Bubba'd?

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I've been hangin around the Milsup EE and I've seen a few people saying that there rifles have been bubba'd. What does this mean?

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It usually refers to Do-It-Yourself repairs or modifications. "Bubba" got to a lot of Enfield rifles by chopping off a few inches of the barrel, sanding the stock and shortening the handguards. It usually lowers the value of a rifle, especially military surplus and can take away from the historical value of the piece.

Its named after "Bubba", that guy you know who loves to butcher military surplus by spray painting a Mosin Nagant fire-engine red or nickel plating a M1919 and adding 'speed fins'.

Opinions on the definition of "bubba'd" and the seriousness of it widely differ.
 
JDTonken said:
It usually refers to Do-It-Yourself repairs or modifications. "Bubba" got to a lot of Enfield rifles by chopping off a few inches of the barrel, sanding the stock and shortening the handguards. It usually lowers the value of a rifle, especially military surplus and can take away from the historical value of the piece.

Its named after "Bubba", that guy you know who loves to butcher military surplus by spray painting a Mosin Nagant fire-engine red or nickel plating a M1919 and adding speed fins.
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Ahh interesting, thank you for answering my question!

I tried googling it but couldn't find any results.

Thank you.
 
They can also be called "Sporterized", which is basically the same idea as Bubba'd but some, like the Parker-Hale, have been converted professionally. The easiest way to tell if an Enfield has been Sporterized or Bubba'd is the price, I've seen Bubba Enfields for as little as $100, whereas the full mil. spec. ones are usually at least $300.
 
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