What kind of rifle did rifleman use

Producer and Cohost of The Shooting Bench radio program The rifle used in "Wanted Dead or Alive" looked like a large-loop version in the Trapper witha shorter barrel Woody Jones. Sawing off shotguns is not that modern of a tech, it has been going on for a long time. It isn't done to make the blast harder, whatever that is.

It isn't done to give the gun more power. It is done for 2 possible reasons. First and most likely, make it smaller therefore easier to conceal, carry and point quickly. Second is to give a wider shot distribution. Would it be illegal to own a souped-up rifle like Connors used in his series? Seems to me that you have a lever-action handgun so it would be legal. The stock was cut down so that there was nothing to press against one's shoulder.

It is an encouragement of crime to remain defenseless. What about Nick Adams's scattergun in The Rebel? Couldn't you own a "scattergun"? No, you most definitely would not. The rifle would have been registered with BATF as a rifle by the original manufacturer before it was shipped to a wholesaler.

But I'm not an legal expert on class-III weaponry, just a guy who got curious one time and did some research. It is perfectly fine to buy a TC handgun and later attach a longer barrel and buttstock. It is extremely not-fine to buy a TC carbine and latter put on a pistol grip and a barrel under 16" Ridiculous in practical terms, but this is about legal, not reasonable. A short-barreled, unstocked lever-action repeater essentially identical to Steve McQueen's would be legal to carry but getting to that configuration might be difficult.

That is, an original manufacturer could produce them as a handgun. I was unclear and your post is a welcome corrective. John Briggs j It is an act of good citizenship to make crime dangerous. That's what I recall. Firing 'five in one' blanks. I recall it had a spring loaded pin installed in the top of the bolt above and parallel to the firing pin , long enough to keep the round on the elevator as the gun was swung in a circle.

The other mod was a screw throught the trigger guard that pressed the trigger back as the lever went fully closed and the gun into battery. Doug Owen. I remember the barrel as being more like 10 inches but was a kid at the time so could be wrong about that. I always wondered why the hassles about what was basically a very inconvenient pistol was.

Your info about it being a rifle receiver may very well be right. It was an No if this had be in the early s it would have made sense cutting down a Henry would have given Josh Randall a cartridge pistol more powerful than anything else available at the time. If you have a gunsmith friend, it would be helpful. Also, what is the intent of the person wanting to own a sawed-off rifle? Or one gimmicked like McCain's rifle? These are questions that should ought to be considered.

Is it for a hobby or are you premeditating some criminal act? We've covered Lucas' and Josh's rifles. Now, what about Johnny Yuma's scattergun? How was it made? Would there be legal complications to own one? Criminal intent? James Caan used one in "El Dorado" as Mississippi character. Ace or K mart will sell you the hacksaw and file you need Big time complications.

Ever note how the defensive shotguns in the book have 18 or Not to make them handy Miller as in Miller vrs. Msmonk08 janetejwash 8 months ago. That was my favorite also I love the relationship they had, the single dad role, and when he told Mark the story of Job!!!!!

Like Reply Delete. Diana 19 months ago. The nit-picky details mean nothing to me. They aren't why I watched the show. It was the bond between Lucas and Mark and the things happening in their lives that still keep me glued to the show, no matter how many repeats I'e watched over the years! Ed 21 months ago. An Winchester in the 's West is nothing rare in these old western shows. He likely would have had an , but those were even in the days of The Rifleman harder to find. But viewers are asked to suspend disbelief and enjoy the show.

After all, the western rig holsters seen in all TV westerns never existed in the late 19th century. They are a product entirely invented for TV.

People just wore belt holsters, or tucked their pistols in their coat pockets or trousers. There was never a quick draw contest in the Old West. People went into a shootout just like they do now, with their guns already out and ready.

Greg 21 months ago. Oh no you mean we can't depend on westerns to be historicly acurate. Like the fact all the Natives were on reservations long before settlement of new territories. The west was won with registered guns belonging to the U.

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