Firearms that take a beating, but keep going
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Klusterbuck
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Um.... H&R single shots.....?
jbauch357
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GLOCK and AK - of course.
OregonJohnny
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I had a Remington 870 Express 12 Gauge for 14 years, put around 10,000 rounds of the cheapest lead crap I could afford through it, cleaned it about 5 or 6 times total, and never had a single failure, spot of rust, or problem of any kind.
expvideo
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That's a pretty significant claim. Do they have anything to back that up?
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I dropped my Ruger P-89 off of a cliff into a river... went down and picked it out of the river, took it apart and dried it out.... it never missed a beat in 1,000's of rounds...
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Kind of Blued
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From personal experience: Sig Sauer pistols, Mosin-Nagant rifles, AK-47s, & ANY S&W revolver.
Basically, we're talking about mechanical clearances. Accuracy comes secondary, and for 99% of situations, I wouldn't have it any other way.
Basically, we're talking about mechanical clearances. Accuracy comes secondary, and for 99% of situations, I wouldn't have it any other way.
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For the price Ruger is also a no brainer.
MAURICE
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Marlin Model 60. I have cleaned mine once in many, many thousands of rounds and it still functions without failure. In between cleanings I will squirt a few drops of oil into the action and work it a couple times and it keeps on going. Best 65 dollar gun ever.
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Oldies but goodies.
Winchester model 12
Remington model 550-1 22lr semiauto (Jam ?? Whats a Jam???)
Remington Model 25 Pump action center fire in 25-20. (& other calibers)
All took farmers truck gun abuse all received no more than minimal cleaning all worked every time & fired untold thousands of rounds. The 550 is now wearing its third barrel. Apprently only the rifleing does not last forever.....
Winchester model 12
Remington model 550-1 22lr semiauto (Jam ?? Whats a Jam???)
Remington Model 25 Pump action center fire in 25-20. (& other calibers)
All took farmers truck gun abuse all received no more than minimal cleaning all worked every time & fired untold thousands of rounds. The 550 is now wearing its third barrel. Apprently only the rifleing does not last forever.....
Aren't we all
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M1 anyone?
M1 Garand maybe? Hmm? Every theater in WW2, Korea and Some vietnam. I met dozens of WW2 vets that praise the M1 for reliability.
M1 Garand maybe? Hmm? Every theater in WW2, Korea and Some vietnam. I met dozens of WW2 vets that praise the M1 for reliability.
I totally agree with the AK's and Glocks.
I disagree with the Remington 870 as mine failed at the ejector rivet. I was quite surprised after all the hype and testimonials. It's long gone now.
I found a nice, older Ithaca 37 and it has never failed.
I disagree with the Remington 870 as mine failed at the ejector rivet. I was quite surprised after all the hype and testimonials. It's long gone now.
I found a nice, older Ithaca 37 and it has never failed.
nbkky71
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I've got a S3rd gen S&W 4566 that's built like a tank.
Deadheadted37
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Remington 870
sailortoo
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As stated previously, any Ruger pistol/revolver. If your grand kids go for guns, your Ruger will be just right for them, and their kids. Ruger is spelled TOUGH!
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FoMoGo
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My 1948 Star Super has been nothing but reliable.
I have fired it till it is smoking hot... carried it daily for 20 years... had it wet, muddy, gunked... and it only had failures with surplus ammo that 1/3 of the rounds wouldnt even fire.
Jim
I have fired it till it is smoking hot... carried it daily for 20 years... had it wet, muddy, gunked... and it only had failures with surplus ammo that 1/3 of the rounds wouldnt even fire.
Jim
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Glock
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870
AK
870
Savage Shooter
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savage__________
marlin 336 and 60
winchester___________you fill it in
marlin 336 and 60
winchester___________you fill it in
JWF III
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Hawk 72 said-I disagree with the Remington 870 as mine failed at the ejector rivet. I was quite surprised after all the hype and testimonials.
I have reasons for the 870 (as I'm sure you have against).
#1-My 870 spent the first five years of it's life laying in the bottom of the boat from before Thanksgiving to February. It was never in any kind of case. Getting stepped on (muddy waders), rained on, and even snow and ice. Once it was rained on then the temp. dropped. To work the action I layed it on the bottom of the lake to thaw the ice. It never skipped a beat.
#2-It gets cleaned every 1 to 2 years, whether it needs it or not.
#3-After being cleaned once, I had a problem with the action sticking. I opened the action, dumped in a handful of dry powdery dirt (with witnesses standing there shaking their head in disbelief). After drying up any oil, I never had another problem out of it that season.
#4-It doubles as one heck of a boat paddle. Saves room and weight in the boat.
#5- I did have one problem with the ejector getting caught up with the bolt (on a dove shoot). I found someone with needle nose pliers on the field. I broke the ejector out, figuring I'd finish the shoot with a single shot. Well it still hasn't been fixed, and functions flawlessly.
I treat this gun like it's a tool. It's been abused more than the average person abuses a hammer. The gun just never stops running. It's not very pretty. It has some pitting where the teflon coating has worn off. The pistol grip of the stock has athletic tape on it so sweaty hands won't slip. There is dry spots of blood on the barrel from finishing off doves and ducks. I could keep going on if I needed to.
After all this bad treatment, the action is much smoother now than when I got it. A Dremel and a grinding wheel, along with polishing compound helped. But the 10,000 plus rounds in 10 years also helped. I have other guns that I shoot. 3 different Franchis, one for ducks, and one for clays and dove, and one for quail. But my hunting buddies know when the old beater comes out, I'm starting to get serious. It has accounted for an untold number of feathered game, and will continue to do so.
Wyman
I have reasons for the 870 (as I'm sure you have against).
#1-My 870 spent the first five years of it's life laying in the bottom of the boat from before Thanksgiving to February. It was never in any kind of case. Getting stepped on (muddy waders), rained on, and even snow and ice. Once it was rained on then the temp. dropped. To work the action I layed it on the bottom of the lake to thaw the ice. It never skipped a beat.
#2-It gets cleaned every 1 to 2 years, whether it needs it or not.
#3-After being cleaned once, I had a problem with the action sticking. I opened the action, dumped in a handful of dry powdery dirt (with witnesses standing there shaking their head in disbelief). After drying up any oil, I never had another problem out of it that season.
#4-It doubles as one heck of a boat paddle. Saves room and weight in the boat.
#5- I did have one problem with the ejector getting caught up with the bolt (on a dove shoot). I found someone with needle nose pliers on the field. I broke the ejector out, figuring I'd finish the shoot with a single shot. Well it still hasn't been fixed, and functions flawlessly.
I treat this gun like it's a tool. It's been abused more than the average person abuses a hammer. The gun just never stops running. It's not very pretty. It has some pitting where the teflon coating has worn off. The pistol grip of the stock has athletic tape on it so sweaty hands won't slip. There is dry spots of blood on the barrel from finishing off doves and ducks. I could keep going on if I needed to.
After all this bad treatment, the action is much smoother now than when I got it. A Dremel and a grinding wheel, along with polishing compound helped. But the 10,000 plus rounds in 10 years also helped. I have other guns that I shoot. 3 different Franchis, one for ducks, and one for clays and dove, and one for quail. But my hunting buddies know when the old beater comes out, I'm starting to get serious. It has accounted for an untold number of feathered game, and will continue to do so.
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