Highwaymen

[Ned Christiansen]

I don't know of any from back then with extended tubes but I'll be a hundred bucks someone somewhere did it. It's not like steel tubing and wanting more BB's didn't exist in 1928, the year this one was made. The mag extension in the pic, I made it many years ago from the original mag tube cap.

Bonnie and Clyde didn't have any Hyman Lebman connection that I ever read about (gunsmith to many of the gangsters). I'll betcha anything he made an extended tube or two. I note that in other B&C photo's I've seen another of my favorite shotguns, a Stevens Model 520.

I love reworking these old JMB shotguns (Rem 11, Stevens 520, Winchester '97, even the Ithaca '37, which sprang from the Remington model 17). A recently-encountered Rem 11 is 112 years old and I told its owner, take care of it and it could still be in your family and working well in another 112, or 224, years. 520's and Rem 11's are pretty easy to come by for reasonable money. When somebody wants a shotgun for general purposes including home defense, or a .22 for their kid, I advise them don't buy anything new. Go to the used area and pick something 60 years old or more. There's a reason it's still around! Many modern shotguns aren't going to make it that long and many kids' .22's are just plain crappy.... and miles from being heirloom grade.

[ralph]

I saw it today, it was good. Gun store scene was awesome. Question for all you gun history aficionados? What was the cost of each of those guns back in the day. What would be the cost today just for shiza and giggles.

Did see on another site this same question came up..I know that 1921 Thompsons usually go for about $30k The last time a Colt monitor came up for auction, quoting from the other site where I saw this, it went for $115k..... yikes!!!

[RioGrandeGreen]

Thanks Mack and ralph for the info, much appreciated. I am going to get a limited edition green tanker Thompson in the future.


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[CGSteve]

Thought the movie was great. Prior to the movie, I knew almost nothing about Hamer and Gault. It seems those two men were the epitome of the stoic, quiet professional who really did their best while keeping integrity as their guidon.

After watching it, it prompted me to do some cursory research on the two and the Texas Rangers in general. I was uniformed law enforcement on the border as well and though many things have changed in the world, some things about the border did not. I also looked up "Ma Ferguson" as I did not believe there would have been a female governor in Texas in the 1930s. Quick research mostly says she was a corrupt Democratic politician that was just a place holder for the real governor, her husband. It did say she was fiscally conservative and promoted some positive ideals that may have been uncommon then.

[yoni]

Just watched it, very enjoyable.

I loved the bathroom scene.

[SeriousStudent]

I got to watch a Colt Monitor being fired into the caliche wall of a stock tank when I was a wee lad. The gentleman that carried it was a Texas Ranger, now passed. He donated it to the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame in Waco, where you can see it now.

I miss him, and I miss West Texas.

[mack7.62]

Just watched it, very enjoyable.

I loved the bathroom scene.

Punks meet Texas Ranger, that was sweet.

[Stickman]

Woody Harrelson disgusts me, but was pretty good in this. Costner was great, and overall the movie was fantastic.

Very much worth watching.

[FromMyColdDeadHand]

Watched it. Wife liked it too. Great story and characters. Guns details are secondary.

[Firefly]

I won’t lie. This film moved me to tears.

Schindlers List. Dry eye.
Beaches. I get it.
Longtime Companion. I understand

Only two other films have affected me so.
A Walk to Remember and the Wild Bunch

It captured the frustration and the anger people who live a certain way too long feel.

The gun shop scene alone set the tone.

“Fck the Police?”

Fck the Hoods. Every last one.
Sometimes people just need to be L shaped ambushed. Sometimes all you need is a .45 and the hate.

I also hope all copies of the original Bonnie and Clyde are burned and Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway are jailed and dragged out of their beds kicking and screaming.

When I have more free time I’m gonna watch it again, listen to special music, and maybe start carrying my MR762. On this free time lots of whiskey may be involved with the special music and filterless cigarettes