Gun

[brendonv]

My grandma gave me this gun yesterday. Said it's been in the house as long as she knew, doesn't know where it came from, and shoulda shot her husband with it.

It's a 16 Guage shotgun I guess.

Says

SPRINGFIELD,
manufacture by
J.Stevens Arms Company
Chicopee Falls, MA USA

Good/bad? Worth millions/pennies?

 

[rskybiz]

Good straight shooter, many made, worth keeping, IMO

 

[brendonv]

Do I need to do anything to it before I fire? The barrel is clean, no rust or anything.

 

[rskybiz]

clean barrel I would think good to go. I wouldnt hesitate to run a cleaning rag through it though as if there is any crud in there it 's good to remove it so things don't score. also look at the stock for cracks ect.

 

[sotc]

Little hard to find shells and spendy but good

 

[brendonv]

Cool.

She gave me a full box of ammo.

Not sure what I'll do with it.

 

[Mr. Sir]

I couldn't tell from the pic; is it a single shot or a side by side double?

 

[brendonv]

Single

 

[lumberjack]

Nice score!

 

[woodworkingboy]

Maybe oil the stock if it needs it. If it is dirty or scratched up, first lightly rub it out with the finest grade steel wool for woodwork. The wood appears to have really rich color and patina, maybe leave it alone and just oil it. Rub the oil in well with a soft rag and buff it up. Family heirlooms are cool.

 

[No_Bivy]

I got a 16 gauge too........not to hard to find ammo

 

[squisher]

Free guns from Gramma! Only in the States! Lol.

 

[inztrees]

My uncle has one just like it.

 

[Altissimus]

... I wonder if you could hunt Turkeys ( bird shot ) , with that gun ...

 

[woodworkingboy]

I made a gun cabinet out of Ash for a guy once. I enjoyed the project. I also made a stock for a Mannlicher rifle. The stock was quite a difficult thing to fit precisely, the wood gets very thin in some places, going by the original.

 

[No_Bivy]

Free guns from Gramma! Only in the States! Lol.

if she would only part with the .50cal

 

[woodworkingboy]

If only Gramma was Charlton Heston's sister!

 

[CurSedVoyce]

if she would only part with the .50cal

No Shit Huh?

 

[brendonv]

hahaha

 

[NeTree]

Should be a sweet shootin' single, B. As long as it's not a damascus barrel (which I highly doubt), I'd think nothing of putting rounds through it.

As for value... not a home run, but the old American made singles are sought after.

 

[Old Monkey]

Grandma doesn't look like this does she?

 

[sotc]

Texas tea!

 

[No_Bivy]

Mr sir can give a value from his gun blue book

 

[MasterBlaster]

That blue book isn't online, somewhere?

 

[No_Bivy]

prolly