chestnut ridge
March 25, 2006, 07:05 PM
If not, then it comes close. Check out AA # 7309186.
Worst sporterization attempt ever?
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Oldnamvet
March 25, 2006, 07:37 PM
That is pretty ugly. A fine rifle was ruined. Why would one tap the barrel near the muzzle? 'Course, when you look at that stock, 1/2 walnut and 1/2 oak, anything is possible.:barf:
Cosmoline
March 25, 2006, 07:42 PM
Someone tried to send the rifle and a kitchen table through the transporter at the same time!
Superfly3176
March 25, 2006, 07:47 PM
Whats AA # 7309186. how do i get to it?
Langenator
March 25, 2006, 07:54 PM
Auction Arms auction #7309186. (http://www.auctionarms.com/search/displayitem.cfm?itemnum=7309186)
cracked butt
March 25, 2006, 07:56 PM
That's just shameful, but I've seen worse.:barf:
Onmilo
March 25, 2006, 08:52 PM
Good example of why oak should never be used on a firearm.
Stuff splits and splinters worse than a cheap toothpick.
Stuff splits and splinters worse than a cheap toothpick.
DnPRK
March 25, 2006, 09:09 PM
Get enough beer in some people and they think they are a gunsmith.:uhoh:
hillbilly
March 25, 2006, 09:21 PM
I just love the seller's description...
Remington 1917 30-06 Sporter
This rifle has got to win the "Where was his head at - Ugly Sporter" contest. The custom three wood varieties stock (If you count the grip cap.) has been fully bedded with some sort of compound. The sights have been removed. It has been drilled and tapped both on the receiver and near the muzzle. The wood on the bottom of the stock covers the magazine bottom. The bore is excellent and it is excellent mechanically. The head space is OK and we test fired it. If one wanted to try to find its prior owner and ask why, a driver's license (?) number has been thoughtfully provided on the receiver
Remington 1917 30-06 Sporter
This rifle has got to win the "Where was his head at - Ugly Sporter" contest. The custom three wood varieties stock (If you count the grip cap.) has been fully bedded with some sort of compound. The sights have been removed. It has been drilled and tapped both on the receiver and near the muzzle. The wood on the bottom of the stock covers the magazine bottom. The bore is excellent and it is excellent mechanically. The head space is OK and we test fired it. If one wanted to try to find its prior owner and ask why, a driver's license (?) number has been thoughtfully provided on the receiver
Nanook
March 25, 2006, 09:23 PM
Words fail me, that would make any self-respecting Bubba throw up his hands.
rbernie
March 25, 2006, 09:26 PM
The worst part is that I can't see how that action can be saved, even for a sporter. The bedding compound appears to surround the action so completely that you'd have to spend days at the grinder trying to remove it all, all without damaging the underlying metal.
Wotta mess. :mad:
Wotta mess. :mad:
The_Antibubba
March 25, 2006, 10:04 PM
:barf:
The only thing it needs to complete it are R E A L L Y W I D E L A P E L S.
The only thing it needs to complete it are R E A L L Y W I D E L A P E L S.
Mooseman
March 25, 2006, 11:03 PM
Wow...Suddenly my Hi-Point looks half decent:D
itgoesboom
March 25, 2006, 11:35 PM
Yeah, it's ugly.
But if it managed to shoot <1/2" groups nobody would care. Infact, within two weeks 5 companies would make the same thing, paint it black and call it tactical. :scrutiny:
Still gotta wonder what the hell that guy was thinking.
I.G.B.
But if it managed to shoot <1/2" groups nobody would care. Infact, within two weeks 5 companies would make the same thing, paint it black and call it tactical. :scrutiny:
Still gotta wonder what the hell that guy was thinking.
I.G.B.
brentwal
March 26, 2006, 12:46 AM
:mad:
Where's Bubba hiding, SOB needs ta be hung!:barf:
Where's Bubba hiding, SOB needs ta be hung!:barf:
gearbox
March 26, 2006, 12:54 AM
If one wanted to try to find its prior owner and ask why, a driver's license (?) number has been thoughtfully provided on the receiver.:o :uhoh: :p :rolleyes: :eek: :scrutiny: :D
I mean, that's funny of the seller to add that part.
I mean, that's funny of the seller to add that part.
R.W.Dale
March 26, 2006, 12:54 AM
Looks like an early prototype version of this abomination.
http://www.gunaccessories.com/ati/SyntheticStocks/MSS1500C-LG.jpg
http://www.gunaccessories.com/ati/SyntheticStocks/MSS1500C-LG.jpg
Darth Ruger
March 26, 2006, 03:56 AM
LOL! Is that a coaster for a grip cap? :D
...has been fully bedded with some sort of compound.Cement, perhaps?
"Fully bedded" is bit too generous, I'd say it's more like "imbedded". :D I wonder if the barrel is imbedded in that concrete all the way down that oak chair leg. An attempt to completely eliminate vibration all the way down the barrel and turn it into a tack-driver?
It would've been easier to buy a nail gun.
...has been fully bedded with some sort of compound.Cement, perhaps?
"Fully bedded" is bit too generous, I'd say it's more like "imbedded". :D I wonder if the barrel is imbedded in that concrete all the way down that oak chair leg. An attempt to completely eliminate vibration all the way down the barrel and turn it into a tack-driver?
It would've been easier to buy a nail gun.
lawson
March 26, 2006, 05:57 AM
i've seen some bad sporters in my day (bought a few to get a good barreled action for cheap), but that one takes the cake.
Matthew748
March 26, 2006, 06:24 AM
Wow, just wow. Someone created a monster.
Randy in Arizona
March 26, 2006, 10:58 AM
The worst part is that I can't see how that action can be saved, even for a sporter. The bedding compound appears to surround the action so completely that you'd have to spend days at the grinder trying to remove it all, all without damaging the underlying metal.
I'd be willing to bet the bedding compound would come off easily with the use of a heatgun.
I wonder if the seller would post a picture of the part of the stock where the initials GK are carved?:uhoh:
I'd be willing to bet the bedding compound would come off easily with the use of a heatgun.
I wonder if the seller would post a picture of the part of the stock where the initials GK are carved?:uhoh:
atblis
March 26, 2006, 11:23 AM
perhaps
Thain
March 26, 2006, 11:24 AM
Wow... That's almost ugly enough to make me sign up with the Brady Campaign. Maybe some guns should not be legal!
Felony Assault with an Ugly Stick.
Felony Assault with an Ugly Stick.
Dr.Rob
March 26, 2006, 01:16 PM
Is that Bondo?
aerod1
March 26, 2006, 01:21 PM
Why would someone do that? That is sacrilege!!
TrafficMan
March 26, 2006, 01:42 PM
holy crap! that's a retting's auction...i was at the store yesterday. :what:
Average Joe
March 26, 2006, 02:32 PM
Thats a real POS.
roscoe
March 26, 2006, 02:36 PM
JB Weld gone wrong!
ReadyontheRight
March 26, 2006, 03:08 PM
"Say 'WHAT' if you want me to un-pimp zee Brundle-Fly-Enfield"
Sistema1927
March 26, 2006, 03:10 PM
My eyes! My eyes! :what:
Legionnaire
March 26, 2006, 03:18 PM
Dr. Frankenstein should have stuck to dead bodies! :barf:
trbon8r
March 26, 2006, 03:19 PM
I can't believe people are actually bidding on that thing. :eek:
Raygun
March 26, 2006, 03:39 PM
"Say 'WHAT' if you want me to un-pimp zee Brundle-Fly-Enfield"
HAHAHAHA
"It's definitely suckin'."
HAHAHAHA
"It's definitely suckin'."
Carl N. Brown
March 26, 2006, 03:49 PM
be afraid, be very afraid
I saw an Enfield where the bubba had cut the dovetail for
a sporting rear sight INTO the bore: you could look down
the bore and see the base of the sight. Makes a little bedding
compund ooze look positively benign.
I saw an Enfield where the bubba had cut the dovetail for
a sporting rear sight INTO the bore: you could look down
the bore and see the base of the sight. Makes a little bedding
compund ooze look positively benign.
Justin
March 26, 2006, 04:25 PM
"Say 'WHAT' if you want me to un-pimp zee Brundle-Fly-Enfield"
What?
:evil:
What?
:evil:
ReadyontheRight
March 26, 2006, 05:03 PM
Zee Bubba'd German K98 to balance out zee karma of pimp-o-licious American M1917 Enfield.:evil:
Oh zee horrors of zee low-cost surplus rifle Zeitgeist!:uhoh:
Oh zee horrors of zee low-cost surplus rifle Zeitgeist!:uhoh:
force_quit
March 26, 2006, 05:11 PM
Originally Posted by ReadyontheRight
"Say 'WHAT' if you want me to un-pimp zee Brundle-Fly-Enfield"
Originally Posted by Raygun
HAHAHAHA
"It's definitely suckin'."
You get an F!
(LMAO)
"Say 'WHAT' if you want me to un-pimp zee Brundle-Fly-Enfield"
Originally Posted by Raygun
HAHAHAHA
"It's definitely suckin'."
You get an F!
(LMAO)
nipprdog
March 26, 2006, 07:14 PM
Thank you Langenator for posting the link that the thread starter was too lazy to post.
MagnumCaliber357
March 26, 2006, 08:02 PM
Cement, perhaps?
"Fully bedded" is bit too generous, I'd say it's more like "imbedded". I wonder if the barrel is imbedded in that concrete all the way down that oak chair leg. An attempt to completely eliminate vibration all the way down the barrel and turn it into a tack-driver?
It would've been easier to buy a nail gun.
Darth Ruger, I almost pooped my pants laughing so hard. IMBEDDED LOL:p
"Fully bedded" is bit too generous, I'd say it's more like "imbedded". I wonder if the barrel is imbedded in that concrete all the way down that oak chair leg. An attempt to completely eliminate vibration all the way down the barrel and turn it into a tack-driver?
It would've been easier to buy a nail gun.
Darth Ruger, I almost pooped my pants laughing so hard. IMBEDDED LOL:p
ABTOMAT
March 26, 2006, 08:15 PM
I saw an Enfield where the bubba had cut the dovetail for
a sporting rear sight INTO the bore: you could look down
the bore and see the base of the sight. Makes a little bedding
compund ooze look positively benign.
Whoa. Did the builder (destroyer?) realize this was a problem? I can't imagine shooting something like that.
a sporting rear sight INTO the bore: you could look down
the bore and see the base of the sight. Makes a little bedding
compund ooze look positively benign.
Whoa. Did the builder (destroyer?) realize this was a problem? I can't imagine shooting something like that.
ReadyontheRight
March 26, 2006, 08:19 PM
It is so tempting to try to buy this poor rifle and save it. I love M1917s.
Skofnung
March 26, 2006, 09:22 PM
Wow, zee hose clamped German K98 (holdin'n it down on zee engineering tip, ja?) threw me over the edge...
I think I threw up in my mouth a little looking at those rifles.
Some people should not pick up hand tools. We would all be better off...
I think I threw up in my mouth a little looking at those rifles.
Some people should not pick up hand tools. We would all be better off...
ReadyontheRight
March 26, 2006, 09:41 PM
Some people should not pick up hand tools. We would all be better off...
I'm also kind of scared to ever see how some of these folks SHOOT!
I'm also kind of scared to ever see how some of these folks SHOOT!
MilsurpShooter
March 27, 2006, 02:59 PM
Sad thing is, if I had the money I'd be willing to buy that and try to save it lol
onikuma
March 27, 2006, 05:45 PM
shiver. that is beyond ugly..
Tokugawa
March 27, 2006, 09:34 PM
Maybe it was an experiment to see if a totally damped barrel/action would shoot better. Remember folks, it don't have to be pretty. A rifle is nothing but a bullet launcher. I guess I am a cranky old codger, but I would rather see a visual abomination that shoots, than a pretty gun that don't work. I have seen $1000 guns that were not worth the metal they were made from.
Bwana John
March 28, 2006, 11:28 AM
He actually did a better job of grinding off the ears than I did when i bubbaed a primo M-1917 at 15 years old. He even drilled and tapped holes on the top of the receiver, I used a side mount.
And my first job of restocking didnt look much better.
(Im so ashamed:uhoh: )
Picture this:
It's 1974, a young boy, a bench mounted grinder, a pristine M-1917, a copy of Williams "Converting Military Rifles", and Old Man Murphy looking on in horror as the receivers ears turn orange under the grinding wheel.:what:
And my first job of restocking didnt look much better.
(Im so ashamed:uhoh: )
Picture this:
It's 1974, a young boy, a bench mounted grinder, a pristine M-1917, a copy of Williams "Converting Military Rifles", and Old Man Murphy looking on in horror as the receivers ears turn orange under the grinding wheel.:what:
belton-deer-hunter
March 28, 2006, 11:42 AM
mabee we need to take up a THR ugly rifle fund to buy it and save it if we all chip in we could out bid every one anad then raffle it off or something but we could save this peice of history
nyresq
March 29, 2006, 01:05 AM
uhhh.... yuk.... just... yuk...:barf:
azflyman
March 30, 2006, 03:31 AM
JB Weld gone wrong!
That is exactly what the "bedding" is on that poor, poor gun. The only way to get it off would be a grinder. JB Weld is hard enough to tap threads into (yes I did do it just to see). A heat gun will not touch that stuff. Looks like a booby prize to me.
az
That is exactly what the "bedding" is on that poor, poor gun. The only way to get it off would be a grinder. JB Weld is hard enough to tap threads into (yes I did do it just to see). A heat gun will not touch that stuff. Looks like a booby prize to me.
az
db_tanker
March 30, 2006, 07:50 AM
:(
how can someone sleep at night after doing somthing as horrid as that...the world may never know...
D
how can someone sleep at night after doing somthing as horrid as that...the world may never know...
D
Thin Black Line
March 30, 2006, 07:57 AM
Dr. Frankenstein should have stuck to dead bodies!
"It's alive! It's alive!"
I thought I was bad when I shimmed a receiver tang with aluminum
rather than doing a full pillar bedding.....
"It's alive! It's alive!"
I thought I was bad when I shimmed a receiver tang with aluminum
rather than doing a full pillar bedding.....
cracked butt
March 30, 2006, 09:25 AM
I thought I was bad when I shimmed a receiver tang with aluminum
rather than doing a full pillar bedding.....
Now there's a good idea.... I use cardboard cut from business cards for shimming actions, sometimes it works wonders, and its 100% reversable.
rather than doing a full pillar bedding.....
Now there's a good idea.... I use cardboard cut from business cards for shimming actions, sometimes it works wonders, and its 100% reversable.
danurve
March 30, 2006, 09:44 AM
That, is just Wrong.
I'd rather have like an ugly dog.
I'd rather have like an ugly dog.
db_tanker
March 30, 2006, 10:41 AM
Hey now...ugly dogs aren't really ugly...
that rifle is like having an ugly cousin mebbe... :evil:
D
that rifle is like having an ugly cousin mebbe... :evil:
D
Desk Jockey
March 30, 2006, 10:59 AM
The only way the seller will get $120 out of that beast is to put it behind a curtain and charge a dollar to look at the 'world's ugliest rifle'.
Hideous.
Hideous.
Fire4Effect
March 30, 2006, 11:07 AM
:barf: I see the Picaso bloodline is alive and well and apparently trying to make a comeback, however I wouldn't classify this as Renassiance (sp?) Art of the 21st century....:scrutiny:
Fire4Effect
March 30, 2006, 11:08 AM
P.S. I think I may bid on it just in case.... :what:
Fire4Effect
March 30, 2006, 11:15 AM
http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=37580&d=1143410337
Hose clamps and a bunch of buttstock pads... :rolleyes: hmmmm... I've got some spare chrome Harley-Davidson parts in the garage. I wonder if they would fit on my SKS.
Hose clamps and a bunch of buttstock pads... :rolleyes: hmmmm... I've got some spare chrome Harley-Davidson parts in the garage. I wonder if they would fit on my SKS.
shootinstudent
March 30, 2006, 11:19 AM
I'm generally opposed to gun control, but seriously....someone needs to make this a crime!
Fire4Effect
March 30, 2006, 11:27 AM
I think this is part of Discovery Channels new series.... Monster Gun Garage..
Legionnaire
March 30, 2006, 01:18 PM
Hey, maybe it's camouflage! You could leave that thing lying around in the garage or at the campsight or hunting lodge and nobody would steal it, 'cause they'd think it was a piece of junk! Heck, throw it on a pile of scrap lumber, and they wouldn't even see it!
Now there's an idea. I'm tempted to buy a cheap barreled action just to see if it could be disguised as a 2x4! What'cha think?
Now there's an idea. I'm tempted to buy a cheap barreled action just to see if it could be disguised as a 2x4! What'cha think?
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