Store Brand Rifles from 50's, 60's, Wards, Western Auto, etc.

[Pawnee Bill]

What about otasco? My dad said they sold those off brands too

Ah yes, Oklahoma Tire And Supply COmpany. Spent many hours in there as a youth lusting after all the guns in the racks.

 

[butchlambert]

Ah yes, Oklahoma Tire And Supply COmpany. Spent many hours in there as a youth lusting after all the guns in the racks.

I did that a lot when in town in Ada, Oklahoma. Grandparents went to town on Saturdays to wash clothes and get groceries.

 

[T-shooter]

My first bicycle was a Western Flyer. Total POS.

I had one too in the early 60's. I think it came from Montgomery Wards.

 

[muleystalker]

Have a Sears 30-06 made by husqvarna. Awesome rifle, light as a rem 700 mountain.

I have a Husqvarna Crown 3000 30-06 that my dad bought overseas in the late 50's when he was in the Airforce. Its most accurate production rifle I have ever seen, it just loves to shoot tight groups.

 

[jimcasey01]

I still have an old Sears 22, single shot that my father bought me so I would't continue destroying his Revelation 22 semi. I also have his Noble 12 gauge pump.

 

[gunsandgunsmithing]

I've got an old Bluegrass dbl bbl sold by Bluegrass Hardware, in Louisville, Ky. I think it was made by Crescent Arms.

 

[snert]

I've got an old Bluegrass dbl bbl sold by Bluegrass Hardware, in Louisville, Ky. I think it was made by Crescent Arms.

It is easy to find out. Simply take off one's shirt, put on a muscle _T, take a couple high brass #4 and a beer can to the yard. Slap ol' Bessie up fast and light off two. Inspect armpit. If it is purple and angry, with divots and stings like a herd of hornets set down on it, it is in fact a Crescent Arms....

 

[hillbillydruggist]

when I was a kid I learned to shoot on a Sears .270

 

[butchlambert]

I had one too in the early 60's. I think it came from Montgomery Wards.

Western Flyer is Western Auto. That was their trademark brand.

 

[PhilC]

My first was a Sears "Ted Williams" model 2C .22 (Winchester 131) ordered from Sears, including the Ted Williams scope. Still have and shoot it occasionally.

Here it is...

 

[T-shooter]

Western Flyer is Western Auto. That was their trademark brand.

That's right. It was so long ago I forgot, early 60's.

 

[xring]

You have not lived unless you were a little Kid who had a Sears ( J C Higgins ) Semi-Auto. 22 and went to show it to the other Kids . And you should have seen their eyes pop out when you pulled out that bright red cloth Sling out of the Butt Stock , attached it to the front end and slung it over your shoulder . Those were the good old days !

 

[jds holler]

You have not lived unless you were a little Kid who had a Sears ( J C Higgins ) Semi-Auto. 22 and went to show it to the other Kids . And you should have seen their eyes pop out when you pulled out that bright red cloth Sling out of the Butt Stock , attached it to the front end and slung it over your shoulder . Those were the good old days !

I bet that was pretty cool. You Da Man!! I wasn't so lucky though, because my Dad laid down the law.

After I had done enough shooting with him to where he considered me "safe", he told me, "You can go shooting by yourself now, but ONLY by yourself. If I catch you, or hear of you shooting with any of your buddies, you won't have that rifle any more."

I knew that he meant it, and I followed his orders rather than lose that rifle. It meant more to me than anything I owned, or any of my buddies. jd

 

[xring]

JDS , guess what ? After that 22 was long gone ( lake maybe 40 yrs. ) , I picked up its Twin in near new Condition .....Red Sling and all . In the interim , I picked up a JC Higgins marked Weaver 22 Scope ( the one that had some external Brass Parts as I recall ) . Unfortunately I thought I would never find a nice Twin 22 , so I sold it .

 

[69mach]

Here is a pic of my old Herters 458 win mag. I believe it was made by bsa but I may be wrong. I shot everything from rabbits to whitetails and a mulie doe with it. It’s always been one of my favorites and isn’t going anywhere until I do.