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AR 2009 "UGLIEST GUN" Competition
13 January 2009, 09:39
MacifejAR 2009 "UGLIEST GUN" Competition
All of this Big Bore Show & Tell has proven inspirational. I hereby instigate and request an official "Ugliest Gun" contest.
The proposed format:
Three photos 800 x 600 each.
One of the photos must be a target or deceased game animal taken with the described ugly gun.
Voting by poll after final submissions.
Any caliber or type of centerfire RIFLE or SHOTGUN.
One week submission period in the fall. (plenty of time to create your masterpiece or in RIP's case choose one from his stable)
An ugly Trophy shall be awarded to the master of the Ugliest Gun.
13 January 2009, 09:52
WyoJoeToo bad you said rifle. I have one shotgun in my gun safe that would make a good contender.
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13 January 2009, 09:58
MacifejEDITING NOW...!!!
13 January 2009, 10:15
Blair338/378
This will be like looking at ugly chick pics
Verbera!, Iugula!, Iugula!!!
Blair.
13 January 2009, 10:47
WinkThe competition will be far too stiff for an average ugly to win. There are some extremely ugly rifles out there.
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13 January 2009, 10:54
Macifejquote:
Originally posted by Wink:
The competition will be far too stiff for an average ugly to win. There are some extremely ugly rifles out there.
Countng on it...!!
Maybe there should be a Run-off or catagories to open up the competition to more "Artistes" ...??
13 January 2009, 10:58
458WinMy 458 is way too pretty to enter so may the ugliest rifle win.
Anyone who claims the 30-06 is ineffective has either not tried one, or is unwittingly commenting on their own marksmanship
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www.grizzlyskinsofalaska.com 13 January 2009, 17:50
Winkquote:
Originally posted by Macifej:
quote:
Originally posted by Wink:
The competition will be far too stiff for an average ugly to win. There are some extremely ugly rifles out there.
Countng on it...!!
Maybe there should be a Run-off or catagories to open up the competition to more "Artistes" ...??
How about "ugly with an explanation"?
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13 January 2009, 20:17
RIPI am holding back until I see some of the competition.
That will give me a chance to dress down a winner out of my stable.
A simple touch like adding a satin-silver-finished scope and gaudy camo-stripe stock and metal painting, then dragging it with a chain across some asphalt pavement ... might do it.
Remember the little things too, like Weaver rings. 3 or 4 of them on a scope is even uglier than 2.
Oops! I have fierce competition here, so better shut up.
I do think that a condition of the competition should be that the rifle, or shotgun, be a seriously functional, and accurate, hunting firearm. The minimum standard for this is that the firearm has been blooded by the owner.
Game photo +/- target group or "pattern" should also accompany the entry.
13 January 2009, 22:41
MacifejEntry fee is history.
If they're are a large number of entries there could be three catagories.
1) Roccoco Ugly
2) Backwoods Ugly
3) Circus Ugly
14 January 2009, 06:53
boom stickHere is Jimatcat's submission.
Those of you who were at the wonderful Big Bore Shoot in Houston (Thanks again Jeffeosso and Rusty for putting that on) might remember this lovely gun...
Sorry for the large size but it is needed to see this in all its glory. Note the taped on front and rear sights.
14 January 2009, 07:01
jimatcatjust showing off tip burns' handiwork.....the win m70 is my .300 mag.... tip brought his to shoot....
go big or go home ........
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14 January 2009, 07:10
RIPA Remington rear sight taped on the barrel of a Mauser Werke-In-Progress?
And the taped-on front sight is not visible in that pic.
That ain't fair.
O.K., no entry fee and no conditions, but the firearm has to at least be finished!
14 January 2009, 07:17
jeffeossoRon,
that gun shot and compeated in the course of fire.. and did okay.. kinda scarey
14 January 2009, 07:22
Kyler HamannMaybe I misunderstood the title of the post.... Is it the Ugliest Rifle or Ugliest Slipper contest???
14 January 2009, 07:25
MacifejAs Wink offered earlier ...if you guys think that's an Ugly Gun then Y'all gotta big surprise comin' ...there are some severely hideous devices out there that pass for rifles.
There's time to refine the format and set the submission dates but I'd think an eligible gun is one thats:
1) Man portable
2) Centerfire with fixed ammuntition. (no front loaders)
3) Chambered in a rifle or shotgun cartridge
4) Submitted with one photo of a dead target or animal.
"Finished" is somewhat subjective like Ugly is subjective.
RIP - you may have to unfinish something or create something totally new if you want to compete at this level ...
I don't think a few stickers and some taped on sights on what is otherwise a perfectly normal rifle is gonna win Jack..!!
14 January 2009, 07:26
boom stickHere is Tip doing a great mickey Mouse impersonation with his hearing protection but still no good shot of the front sight...
Yes those are sanuks... popular in the surf towns but not in Texas... they were great to pack in a case but I got plento o ribbing over them.
You being from central California I hope could appreciate them... What town are you from???
14 January 2009, 07:30
jeffeossoBoomie showed up, basically wearing a hippie ... the sandles looked like he has gutted a woody and made shoes!
14 January 2009, 07:42
MacifejJeff - SoCal is like Texas - once you cross the County Line there's no acoountin' for taste ...
Boomie's from the Granola Zone ...
14 January 2009, 07:51
RIPquote:
Originally posted by Macifej:
As Wink illuded earlier ...
Alluded, as in allusion, not "illuded" (no such word) as in illusion.
We don't want any illusions here, just the real thing.
Proper spelling should not be allowed to
elude you when stating official rules, else the
allure of ugly rifles will suffer.
Sophisticated owners of ugly rifles might be put off by bad spelling.
14 January 2009, 07:51
boom stickDo we need an ugliest footwear thread?
14 January 2009, 07:52
Kyler HamannSorry Boom I couldn't resist. I'm a native to the Central Coast, but where I grew up the small ranches are 3,000 acres so boots were pretty much the required uniform. In college in SLO I got pretty familiar with sandals but I'm afraid those shoes of yours are new to me.
My 13 year old son wears "flip flops" as much as he can and hunts in Vans if I'll let him so he's probably up to speed with your Sanuks.
Oops, I really hi-jacked this one didn't I?
Now back to the ugly rifles...
14 January 2009, 08:07
boom stickThis is one ugly gun
too much celulite too
14 January 2009, 08:08
Macifejquote:
Originally posted by RIP:
quote:
Originally posted by Macifej:
As Wink illuded earlier ...
Alluded, as in allusion, not "illuded" (no such word) as in illusion.
We don't want any illusions here, just the real thing.
Proper spelling should not be allowed to
elude you when stating official rules, else the
allure of ugly rifles will suffer.
Sophisticated owners of ugly rifles might be put off by bad spelling.
Thanks for keepin' an eye out RIP!!
Most likely the result of Advanced Stage Regressive Vowel Phonology Inversion Syndrome ... or could be my crap typing skills...
14 January 2009, 16:04
jeffeossoquote:
Originally posted by boom stick:
This is one ugly gun
too much celulite too
SLAP!
15 January 2009, 07:05
fla3006My first shotgun. Not only is it a fine fowling piece but an automatic of sorts. Upon firing, the breech flies open and ejects the shell over the top of one's head!
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15 January 2009, 07:12
Macifejquote:
Upon firing, the breech flies open and ejects the shell
Hmmm...might be time for some new springs eh..??
15 January 2009, 23:19
Hog KillerWhat gun?
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16 January 2009, 02:21
Ingvar J. KristjanssonI think we have a winner here for the "Ugliest Gun"
saw this pick on the cabelas forum !
16 January 2009, 03:18
Whitworthquote:
Originally posted by Kyler Hamann:
Sorry Boom I couldn't resist. I'm a native to the Central Coast, but where I grew up the small ranches are 3,000 acres so boots were pretty much the required uniform. In college in SLO I got pretty familiar with sandals but I'm afraid those shoes of yours are new to me.
My 13 year old son wears "flip flops" as much as he can and hunts in Vans if I'll let him so he's probably up to speed with your Sanuks.
Oops, I really hi-jacked this one didn't I?
Now back to the ugly rifles...
Kyler, I spent two years at Cal Poly SLO......
I'm a SoCal native and I don't have any ugly footwear.......
Happy to say I don't have any ugly guns either......
"Ignorance you can correct, you can't fix stupid." JWP
If stupidity hurt, a lot of people would be walking around screaming.
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16 January 2009, 04:46
Macifejquote:
Originally posted by Ingvar J. Kristjansson:
I think we have a winner here for the "Ugliest Gun"
saw this pick on the cabelas forum !
Now we're gettin' somewhere...!!
16 January 2009, 04:50
WhitworthLove the hose clamps!!
"Ignorance you can correct, you can't fix stupid." JWP
If stupidity hurt, a lot of people would be walking around screaming.
Semper Fidelis
"Building Carpal Tunnel one round at a time"
16 January 2009, 05:10
BitterrootThose two rifles are " stick-on ugly " and "screw-on" ugly. We need deep "through-and -through" ugly. Original design ugly. Most Weatherby's would have a head start in the competition.
16 January 2009, 05:23
Whitworthquote:
Originally posted by Bitterroot:
Those two rifles are " stick-on ugly " and "screw-on" ugly. We need deep "through-and -through" ugly. Original design ugly. Most Weatherby's would have a head start in the competition.
LOL!! You couldn't be more right! +1
"Ignorance you can correct, you can't fix stupid." JWP
If stupidity hurt, a lot of people would be walking around screaming.
Semper Fidelis
"Building Carpal Tunnel one round at a time"
16 January 2009, 11:12
Kyler HamannThe hose clamps reminded me...
About the first year I started guiding (1988) I took out the dentist my wife worked for and only noticed AFTER he made a much longer shot than I should have ever let him take (and killed the pig cleanly with one shot) that his rear scope base had been carved out of a big CHUNK OF RUBBER!!! The scope moved all over the place with very little pressure. I was stunned!
He was one of those guys with 16 tons of (over) confidence and 2 ounces of experience... and with my lack of guiding experience I hadn't even checked over his equipment.
How he made that shot was a miracle. I made sure he had STEEL bases before he went on his next hunt.
Kyler
16 January 2009, 11:43
Macifejquote:
Original design ugly
That'll take some thought and a little effort ...
16 January 2009, 13:49
The Specialistquote:
I made sure he had STEEL bases before he went on his next hunt.
"When doing battle, seek a quick victory."
16 January 2009, 23:04
.429I don’t have a picture of it so you’ll just have to take my word for it.
Purchased from a local pawn shop, a Greek Mannlicher action with a Remington model 722, 300 Savage barrel re-chambered to 308 Win. This sat in a 64-65 period model 70 Winchester stock with the trigger guard from a single shot shotgun. Guard screws were hex heads from a hardware store. The rotary magazine for the Mannlicher was missing and in its place a magazine from a 760 Remington, 30-06 length. The magazine was too long to fit in the mag box so the back had been cut off to length. The magazine was being held up in place by a popcicle stick. This is the ugliest (and scariest) thing by far that I have ever seen that was passing as a hunting rifle. And no I didn’t make this up. The current owner has taken it apart but if I can get him to put it back together I’ll take pictures.
16 January 2009, 23:10
Macifejquote:
Originally posted by .429:
I don’t have a picture of it so you’ll just have to take my word for it.
Purchased from a local pawn shop, a Greek Mannlicher action with a Remington model 722, 300 Savage barrel re-chambered to 308 Win. This sat in a 64-65 period model 70 Winchester stock with the trigger guard from a single shot shotgun. Guard screws were hex heads from a hardware store. The rotary magazine for the Mannlicher was missing and in its place a magazine from a 760 Remington, 30-06 length. The magazine was too long to fit in the mag box so the back had been cut off to length. The magazine was being held up in place by a popcicle stick. This is the ugliest (and scariest) thing by far that I have ever seen that was passing as a hunting rifle. And no I didn’t make this up. The current owner has taken it apart but if I can get him to put it back together I’ll take pictures.
19 January 2009, 09:41
RIPFound abandoned on the used gun rack after the original owner fired it once with a turkey load of 2.25 ounces of no.5 shot.
Behold the 5.0-pound (dry weight) 12Ga-3.5" Ugly Gun:
