who likes model 50's?

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bobski

Discussion Starter · Oct 27, 2012 (Edited)

lets hear your stories and post some pics up!

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kenhwin

· #2 · Nov 9, 2012

We do!
Actually the one we have was my Dad's so we're kind of acttached to it. Don't know what Model it is, but its a plain barreled modified choke, checkered wood. He use it for years as a bird gun and deer hunting in upstate NY. No rifles where we lived.

bobski

Discussion Starter · #3 · Nov 10, 2012

got some pics of it?

Vintage Racer

· #4 · Nov 16, 2012

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Bob,
My first shotgun was a double barrel 20 gauge. Santa brought it to me. I was 12.

I traded that gun in for a Winchester Model 50 a few years later. I still have it. I bet it's has ~1000 rounds thru it. It's seen bad weather. It's been dropped in the mud. It has patina.

I don't remember it ever misfiring or jamming.

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bobski

Discussion Starter · #5 · Nov 17, 2012

truly an old workhorse pre 64 gun!

Vintage Racer

· #6 · Nov 17, 2012

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Bob,
I know this is a shotgun thread.

I guess that it was about the time that I bought my Winchester Model 94 lever rifles as a primary hunting (deer in GA) weapon and then when I got interested in the old design.

I know the modern stuff is better. I still prefer the older design.

Sorry, but to me the Winchester Model of 1894 is good. And like the Winchester 50; this category is currently priced well below the replacement market.

I am proud to have two 94's and a 50.

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bobski

Discussion Starter · #7 · Nov 18, 2012 (Edited)

heres my pretty skeet upgrade.

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bobski

Discussion Starter · #8 · Dec 1, 2012 (Edited)

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heres a 12ga with very nice stock work.....

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celt

· #9 · Dec 3, 2012

Nice! Didn't know i wanted one till now....

bobski

Discussion Starter · #10 · Dec 3, 2012

for almost 60 years old, they are solid guns.

Gunslinger One

· #11 · Feb 4, 2014

My dad gave me his way back when. When I was a lad back in 1959 or 1960 I used to accompany him hunting. I still have it and use it at my clubs Turkey Shoots. It's helped me bring home the turkey more than once. Way too heavy to lug around in the field, (all those darn steel parts!). It's one well made shotgun, They don't ( and can't afford) to make them like that anymore!

bobski

Discussion Starter · #12 · Feb 5, 2014

its one of those guns that doesnt need to be broken in to work. lol.

bobski

Discussion Starter · #13 · May 29, 2014

heres one of my loaner guns being used by one of my shooters. he left his chokes at home for his o&u. (one of my pet peeves about a screw in's value)

btw, he came in 1st place with this one.

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Bluedotman

· #14 · May 31, 2014

Bobski, the Winchester mod. 50 was it made before the Winchester sx1.

bobski

Discussion Starter · #15 · May 31, 2014 (Edited)

yes. the 50 was made from 54 to 60.
the sxm1 was made from 74 to 81.

bobski

Discussion Starter · #16 · May 15, 2015

here are john olins model 50's. ones a 12 and the other is a pigeon 20ga. note the e' grade stocks. he liked those styles.

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Vintage Racer

· #17 · May 16, 2015

Very nice.

RKB

· #18 · May 17, 2015 (Edited)

Too bad they never made the M50 in the correct gauge. I would have loved to have one!

bobski

Discussion Starter · #19 · May 17, 2015

they did. but it never made it past experimental.

RKB

· #20 · May 18, 2015

Same with the Browning Superposed - they made thousands of them, but only one in the proper gauge. It is in the Herstal museum in Belgium.
I do admit to being a bit prejudiced in this respect...

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