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< 16ga. Guns ~ J.C. Higgins 16 Gauge |
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Mon Jan 20, 2020 9:37 pm
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Joined: 18 Feb 2010
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Location: Tennessee
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Found one at a gun show this past Saturday in mint condition, 95% or better. Case color is 100%. On the left side of the receiver is "J.C. Higgins Sears, Roebuck, & Co. 101.7". The other side "311A". Has "H" in circle on bottom so it's a 1957 model the best I can tell. Pretty cool find I think. What do you guys think it's worth? |
_________________ "Our trophies are not things but times" Gene Hill |
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Mon Jan 20, 2020 10:02 pm
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Joined: 09 Aug 2007
Posts: 452
Location: WI
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It was made by Stevens, it’s their 311 model. If it’s in perfect/mint shape I’d guess maybe as much as $500. |
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Tue Jan 21, 2020 5:11 am
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Joined: 10 Dec 2006
Posts: 205
Location: Barkhamsted, CT
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Did you buy it?
Remember the date code is a letter and a number in a very small oval.
I paid $450 for mine several years ago in similar condition.
It's a 16 gauge I assume?
Jim |
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Tue Jan 21, 2020 6:55 am
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Joined: 18 Feb 2010
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Location: Tennessee
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I did buy it for $470. I thought that may be a little high but I've never seen one in that good condition. There's the letter H and the number 26 in the circle on the bottom of the receiver. 26" barrels. It appears to be choked cyl and improved cyl which seems kinda odd. The letters "BB" are stamped on the water table. Any idea what that means. |
_________________ "Our trophies are not things but times" Gene Hill |
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Wed Jan 22, 2020 5:07 pm
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Joined: 10 Dec 2006
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Location: Barkhamsted, CT
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The "BB" will likely be found on all the assemblies as well as one or more other stamps.
It was a way of making sure the the gun came back together in the factory after going to various places to get work done on it.
Jim |
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Wed Jan 22, 2020 6:31 pm
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Joined: 19 Jun 2004
Posts: 1480
Location: Mpls, MN.
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For what it is worth, a lady on my trap league shot the same gun in 16 gauge, for about a decade and a half. She pheasant hunted with her brothers in South Dakota for two weeks every year. Her Dad bought it used in the early 1960s and gave it to her.
I serviced the gun every year for that entire time.
Bulletproof. Excellent trigger pulls, good regulation, nice weight and balance. A good buy.
Best,
Ted |
_________________ "Well sir, stupidity isn't technically against the law, and on that note, I'll remove the handcuffs and you are free to go". |
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Wed Jan 22, 2020 7:24 pm
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Joined: 14 Feb 2017
Posts: 401
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Cylinder and improved cylinder make what sounds like a great working mans upland shotgun. Great find. |
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Fri Jan 24, 2020 5:23 am
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Joined: 22 Jan 2015
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What usually clinches the deal for me in purchases such as this, is that I don’t believe you can buy anything comparable from today’s available made guns for that low. Keep in mind that it might have some old dried gunk in the locks which gum up the works some and maybe cause weird trigger feel or intermittent light firing pin strikes. |
_________________ 1929 Thomas Bland 16ga SxS 28"
1947 Browning A5 16ga 28"
1948 BRNO 16ga SxS 27.5"
1949 Stevens 530 16ga SxS 28"
1950 Stevens 311A 12ga SxS 30"
1952 BRNO 12ga SxS 28.25"
1963 Superposed O/U 12ga 27"
1968 V Bernardelli SxS 12ga 28" |
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Fri Jan 24, 2020 9:34 am
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Joined: 18 Feb 2010
Posts: 37
Location: Tennessee
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A pawnshop in town has a new "Stevens" 20 gauge for $300.. It looks cheaply made from across the counter so I didn't even ask to look at it.
I like the gun and the guy had another in 20 gauge. I may call and see if he still has it. |
_________________ "Our trophies are not things but times" Gene Hill |
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Sat Jan 25, 2020 9:14 am
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Joined: 06 Aug 2004
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Location: Kansas High Plains
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My first sxs is a pre-1949 Stevens-made 16ga marked 5100. I still have it and shoot it. Best $210.00 I ever spent. I once took a limit of 4 wild prairie roosters with 4 shots the right barrel of that old gun; sometimes I wonder why I ever went looking for anything else. Enjoy it, and shoot it well. |
_________________ I feel a warm spot in my heart when I meet a man whiling away an afternoon...and stopping to chat with him, hear the sleek lines of his double gun whisper "Sixteen." - Gene Hill, Shotgunner's Notebook |
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