Help sourcing a kmart model 151 410 forend?

[MrSmitty]

Glad to see that old gun brought back. As stated above the sentimental value sometimes out weighs the monetary value....

 

[LILNICKY]

I did find one. I will check after work. I should have info in gun papers box. Seems like i got 2 of them. I will check.

That would be great. Appreciate it.

 

[LILNICKY]

mine has 200,000 miles on it on the back of an old 200s three wheeler chasing rabbits through hay fields as a kid. Cant put a price tag on them kind of memories.

 

[Leo]

A person could have an entire collection of retailer branded firearms that were made by gun maker brands we know.

The SS Kresge guns were Japanese Miroku, who now makes the cheaper Brownings. A lot of the Sears guns were made by Noble, H&R, Savage and others, My Coast to Coast hardware pump gun was made by Savage. Montgomery Wards guns were Stevens. Western Auto company sold brands made by several makers, including Mossberg. Some were cheapened versions, but some were the same version with the store name label.

Pretty cool to have a Kmart gun. Good luck getting it restored to function. It will be fun.

 

[jsn_mooney]

If you watch some of the sellers on GunBroker who specialize in the parts kits that appear to be from guns ordered destroyed you can likely get all parts minus the receiver for a good price, may take a month or so but I have had good luck obtaining spare parts for obscure guns this way. Good luck, those are actually decent guns-

 

[Creedmoor]

A person could have an entire collection of retailer branded firearms that were made by gun maker brands we know.

The SS Kresge guns were Japanese Miroku, who now makes the cheaper Brownings.

Cheaper Brownings? Browning has been using the Miroku plant since 1975.

 

[Michigan Slim]

I'll buy a Miroku made gun any day. Every single one I have handled is a quality piece.

 

[Leo]

Cheaper Brownings? Browning has been using the Miroku plant since 1975.

SS Kresge was 10-15 years earlier. Cheaper does not have to mean inferior. All it means is the line had higher end offerings, in this case the top shelf line was from Belgium.

 

[Creedmoor]

SS Kresge was 10-15 years earlier.

Yes, Im aware. What are these cheaper Brownings?

 

[patience0830]

I'll buy a Miroku made gun any day. Every single one I have handled is a quality piece.

Excellent workmanship from Miroku. I'd rather have an original Winchester 52 sporter, but the Japanese one I have shoots very well and looks good doing it.

 

[Leo]

Yes, Im aware. What are these cheaper Brownings?

Now you are just screwing around, but I'll answer you anyway.

The last time I looked at a new Citori Field it was about $1750. Retail on the top of everything competition Citori was about $7K. The street price tends to be quite a bit lower. You can still order a Belgium made Superposed and will set you back over 30K. There is no street price at this level.

There was always a significant price distinction between the original Browning Belgium guns and the Citori line by Miroku. Nothing wrong with the Miroku guns, if that is what you like.

 

[Creedmoor]

Now you are just screwing around, but I'll answer you anyway.

The last time I looked at a new Citori Field it was about $1750. Retail on the top of everything competition Citori was about $7K. The street price tends to be quite a bit lower. You can still order a Belgium made Superposed and will set you back over 30K. There is no street price at this level.

There was always a significant price distinction between the original Browning Belgium guns and the Citori line by Miroku. Nothing wrong with the Miroku guns, if that is what you like.

Long time Browning lever collector. My grand father was another long time Browning collector. We have a bunch of Browning long guns in our family. I was given a Browning lever for each birthday for maybe 30 years. I've never seen a Belgium that's built any better or nicer than a Japanese Browning. Browning sets the specs for what it wants built.
I will also say with today's modern machinery and steels, we get better firearms than before 1975.

 

[Expat]

The Belgian Brownings were considered more desirable for many years. The admiration of the Japanese made ones is a relatively recent phenomenon

 

[Creedmoor]

The Belgian Brownings were considered more desirable for many years. The admiration of the Japanese made ones is a relatively recent phenomenon

Except the salt ones. The younger generations really are not interested in many old things. Belgian Brownings are one of those things.