bit of history in the process.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4_XFr16O5o

I don't think that he improved the looks of the gun in the process. It just looks like another back porch sand and poly to me.

Nothing wrong with the stock the way it was. No breaks or bad cracks. He's a Yoututbe Bubba, teaching other Bubba's to fuck up a battle rifle.

In the case of the M1 GI carbines I've been watching for a few yrs., it's about $400-600 price difference in one with a sanded stock and one in GI condition. Type 56 will be the same someday.

[polymerase2]

My rule of thumb is to never do something to a collectible gun (or any collectible/antique item for that matter) that you cannot undo. If I replace a part on a gun, I keep the original part. That way, if I want to return it to original condition later on, I can do that. There is a distinct difference between that and irrevocably modifying a gun.

You said it best. If you can't undo it don't do it.

[Artyom Kvasov]

While on this note thoughts on this restoration I get why he did it but he also destroyed quite a bit of history in the process.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4_XFr16O5o

I don't think that he improved the looks of the gun in the process. It just looks like another back porch sand and poly to me.

Nothing wrong with the stock the way it was. No breaks or bad cracks. He's a Yoututbe Bubba, teaching other Bubba's to fuck up a battle rifle.

In the case of the M1 GI carbines I've been watching for a few yrs., it's about $400-600 price difference in one with a sanded stock and one in GI condition. Type 56 will be the same someday.

Every year the price of em only goes up. Buy em while they're still "cheap". If only I could have grabbed an SVT when they were around 400...

[Darryl]

Hey Jim,
Remember when they used to say
"Hell, do what you want to it, It's just a $75 Mosin Nagant and has no collectors value because there are so many of them on the market?

Well, that $74 Mosin is going for over $300 plus now and is harder to find. One that was drilled and tapped is worth the price of the scope now. I wonder how many people are thanking this forums now that we talked them out of butchering them?
How much might it be worth in 10 years (if not bubba'd)?

I see no difference with the SKS rifles now.

Darryl

[Junk Yard Dog]

Hey Jim,
Remember when they used to say
"Hell, do what you want to it, It's just a $75 Mosin Nagant and has no collectors value because there are so many of them on the market?

Well, that $74 Mosin is going for over $300 plus now and is harder to find. One that was drilled and tapped is worth the price of the scope now. I wonder how many people are thanking this forums now that we talked them out of butchering them?
How much might it be worth in 10 years (if not bubba'd)?

I see no difference with the SKS rifles now.

Darryl

That was the basic message of both this, and the old board, I like to hope most listened.

[Darryl]

Yeah.

Darryl