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  1. Originally Posted By: CamuMahubah
    Originally Posted By: Pablo

    How big is wild Bill? Maybe it's the autoloader but it seems like it hardly moves him.

    He's 80 inches tall...

    He's 6'8"? Where did you find that out?

    Nevermind. I see he has a FAQ on that. That's tall. And I think his son John is taller than his dad.

  2. The guy is a great shot with any gun.

    Not so surprised with slugs - I've gone through more than a few in my time with both my 12 Ga. and my 410. I don't think we ever shot more than 100 yards though. I love those perfect round holes and the power remaining.

    How big is wild Bill? Maybe it's the autoloader but it seems like it hardly moves him.

    I think he's said that he's 6'4".

    What struck me about those perfect round holes is that the slug was still flying true at 230 yards--no keyholing.

  3. Thanks.

    You know, I've seen the M11 called both, but didn't realize the reason.

    What was the J.C. Higgins semiauto called? I've known but am drawing a blank now.

    I know what I was thinking- I was thinking of your model 20 I was commenting on a day or so ago. Thinking it and typing it.

    The Model 60 was the JC Higgins autoloader, introduced in 52 or 53. Later sold as the High Standard Supermatic beginning in 60.

  4. I received all the in stock stuff on Thursday. Shipping was $18.86 for this portion of the order: 5 boxes (50 rnds ea.) of 9mm,357,38 spcl ammo, ear muffs, two soft MidwayUSA pistol cases and 357 snap caps.

    Should have gotten 38 Special snap caps. Now tell me why I say that. grin

  5. Browning was smart enough to not only think of the best way to make a certain gun, but to also think of every other way to do it.

    Which is why T. C. Johnson had such a hard time designing the Winchester Model 1911 and why it was a disaster--it didn't even have a charging handle on the bolt!

  6. I really scored a jewel with this JC Higgins Model 20 pump. This was clearly a safe queen. I honestly don't think it's ever been fired. The action was a little stiff and I could tell it was from old, dried oil gumming it up so tonight I took it completely down and cleaned it. What a masterpiece on the inside with all the machined parts. Even the carrier and action bar are machined from forgings! It's amazing that just as Sears was putting this beauty on the market, Remington was bringing out the 870 with all its stamped parts to replace the 31, which was supposedly getting too expensive to make with all its machined innards.

    Got it all cleaned out and reassembled and now if you press the slide release with the gun pointed up the action will fall completely open--slick as glass. t-up

  7. That sounds like a good way to start. Take that J.C. Higgins out too. You can shoot trap, skeet, and sporting clays with it too.

    The JC Higgins arrived today. What a nice gun! It's in mint condition and doesn't look like it's been used much at all. And it fits me very well; shoulders and points naturally. It's got a vent rib with two bead sights. For skeet, do you stack the beads with the target on top of the figure 8?

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