Ugliest Factory Rifle Ever?.........................

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29 April 2007, 23:36

tnekkcc

Ugliest Factory Rifle Ever?.........................

My father, who is a real man, told me in 1963, "When a guy gets a new gun he should drag it behind the truck for a mile so he can focus on hunting."

He was concerned that the finish on his new Remington 1100 was getting scratched. He was disgusted with his own concern.

29 April 2007, 23:50

tin can

Like a lot of people, I size a gun up on it's looks fast- but my experience is I've shot a lot of ugly rifles that somehow got better looking.

30 April 2007, 06:19

Hunt-ducks

Reloader i'm with you if you want something purrtee buy a picture to hang on the wall, I want a rifle to shoot small groups, function everytime and feel good when I pick it up.

If your picking ugliest that benelli along with them T/C, Tikas and CZ are butt ugly.

30 April 2007, 07:19

Fjold

quote:
Originally posted by tin can:
quote:
High on the list would be the Remington 788

bite your tongue.

LOL, I own a lefty 788 and would never sell it but it is ugly.

Frank

"I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money."
- Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953

NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite

30 April 2007, 07:37

Wildlife Artist

Like the Pastor of my church told me "A pretty women will get ugly to you if she does not treat you right and a ugly women will start looking good to you if she treats you right"

Same applies to guns

30 April 2007, 17:11

KSTEPHENS

mauser 66

30 April 2007, 17:56

b.martins

Sorry, but this one gets n.1 position on my "the most ugly guns list".

The ugliest one

Look under "CHALLENGE"

B.Martins

30 April 2007, 20:02

butchloc

how about the old remmy nylon 22, and if that isn't bad enough we can always go to the blaser (now i started something)

02 May 2007, 23:01

brayhaven

quote:
Originally posted by lb404:
quote:
Originally posted by 22WRF:
it doesn't look too much worse that some of the early pre 64 Model 70 Winchesters!

You need some serious psychiatriac help my friend. Please get help now! I can't believe I am the only one that read your post and commented.

Maybe you're the only one who felt it was deserving of a comment.

I just figured the guy was legally blind & didn't wanna hurt his feelings.

03 May 2007, 03:39

Johnly

Remington 660 Magnum with the plastic rib.
It may have been practical as a guide gun, but ugly it is.

03 May 2007, 04:42

djpaintles

I still think these 2 make the old Remington 660 look svelte by comparison..................DJ

03 May 2007, 09:20

Mathsr

This is what Mossberg thought a 22 should look like in the late 60's. It worked ok as long as you didn't get too far from a screwdriver and a new firing pin. With the other guys carrying a Browning auto and Ruger 10/22(they came with a walnut stock then), I was allowed along, but had to keep my distance.

03 May 2007, 11:48

walksfar

The absolute worst, in my mind, that sticks out, is those cheap .22's you used to see at wal-mart, with the black plastic stock and white inlays or whatever it was. Hideous.

03 May 2007, 21:33

Grizzly Albert

Speaking of old and ugly....

Maybe some our older members recall the Winslow Rifle - tried to out-Weatherby the Weatherby.

Yuck!

I'll do a search and see if I can post a picture -might ruin your lunch though.

04 May 2007, 07:00

dempsey

That rifle was made for people who seldom shoot or hunt. They get a temporary bug to do so, go shopping at the local mart and pick it up because it looks snazzy to them. Butt ugly IMO. I think all synthetics are ugly so they get a pass.

16 September 2019, 23:18

xausa

quote:
Originally posted by KSTEPHENS:
mauser 66

This stock is available in various grades of wood on line at eGun. Enter "Jagdschaft Mauser 66"
I ordered one and received it in remarkably quick time. Now I'm waiting to see how it looks on my Model 66. I could never bring myself to shoot it with the Weatherby style stock.

17 September 2019, 03:07

Matt Norman

I've had some 'pretty' guns that wouldn't function/shoot for shit. I have some 'ugly' guns that function/shoot great.

I can overlook a lot of ugly if a gun functions/shoots good.

17 September 2019, 05:54

Bobster

Here's one: https://www.savagearms.com/con...duct_summary&s=96915

Bolt handle that looks like a crack pipe. Star Wars breech. You can close the bolt out of battery! Should have copied the patent expired Remington 591/592.

17 September 2019, 13:41

Cougarz

Nothing like dredging up a twelve year old thread!

17 September 2019, 16:40

john c.

quote:
Originally posted by Cougarz:
Nothing like dredging up a twelve year old thread!

were blasers around 12 years ago?

17 September 2019, 18:29

Todd Williams

Nothing comes close to the ugliness of a Blaser.

17 September 2019, 18:55

Biebs

quote:
Nothing comes close to the ugliness of a Blaser.

Or the guy who made the above post :-)

17 September 2019, 20:03

Todd Williams

quote:
Originally posted by Biebs:
quote:
Nothing comes close to the ugliness of a Blaser.

Or the guy who made the above post :-)

Where is that photo of you, the hartebeast, and Blaser. It was the hat trick of ugly!!

18 September 2019, 21:18

tsturm

quote:
Originally posted by Todd Williams:
Nothing comes close to the ugliness of a Blaser.

Easy now. I just purchased a Savage Axis in 308
for $75.00 Ugliest gun I have ever looked at let alone owned. But it does shoot well & my 90 pound neighbors grand daughter likes it & can shoot it well, an ok but Dammed ugly first gun!!!

18 September 2019, 22:35

Todd Williams

quote:
Originally posted by tsturm:
quote:
Originally posted by Todd Williams:
Nothing comes close to the ugliness of a Blaser.

Easy now. I just purchased a Savage Axis in 308
for $75.00 Ugliest gun I have ever looked at let alone owned. But it does shoot well & my 90 pound neighbors grand daughter likes it & can shoot it well, an ok but Dammed ugly first gun!!!

That Savage Axis may not be pretty but it doesn't hold a candle to the sheer ridiculous hideousness of this contraption:

18 September 2019, 23:29

tsturm

quote:
Originally posted by Todd Williams:
quote:
Originally posted by tsturm:
quote:
Originally posted by Todd Williams:
Nothing comes close to the ugliness of a Blaser.

Easy now. I just purchased a Savage Axis in 308
for $75.00 Ugliest gun I have ever looked at let alone owned. But it does shoot well & my 90 pound neighbors grand daughter likes it & can shoot it well, an ok but Dammed ugly first gun!!!

That Savage Axis may not be pretty but it doesn't hold a candle to the sheer ridiculous hideousness of this contraption:

Holly shit, Enough enough! you win!!
Now I know what a polished turd is.

19 September 2019, 00:58

RaySendero

Mossberg:

19 September 2019, 10:48

sambarman338

My father was a farmer and bought us a Mossberg bolt-action shotgun, one of the ugliest and least-useful guns I can imagine. (looking back, I think Dad decided that had he bought a pump-action I would have sent him broke with ammo bills).

However, it would appear this rifle is so ugly that not even Mossberg could bare to show it to us. However, the picture above is a cut above those I finally googled.

19 September 2019, 12:33

Cougarz

Any modern Savage bolt action. To me they look like they were put together from plumbing parts from a hardware store and handle like it too!

29 September 2019, 03:16

Atkinson

When it comes to ugly rifles, Art Alfin took the cake, a tree stump and a milsurp Mauser and for big bucks!!

30 September 2019, 05:13

Stonecreek

quote:
Originally posted by sambarman338:
My father was a farmer and bought us a Mossberg bolt-action shotgun, one of the ugliest and least-useful guns I can imagine.

Now, now. My first shotgun was a Mossberg 20 gauge. Killed lots of doves with that gun. But when an old paper hull that had been reloaded once too many times blew out at the rim, the sheet metal extractor would be sprung out at about a 90 degree angle. Fortunately (after you wiped the powder residue from your eyes), the extractor could be hammered back straight with a rock and allow you to continue with your sporting pursuits.

12 October 2019, 07:05

Atkinson

LB 404.
Where have you been hiding, took all my best guns and disappeared!!

Goof to have you back..an not to worry the guy that hates the pre 64 mod. stocks, shoots Art Alfins custom stumps..

12 October 2019, 14:58

p dog shooter

I see on occasion some great custom beautiful rifles for sale.

That look like they have never been hunted as there is not a mark on them.

For a price far below what they cost to build.

I well take not so good looking that I use over beautiful rifles that do not get used.

12 October 2019, 18:41

model70man

Mossberg Model 800 series.

12 October 2019, 20:30

dpcd

A: What has this got to do with gunsmithing?
B: Why are we resurrecting a 12 year old thread?

12 October 2019, 20:59

Nordic2

Thompson center Dimension!!!

https://frontierarms.com.au/sh...on-rifles/dimension/

13 October 2019, 18:53

cdsx

quote:
Originally posted by RaySendero:
Mossberg:

I've got to be honest, even as a guy who likes his rifles with a classic style, I don't find this one offensive, other than the helical latrines dug in the bolt, and maybe the white spacers. Certainly wouldn't be ashamed to hang it on my wall if it were gifted to me (if we were allowed to leave our rifles on the wall here, which we're not.) The Savage I would hide until I could sell it, anonymously, on the interweb, and use the money to buy something older and nicer.

It's a shame we're only talking about factory ugliness. I've got a photo all racked up, waiting for the opportunity to foist on the unsuspecting firearms community, of the most humiliated rifle I've ever seen.

13 October 2019, 19:45

Brian Canada

My TC Encore is a contender for the ugliest rifle. (Pun intended)
After I spray it with green lawn furniture paint it should be the winner.