2016 "Ugly Gun of the Year" contribution.

[Why not?]

Ann'dim skrew slawts shewd awll be aim'in same dee'reck-shun.
Awll eight.

And, they should be all marred up and perhaps one with half a head broken off.

Ted

 

[hoytcanon]

Paul... "Yes," the rifle is butt-ugly... yes, I would paint it if I owned it... and then sell it as fast as I could find a blind buyer.

The ring set-up is vomitous... overhanging ejection port by a quarter inch, when you still have a quarter inch of tube to work with???

I am disturbed... I can feel an imbalance in the force... what's your address???

 

[kamlooky]

Izz, izz, well chit, izz t'uther side jest azz f'uggly?
Reely bad fung-shway when dem letter'inzs t'ain't awn thuh same side.
Reefer'in tuh ring kapzs.
Frankie must bee ah lefty azz most wood pewt thuh bigg'un knawbies
awn the oppoh-zitt side awf thuh bolt.

 

[SuperCub]

Paul... "Yes," the rifle is butt-ugly... yes, I would paint it if I owned it... and then sell it as fast as I could find a blind buyer.

The ring set-up is vomitous... overhanging ejection port by a quarter inch, when you still have a quarter inch of tube to work with???

I am disturbed... I can feel an imbalance in the force... what's your address???

Thank-you for the critique. I am glad you found it less than easy too look at. The OCDs are appearing in full force.

As per the location of the front ring. I agree with your observations. The std weaver base for the 700 puts the ring too far forward so the scope won't fit between the rings. I am going to use that extension #40A base until I find something better.

 

[SuperCub]

Your rings are on backwards - just so you know.

Fixed it for you.

 

[nomad 68]

Thinking of putting a Remington barrel on my 80's long action howa 1500 long action (since I can't find a howa or vanguard take off) and dropping it into my stripped flamer stock. I stripped the blaze camo off the flamer and haven't got around to painting it. That should qualify for the " ugly rifle list" lol.

 

[double gun]

Fixed it for you.

Now youre really making me itch....

 

[Superbrad]

I'm dying over here...... from a combination of OCD and laughter......

 

[hoytcanon]

As per the location of the front ring. I agree with your observations. The std weaver base for the 700 puts the ring too far forward so the scope won't fit between the rings. I am going to use that extension #40A base until I find something better.

You have enough scope tube to work with.... just remove the front base, cut off a 1/4", file it, paint it... reinstall with the ring moved a 1/4" forward.

 

[kamlooky]

Fixed it for you.

Yer gonna shewtzs yerself .....................me kan tell.
Cut sum'oh thet fuggly butt pad spay-sir awff a bit then yer eye bawl
bee klozer tuh thet awckyew-larr lenziz.
Fruck, now yew gartzs tuh shore tin thet bawrell.

Olie molie, me chorts is dun whett...................

 

[SuperCub]

olie molie, me chorts is dun whett...................

LAPM .....

 

[murf007]

RatRods I'm slowly beginning to appreciate on some level or other...your RatGun is new to me although I've seen some poor guns in barns and tractors. For sure... TO EACH HIS OWN...enjoy !

 

[Superbrad]

You habe enough scope tube to work with.... just remove the front base, cut off a 1/4", file it, paint it... reinstall with the ring moved a 1/4" forward.

Yeah....... like he is going to file and paint it on that rig......

 

[carverk]

A SKS for the win and we all have one for fun sum will hunt with it but it's way more ugly then the ones posted
I have two of the ugly bastards

 

[SuperCub]

Kinda got the scope/bases/rings issue sorted out and rid myself of the extension front base using a Bushnell Scopechief VI 4x. All fits together well and weight is down to 7lb 2oz as shown.

 

[hoytcanon]

Kinda got the scope/bases/rings issue sorted out and rid myself of the extension front base using a Bushnell Scopechief VI 4x. All fits together well and weight is down to 7lb 2oz as shown.

Yeah... it makes perfect sense to put a Scopechief on that rifle... I believe you have arrived...

 

[kamlooky]

Nawt qwite.
T'ain't gartzss dem skrew head slawts lyen'd up rite.
Shooda left thet dang scowp awn there tuh bee'gin wirth.

 

[SuperCub]

Yeah... it makes perfect sense to put a Scopechief on that rifle... I believe you have arrived...

The Scopechief VIs are actually pretty good quality scopes esp for the small price they go for. Try one some time.

Shooda left thet dang scowp awn there tuh bee'gin wirth.

I will probably go back to that scope. Just fiddling around. Prob use the 4x as a back-up on my next safari.

 

[Claven2]

The scary thing is people actually buy that stuff. Looks more like a squirt gun.

I read somewhere that it's Mossberg's best selling lever variant. Which is crazy and all kinds of wrong.

 

[Whelen B]

Great gun!!!
Can't hate a gun in such a useful chambering. Besides I always say I like the shine off my shooters and my gear in general - not afeared to take it into the bush and actually use it as intended.