HOW ABOUT A LITTLE OLD FASHIONED HOME DEFENSE?

[Anonymous]

Folks can have their black-tactical-SWAT-looking things with folding stocks and rails and lights and night-vision things and handgrips and all those other doo-dads all they want. I'll take one of these old scatterguns any day. Ain't no plastic, rubber, or composite anything on these unless maybe you count the buttplate. And nothing on these guns needs a battery, either.

That one on top was made in 1941 and sat forgotten and unfired in a police station locker in Alaska for 72 years. Can you believe that? That's the original finish on it.

That old WWII Trench Gun was made in 1944 and probably saw action in the Pacific Theater, which is where most of them went. I imagine that big hole in the end of the barrel might have been the last thing some Japanese soldiers saw on this ol' earth, I don't know. It's an evil looking thing, isn't it?

And the one on the bottom was made in 1951. It's an old Railway Express Agency guard gun. That's what's stamped on the stock.

A couple of them might look a bit beat up, but the actions on all of them are smooth as silk, and they all lock up good and tight. They're all factory originals with 20-inch cylinder bore barrels.

I know one thing. If I was a robber in a dark house and heard one of these guns being cocked, I'd realize I'd probably made the biggest mistake of my life.

 

[Tradhunter]

I like it! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Hooch]

Those are shotguns Good for you and thanks for sharing

 

[GA Cracker]

There is definetly some persuasion in the sound of a pump jacking 8 bumble bees of 00 into the chamber. Takes a purebred idiot to want some of that!

 

[TucsonDirt]

Those shotguns certainly have some stories to tell!
I like them -- no lights, lasers, or rails, just pure business!

 

[Hooch]

LASERS ARE FOR................... ooooopppssssss

 

[Joe S.]

Lasers are for pointing at things in a conference room. Heh heh

My LCR does have crimson trace on it tho. Handy for dry fire practice

 

[Snake45]

I'm an 870 guy, but there's nothing wrong with those old vets, either. Nice! :wink:

 

[BearBio]

I agree whole heartedly. Here's my '97. Made in 1902 and Marked "Adams Express Company"


My faux Model 12 trench gun:


And my cowboy gun, also used for home defense, an Ithaca from about 1912.

 

[Anonymous]

Love the photos! And the old '97 is great. Here's a quick funny/sad story. Was in a local gun shop last week. Hanging on the wall among a group of Model 12s was a Model 97. I asked the guy...just a kid, really...to let me hold the '97. He didn't even know which one it was. He put his hand on a couple of the Model 12s before I pointed the '97 out to him. And then he didn't know how to release the slide to show it wasn't loaded. To me, that's just sad.

I see you're in Washington state. Ironically, years ago, I had a M12 factory riot gun in beautiful condition, and it had "Washington State Police" stamped on the receiver. I sold it cause I got hard up for cash one time. I still think about that gun, still regret letting go of it.

 

[SATCOM]

BIGDAWG,

Man those are some fine looking shot guns! Seems to me all of them are perfect!!

SATCOM

 

[44-357]

I like em.I have a old rowan county deputy mossberg 500 with factory bayonet lug and 8 shot extension.

 

[KWYJIBO]

Those are real guns, and the best thing going for home defense.

Several years ago, I caught the bug for an evil black rifle and built up an AR-15. I wasn't into the tacticool scene so much; I just wanted a way to practice so I'll do better each time I requalify on the M-16 for the Air Force.

By last Spring, I had several hundred dollars worth of doo-dads screwed to it, and yes, some of them required batteries. I realized that I never even shoot the thing. I went looking for guys interested in trading, and came out of the deal with a 1993 Ford F-150. It's kind of a beater, but it's more truck than I had before, and it does what I need. I figure it's worth about $1500, which is a fair value for the AR, so the other guy and I are both happy.

Since then, I did some more trading and came up with a Browning BPS 12 gauge. I like the Rem 870, Win 1300, and Mossberg 500. Really like Ithaca 37s, too. But I've always wanted a BPS. I like the smooth, symetrical receiver and bottom ejection. This one is perfectly functional, but kind of dinged up--let's just say I won't cry if I ever drop it and add another scuff to the finish.

So now, besides having a good home defense scattergun, I've got something I can toss behind the seat of my pickup, then head out to the hills to try busting up clay pigeons. Your pics are making me itch to do just that!

 

[cruzerlou]

Nice brace of fighting shotguns ya got there .
The first shotgun I ever bought for my self was an old S&W 916 w/ rifle sights ,but the rear sight was missing .It was stamped with a local police department,can't remember which one .I sold it like a fool years ago, wish I still had that thing .She wern't purtty ,but she sure was a shell chucker .
You almost NEVER see those old 916's anymore .
Maybe one day I'll get lucky and run across one .We have a couple of M97 parts guns at the shop .I'm trying to talk the boss into letting me buy them off him and making a repo trench gun ,but so far no dice .
Of all the pump gun out there their my favroite one .
Lou

 

[Anonymous]

Nice brace of fighting shotguns ya got there .
The first shotgun I ever bought for my self was an old S&W 916 w/ rifle sights...You almost NEVER see those old 916's anymore . Maybe one day I'll get lucky and run across one .
Lou

There's actually a 916 up for sale on Gun Broker right now: http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=357108970

12-gauge, 3-inch chamber, and cylinder bore barrel with an extended magazine. It's probably gonna go cheap, cause there's a little crack in the slide, but that's something that's easily mended, or just replace the slide for a few bucks.

You can also read a few comments from other 916 owners here: http://smith-wessonforum.com/smith-wesson-long-guns/227490-anybody-else-own-s-w-916-shotgun.html

 

[toysoldier]

My first home defense shotgun was a Mossberg 500 that I got in trade for an old USPS surplus 3-wheeler. Later, I replaced the 26" vent rib modified choke barrel with a factory 20", on sale for $20. As a southpaw, I appreciated the tang-mounted safety.

Much later, I discovered a Remington Model 10---bottom ejection, Garand-type safety, so totally ambidextrous. The barrel had been shortened and a Poly-choke added, for OAL of 25". It's a takedown, and I picked up a second barrel/magazine assembly which I intend to fit to the receiver and shorten to 18 1/2".

There's something reassuring aobut walnut and steel.

 

[Anonymous]

There's something reassuring about walnut and steel.

Walnut and steel aren't just reassuring...they just feel right in the shooter's hand. The walnut has a warmth against the shooter's cheek. Walnut and steel have a traditional and historical feel to them.

I have one, and only one, firearm that has a bunch of plastic and other composite material on it. It's a S&W MP-15, and I've never even fired the thing. I have five 30-round Magpul magazines to go with it, along with about 500 rounds of ammo. It's still in the box. I doubt I'll ever fire it.

You know the only reason I bought it? Because I didn't like the idea of the government potentially telling me I couldn't buy it, that's why. I know it isn't a toy, but it damn sure looks like one. Looks like one of those rifles you buy at Walmart that shoot water...a big black water gun.