Well, my Granpa died and left me his guns

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My Granpa passed away last Wednesday and left me his four guns. An RG 14 he used to kill snakes with when he went fishing, a single shot 12 gauge shotgun with the make of White Powder Wonder, a single shot stevens 20 guage, and a Mossberg 500 in 12 gauge. Just wondering if there if anyone can give me info on the RG and White Powder? Ive never even heard of either.
 
I don't want to be taken as insensitive, I was really close to my granpa. I would just like some info on these guns and knew you guys will more than likely know more about it than a google search.
 
Sorry for your loss.

RGs are absolute junk, I hate to say. Make it a wallhanger, put it in a shadow box or something. Don't fire it.

Never heard of White Powder, possibly a store brand?
 
I don't know but a white powder wonder sounds like 40-50's advertising. I don't think you came off as insentive. I'm sorry about your grandfather.
 
I know that the shotgun is unsafe to shoot, my dad and my granpa took it out only a couple of years ago and when he fired it the thing opened and sent the empty flying over his head. that shotgun has a patent dated 1913 so I know its kinda old. he used the RG for shotshells killing snakes. did some research on the RG and its the same model heinkley used on reagan.
 
I'm sorry for your loss, ccsniper. Unfortunately, I can't help you much with information on your inherited arms.

For what it's worth, I would like to note that I'd much rather stumble across a thread like this, where an individual inherited some trusty, beat-up tools, rather than a thread by some heir who is trying to find out how much he can get on the collector's market for his grandfather's unfired Colt Python, Colt 1911, and 1894 Winchester.

Best of luck.
 
The RG14 is typical of the ROHM GMBH revolver line; cast ZAMAK frame, steel lined barrel, and it is chambered for .22LR. The RG14 was made in both standard and snub-nose versions. Some have a tendency to light strike when fired double-action, but work fine single action. You have already seen the funny cylinder operation.....the cylinder swings out after you unscrew and remove the center retaining rod. That rod is then used to poke out the empty cartridges.
And yes, the model 14 was the gun John Hinckley Jr used.
Here is the "manual" (leaflet) for the RG revolver line - http://weirdjack.com/guns/manuals/rg-revolvers.pdf
Here is the parts diagram for the RG14 - http://weirdjack.com/guns/diagrams/rohm_RG14.pdf
If you want to shoot the RG14 just for fun; use .22 CB Longs, .22 CB Shorts, or .22 Colibri in it. The gun is designed for .22LR, but I mainly shoot Colibri and CB's out of mine, it'll last longer.
 
I have a RG10 that was my grandpa's, a dinky little revolver in .22 short. It's an absolute p.o.s., I can't even imagine why he had it, it must have been his nightstand gun. But, it was my grandpa's, so I'm hanging onto it. I don't have the Remington Sportsman 58 shotgun that he gave me anymore. My oldest brother has his old Winchester .22 Auto rifle, we never knew he had such a thing. It's kinda cool, quite accurate, but the .22 Win. Auto round is very anemic.

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Sorry for your loss. I actually found out last week that the reason no one in my family has ever owned a gun was that my grandfather got back from WWII and wouldn't allow them in the house.

As for your collection, it's pretty nice - the 500 sounds like the most useable gun in the collection. The single shot 20 gauges are fun guns to shoot - not much recoil and just fun to shoot skeet with.
 
thank you all for the info, I will never get rid of these guns. I never got to go hunting with my grandpa but I also inherited a bunch of his fishing gear that I got to use alot, and it will never leave my family either. again thank you all
 
White Powder Wonder: Trade name used by Albert Aubrey of Meriden, Connecticut on shotguns made for Sears, Roebuck & Company of Chicago.

The "White powder" was in reference to a new invention called smokeless powder.
It was not to be confused with the more common Black Powder of the time.

rc
 
we have a white powder wonder that was my grandfathers too.

i believe the one we have was made in 1905.

i shot it about 10 years ago and it kicked like a beast.

sorry to hear about your grandpaw.
 
A buddy of mine had a White Powder Wonder 12 gauge we would take to the local Lion`s club turkey shoots and it was the best performing single shot i ever saw used. I probably went every Saturday for at least 10 years in the 80`s. You know one could put up a little side wager, gasppp.

It had what i would describe as a super full choke. You could drop a dime down the barrel and it would stop about 2 inches from the end. Since the turkey shoot used low power skeet loads there was little danger of too much chamber pressure from it being a antique. I remember it would fill the paper target with shot "almost the full load" from a distance of " i used to know exactly but dont quite remember now" say 40-45 feet.
If you like to do any type of bird hunting if it has the same choke as the one i fired did you have a great bird gun.
 
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