Didn't Marlin and Harrington & Richardson offer up a bolt rifle with the same FN action about the same time as the Sears rifles?
Btw, Fireball, very nice rifle!!!!
Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
Those gotta be some of the best bargains in the gun world...
Sleepers, for sure.
DF
The. J C Higgins (model50???) come thru our shop for general maintenance all the time. Occasionally a customer will part with one. I had forgotten about the Colt Rifles. Some of the Colts used Sako actions too, didn't they???
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Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
Yes they did, and so did Colt. A friend of mine picked up a JC Higgins for $229 a couple of months ago.
And Husqvarna too. My old beechwood Husky 9.3x62.
Yes! I've poster her pic several times before but my 9.3 x 62 Husky too!!! Love this rifle!
Everything I use it on just dies!
Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
It's a 146 on the FN 98 action. First year of production with the 98's. 1938. Originally a x 57. Co-worker and I rechambered it on a slow day! I've killed elk, deer, and hawgs with it since then.
Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
Lots of Husqvarna/Fn actioned rifles on this side of the border at very reasonable prices, usually! The model 1000 comes with a decent French walnut stock pretty well suited for a scope and the FN left side safety. I have one in 30-06 that shoots accurately and is very reliable. In a perfect world they'd be about 1/2 lb lighter but a decent quality synthetic fixes that problem quickly if it is a concern.
If you see a Sears JC Higgins snap it up; it's essentially the same action. I let one go that was offered for a song and I'm still kicking myself over that.
There was a Higgins 270 cal in the classifieds not long back for 400 bucks, I've also heard they had very nice barrels on em too, the next one I see I may have to grab it up, that is if QuickDraw DF dont see it first. lol
Gunner
Yeah, if you're out and about, shooting rocks on the ranch with the .505 Gibbs or .577, you could miss out on a great deal.
I'll send you a PM right after I nail one of those...
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."