[CFH]

Hello, I recently picked up a Ranger 103 o/u 12 ga
does anybody know anything about this gun, or company? Any help would be great.
Thanks

[RookieWingHunter]

i have a ranger 22lr.
ranger (in my case) was a name used by sears when they sold guns back through the 40-60's , they paid other gunmakers to make their guns under the ranger name for them, so in essence, my gun is equivalent to a Stevens 66A

[rcmodel]

Ranger was a brand name used by Sears, Roebuck & Co. beginning around 1926. About 1936, Sears contracted Marlin Firearms Co. to manufacture an O/U shotgun for them.

Your gun is actually a Marlin model 90 O/U made for Sears before WWII.
Those made after WWII would have the J.C. Higgins trademark on them.
They were last made in 1963, with a total of about 34,000 made.

It has a malleable iron receiver, and I would not suggest a steady diet of Magnum loads.

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