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 02-04-2012, 02:54 AM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 137 |  J.c higgins
Does anybody have one of these shotguns. My grandpa gave me a hand me down higgins 12 gauge and I want some info on it. Any would help thanks | 
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| 02-04-2012, 03:36 AM | #2 | Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Third bunker on the right, Central Virginia Posts: 8,373 Liked 4 Times on 4 Posts
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J.C. Higgins was the "store brand" of Sears. Companies such as Savage, Mossberg, High Standard, Winchester, Marlin, etc etc made guns for Sears, but marked them J.C. Higgins (later years, Ted Williams)
There will be a number on the barrel that you think is a serial number, but it is not. It is the model number- something like 583.105 or something like that. Post the model number, and we can probably tell you who made it.
The guns were just as good as the parent model, but might have a plainer finish, etc.
The store brand of Revelation was used in a similar manner by Western Auto, and Westernfield by Montgomery Wards stores.
Sears sold MILLIONS of guns under the J.C. Higgins label, and left the gun business in 1989. __________________
What we have heah is.... failure to communicate. |
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| 02-04-2012, 03:37 AM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 137 |
It says a model 12 | |
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| 02-04-2012, 02:22 PM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Arcata, California Posts: 377 |
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Originally Posted by bwalka
It says a model 12
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How about more information and photos? Is it a semi-auto, bolt action, pump?
I've shot a Ted Williams semi-auto 12 ga with vari-choke for years and love that thing. It was made ~1975, so your JC Higgins must be older than that. __________________
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| 02-04-2012, 02:24 PM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 137 |
It's a pump. Is it possible to have a Polly choke or have it threaded to accept chokes | |
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| 02-04-2012, 02:53 PM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 138 |
I have the same gun. Its a pretty cool gun. I had a ? About it too. Can the choke be removed, I was hoping to cut it down to 18.5"?
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| 02-04-2012, 02:56 PM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 137 |
Mines a modified factory choke | |
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| 02-04-2012, 02:59 PM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 138 |
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Originally Posted by bwalka
Mines a modified factory choke
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Oh mine is adjustable, I was hoping to cut the barrel and get the choke reatatched. | |
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| 02-04-2012, 03:05 PM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Arcata, California Posts: 377 |
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Originally Posted by bwalka
It's a pump. Is it possible to have a Polly choke or have it threaded to accept chokes
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The poly choke can be removed, but the barrel is externally threaded, so it would look strange. I really like the poly choke. Some say they don't pattern well, but that's not been my experience. It's nice to be able to adjust the choke with a twist...wide for trap or tight for Pheasant are just a twist or two away. __________________
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| 02-04-2012, 03:15 PM | #10 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Arcata, California Posts: 377 |
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Originally Posted by Jon12312
I have the same gun. Its a pretty cool gun. I had a ? About it too. Can the choke be removed, I was hoping to cut it down to 18.5"?
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Your pump looks a lot like the Ted Williams 12 ga Model 300. The model 300 was basically a Winchester Model 1400. My guess is the Initial Poster's pump is also from Winchester. __________________
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