The "BUBBA AWARD"

[BonUm16]

Maybe a candidate for a barrel sleeving and restocking? Sad

If a 12ga or 16ga, no need to consider sleeving. Interestingly enough, there is still a decent stock of original, unfinished A.H. Fox parts available to this day. The barrel sets are relatively inexpensive but it will take a good double-gun smith and a couple few thousand dollars to finish and fit them. Fitting an orphaned set of barrels is another option.

Barrels

www.ahfoxparts.com

 

[Brian Rothhammer]

For sale as “1910 Steyr Mannlicher 223” ?

Looks nice, other than the bloody rail, but wait, so I tells them looks like a Mannlicher Schonauer TD & if 1910 it should be in 9.5x57/.375 Rimless 2 1/4in, so I get these.

Ouch.

On the other hand, if it feeds well (unlikely) it would be a dandy .223 TD Mannlicher Schoenauer.

 

[JB_AH]

Here is an interesting offer on egun: a *slightly* modified model 98 presumably used for 300m shooting competitions. Chambered in 308 norma magnum no less.

Image taken from: https://egun.de/market/item.php?id=20213671

 

[Ontario Hunter]

@Grandpa Moose should chime in here. I'm sure his years gunsmithing for the "Far North" folk provided with him with some interesting recollections.

 

[Sarg]

This is the one !

Rigby Side Lock Double, with rib relayed by Zambian Craftsman with use of stick Arc Welder, note rear trigger also broken off !

 

[leslie hetrick]

i know where a real nice 1894 win rifle in 38-55 is that some nitwit tack welded scope bases on the barrel. my friend bought it very cheap and is looking to see how they can be removed, it,s past collector class. will make a good hunting rifle once they are removed. the realy sad part it over all its in very good condition.

 

[odonata]

I don't think posting this increased his street cred much based on the level of mockery from the column on the right.

 

[Dirtdart]

I don't think posting this increased his street cred much based on the level of mockery from the column on the right.

True dat G

 

[steve white]

This is the one !

Rigby Side Lock Double, with rib relayed by Zambian Craftsman with use of stick Arc Welder, note rear trigger also broken off !

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And to add insult to injury, HE HAS A SIDELOCK RIGBY AND I DON'T.....

 

[BonUm16]

This is the one !

Rigby Side Lock Double, with rib relayed by Zambian Craftsman with use of stick Arc Welder, note rear trigger also broken off !

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As horrid as that is, I look at those images and can’t help but wonder what stories that gun could tell.

 

[Sarg]

As horrid as that is, I look at those images and can’t help but wonder what stories that gun could tell.

Yes “Horror Stories” of it’s tortured life !

I understand what your saying & true it has done some work in its life, I think it was in .450NE .

 

[baxterb]

I had a guy try to correct misaligned screw holes by hand-filing Talley bases….eh…let’s say it didn’t work…

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

@steve white
The only rifle I had had bubbarized was but a so call gunsmith. Problem was the smith was fine but he gave my job to the apprentice.
Simple job, put a pic rail on my rifles, just a simple drill and tap job.
This simple job took two weeks until I got it back home via mail.
Looked like a good job until I went to put the bolt in and close it. Wouldn't close.
On inspection the apprentice had drilled right thru the receiver ring and installed a one inch long bolt. Said bolt wasn't even trimmed hence why bolt wouldn't close.
Rang the smith and told him the problem and he just said send it back to be fixed at my expense by the way. My response isn't printable.

Found another GUNSMITH this time( he now does all my work). He looks me to just trim the bolt and apply some light hold lock tite. Said the fact he drilled all the was was no big issue as it won't affect the action strength ( and it hasn't).
I hope the quality of the apprentices work has impt but because of his stuff up his boss lost a customer.
Fortt thru this I found another gunsmith who is a master in all things wood and metal that is gun related.
Bob

This category will be for guns that have been "gee-d up" screwed up by Bubba gun work, practically fubar'd and that unnecessarily. Pictures or descriptions of outrageous misfortune concerning firearms, from the sublime to the ridiculous.

I will start with a Marlin 46A that I saw today. Rather pristine little lever action .22, except for ONE THING. It was scope mounted....and the scope mounts were on both the receiver and the barrel....and it was a TAKEDOWN model. Which means you can't do take down function without removing the scope from the mounts! Poor Bubba didn't notice the take down feature....
Could the front mount be moved? Yes, but the barrel will show that it was tapped. Sorry I have no pictures. I hope most of you will post yours as a picture is worth 1000 words. I yield the floor to your submissions for the "Bubba Award."

 

[ldmay375]

Long ago, I bought an Interarms 375 H&H that Bubba slicked up tooling marks on the bolt face. The firing pin hole was dished out / concave enough that it would pierce primers. Carried it to gunsmith that modified a lot Mark X / Whitworths, he happened to have a space bolt that head-spaced and gave proper lug contact. When I showed him the brass, his first comment was hand loads. But, the ammo was factory Remington. He then examined the action, and determined the firing pin hole was concave. He figured Bubba and his Dremel tool had been doing polishing work.

Anyways, after the bolt replacement it turned out to be a very accurate rifle. Almost regretfully, sold it to a very good friend.

 

[steve white]

Dremel....every Bubba seems to have a Dremel. Only thing worse is shotgun reamers in the hands of a bubba.

 

[Hunter4752001]

A nice .223 BLR "upgraded" by a Tactical Wanker Bubba

 

[Flbt]

A nice .223 BLR "upgraded" by a Tactical Wanker Bubba
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That hurts

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Dremel....every Bubba seems to have a Dremel. Only thing worse is shotgun reamers in the hands of a bubba.

@steve white

All bubba needs is
Angle grinder to modify parts to fit
Dremel tool to clean up after angle grinder
Welder ( for fixing mistakes and attaching stuff)
Six cans of different colour rattle can paint for that red neck cammo look to hide his mistakes.

The most important thing he needs is some gullible Muppet to believe he is actually a
gunsmith
Bob

 

[Flbt]

Talking to a buddy tonight. And brought up this post.
He told me years ago. When the S D would auction off guns taken after the court was done with them.
A guy got a nickel plated colt paython it had a bit of blood rust on the very end of the barrel.
He took a Whitestone to buff it out. Which made the nickel flake off there. So he took a wire brush to it. And then had a auto body shop paint the revolver.

He said it was early 60 or 70 he could not remember exactly. But it was also a 3 1/2 in
Factory pearl grips.
He knew the shop owner.

 

[Grumpy gumpy]

I have seen the hose clamps. But not 100 % sure if it counts as a bubba or nessary
Guy had a 45 cal muzzle loader. The wedge and barrel bands were gone.
He said he found it in the trash.
So he put the hose clamps to see if it would shoot.
It did and he said so well he didn’t need to try and hunt up the right stuff. Pre net

Missed this before, No, the hose clamp was because the guy was a stingy skinflint who couldn’t get a replacement barrel band for nothing so used a clamp and whinged about how expensive they were. He was the (German) father of a friend and was always like it. When he died he had hundreds of $1000 of dollars in the bank and his family lived like paupers
Gumpy