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When my younger brother and I were teenagers, we used our father's and elder brother's JC Higgins Model 20 pump 12 gauge shotguns (two slightly differing models). These were manufactured by High Standard Manufacturing Company for Sears.
Many years later my elder brother gifted the shotgun to me. Unfortunately, it was a Safe Queen, as I didn't have a need for it.
A couple of years ago my younger son asked me for it. I wasn't using it, and it would go to him sometime in the (hopefully!) distant future, so I gave it to him. He uses it regularly.
Fast forward to now, I have a need (and a want) for a 12 gauge shotgun ... and bought one at auction at a good price. The price was low as the blueing is mostly missing, although the wood is good. I'm looking into blueing it myself as a project.
When I picked it up at the local FFL, the older gentleman who checked me in asked what I was receiving. When I said "JC Higgins" his face lit up!! He obviously has fond memories of this model.
Many years later my elder brother gifted the shotgun to me. Unfortunately, it was a Safe Queen, as I didn't have a need for it.
A couple of years ago my younger son asked me for it. I wasn't using it, and it would go to him sometime in the (hopefully!) distant future, so I gave it to him. He uses it regularly.
Fast forward to now, I have a need (and a want) for a 12 gauge shotgun ... and bought one at auction at a good price. The price was low as the blueing is mostly missing, although the wood is good. I'm looking into blueing it myself as a project.
When I picked it up at the local FFL, the older gentleman who checked me in asked what I was receiving. When I said "JC Higgins" his face lit up!! He obviously has fond memories of this model.
