I have this gun, my dad took me on my first deer hunt with it & 50 years later I'm still hunting deer with it, every time I take it out it reminds me of my dad. Both of my boys who are now grown have taken their deer with it. Never failed
Oh yes, the series model 54 and several other series brands are real Winchesters And the 1965 Winchester did something to lower the quality of their production model firearms to the point they were really unappealing Before that your 1965, Winchester was almost a semi custom firearm company where they hand fit parts that’s why pre-1964 Winchesters are so popular have such value And slowly, but surely the Winchester firearms company’s product line and Peele, with down to the point where they lost Customer Service now the road by Fabrique national I hear that Winchester under FN has brought back the proper function on the Winchester model, 70 bolt action to the point where it actually will grasp the base the rim of the cartridge, and so just push it into the chamber
@@michaelchen8643 I completely agree quality took a dive in 65 but my early 70's ted williams model 100 shoots great, I get compliments on its looks, and has been reliable. You can score nice post 64's on the cheap especially sears branded ones! Don't shy away if all you want is a shooter!
I don’t know when you got your Sears model 54 and where you got it and what part of the country I assume that it’s mostly sold by pawnshops I see from postings here and then other places that offered this product model 54 Sears sold the Model 54 from 1965-1973. That’s only eight years And Sears stop selling firearms in 1980 When I was old enough to buy a firearm, I remember going to this year’s display room, and I started seeing their models were kind Handled heavily and they were updating with new models so I knew they were getting out of the business I’ve tried that Searching gun broker & arms list I have not seen anything offered in the way of model 54 This might be a more affordable, unless quality Winchester, but it’s now a collectible, In its own, right
I bought it recently actually, it was part of an estate sale bought up by a local gun shop and I happened to walk in at the right time, it has someone else's initials in the buttplate and some really minor cosmetic rust, I call that character! it has about 100 rounds through it by me so far but cycled every time and was accurate when I did my job.
I worked for a time in Div 6 (sporting goods) at Sears around 1970. I remember having the two lever guns side-by-side in the rack; new the difference wasn't so obvious. Also, I remember the price difference as about $10. Funny, that seemed like a lot bigger difference then than now.
I have my dad's 1967 Model 5M .22 Magnum lever action that he bought new after he got home from Vietnam. That rifle kept us in food in a lot of lean times. It now occupies a very loved place in my gun cabinet.
That's a nice, economical firearm. My dad had a Ted Williams .270 from Sears. He hand checkered the stock and forearm himself. He sold it to someone outside of the family w/o offering it to any of his 5 sons for some reason. It would be nice if it was still in the family. He also bought my grandfather a Winchester model 94 .32 Special in 1959. I'm fortunate to have that gun.
I'm sorry to hear that he didn't pass it down. Hopefully it was because he didn't trust it and didn't want any of you hurt by it. Perhaps it was a safety hazard, like maybe it once went off without him pulling the trigger. I have a JC Higgins Model 50 in .270 from my Grandfather. He did much the same-- polished the living daylights out of the trigger and (somewhat roughly) checkered the grip and forearm. I don't think it's a safety hazard since I know how sensitive the trigger is in my hands, but I would never let a novice use it.
@@aboutwhat1930 He was a WWII and Korean era vet. I think that he just wanted it gone. He shoulder shot shot a deer with it the first time he hunted with it, and was surprised at how much damage it did to the deer. It blew the opposite leg nearly off. He said that hunting with a gun was too easy. He and his brothers started hunting with bows. He taught us bow hunting. I'm sure that he didn't want to feel responsible if one of his 5 knuckle-head sons had an accident with the gun.
My dad bought one (well used) for all four of us boys to use as a "first deer rifle". It had a side mount 2x power scope. He checked zero every year and off to the woods we went.. Fond memories.
I found one at a pawn shop about 12 years ago. They were asking $175 and I took it home for $125. Under the butt plate was the previous owner’s name handwritten in ink and the year 1976. Virtually identical to my actual Winchester.
I love anything stamped Sears. I'm a big collector of their antique garden tractors going back to 1940. At the time, Sears wouldn't pit their name on junk and had a reputation for quality. I have a few .22s and a double barrel shotgun from Sears. Most people aren't aware that they never manufactured anything themselves. Like the saying went, "Sears makes nothing but money." Sadly, that's not true anymore.
I have a model 54 bought in 1980, new. 30-30 of course. Plain hardwood stocks with the end cap. I put on a Williams peep sight and hooded front sight. This gun has killed a bunch of hogs and deer. I added a 1/2" rubber butt pad to replace the steel one. Very comfortable to shoot and pretty darn accurate, too! I compared it to a '94 and except for the plain wood stocks and end cap, they are the same gun.
Most notably, the Sears model looks to be an end cap forend VS a barrel band for the Winchester version. End cap forends lend towards being a bit more accurate, in my experience.
Pretty dang cool. I remember ordering guns from Sears and Montgomery Wards. My first shotgun came from Wards. A Springfield 12 ga. pump, with a polychoke. How times have changed, and for damn sure not the better. Great video!!!!
KOOL! That brings back memories of my childhood. Many guys in my Lower Middle Class neighborhood hunted with Ted Williams & JC Higgins rifles & shotguns. They killed as much game, & had as much fun as the Better Off Boys. (as the whiskey was harder to digest but got you just as drunk) I still have a JC Higgins shotgun (it was manufactured by High Standard) Thanks for the video.
In the early 60s Sears sold their own version of the Marlin 336, called the J.C. Higgins model 45. It was available in both 30-30 and 35 Remington, with or without scope. In 1962 without scope it was $76.95.
The Sears firearms made by Winchester were sold under the Ted Williams name. Sears had a partnership with the famous Boston Red Sox baseball player and one of the greatest Marine aviators for a number of years. Sears had several camping, fishing and other outdoor equipment items sold under the Ted Williams name. Other than cosmetic differences, these firearms came out of the Winchester factory. There were shotguns, center fire and rim fire rifles available. Winchester ammunition was sold under the Sears and Ted Williams name, usually at a slight discount. Looks like a good shooter. A buck wouldn’t know the difference!
Yep, Ted Williams brand was also a Winchester. Sad that SEARS stopped selling guns and are almost out of business. I think there’s like 12 stores left.
My dad still had the Sears Ted Williams shotguns. Both are 12 Guage and only chambered for 2 & 3/4 inch shells. One is a pump and the other is an auto loader.
Thise rifles are really solid if they've been taken car of. They had really good rifling and the barrels are of good steel. A lot of deer have been taken with one and even the man on a strict budget could afford it. Thanks for the video.
I now own a winchester pre 64 a later winchester and , before it was stolen, a sears version marked with a ted williams signature. Of the 3 the sears differences that stood out were the barrel with protruded about an inch from the magazine and the metal cap at the end of the fore end. To me the quality of the sears was more rugged than the later winchesters and the balance of the sears was better than either the pre 64 or the later winchester. The weight seemed to balance at about midway of the barrel. Wish i had mine back or could find another just like it.
Without First viewing your Short and thorough Video. Back when I was 45 Year's Younger, the availability of say the Winchester, Remington, Sako, Parker Hale, Smith & Wesson or numerous Other Top Quality product's we're made Available at reasonable Prices? Through Sears, Montgomery Wards, Woodward's, The Bay or AKA (Hudson's Bay Co.) Store's, as they would Sell You Thier Product. At a Very Fair Price, and No Let down in the over all Quality of that item. Personally I was a Very fond Fan of Thier, process and the Idea 💡💡. Coincidentally too this Day many Friend's of Mine & Aquantience's are always rekindling our Bull Shit chat's with Tales of those Old Gun's, Weapon's and Misc. thing's We bought from those Big Retail Outlets. So Thank You so Much for Sharing Your Great Knowledge. God Bless You 🤠 😉😊🤠.
I have one of those as well. I bought two Mossberg 500’s and the model 54 from the same shop used- the Mossbergs I bought were also sold at Sears- I bet it was some guy that bought all three between the 1960’s and 1970’s
I have a Model 100. The 54 was made from 1965 -72 The model 100 was 1973-82. iv compared my 1973 Model 100 with a 1973 Winchester of the same configuration. They were exactly the same except the barrel band the front stock cap. Got it this summer for $450 at a gun store. its in very good shape. The Winchester i compared it with was not in quite as nice shape and was $1500.
I have the Model 100 (made to Win94 spec by Winchester for sale by Sears, Roebuck & Co.) and it’s damn accurate at long range even with iron sights. big fun!
I had sears model 64 in my early 20s, anything you could see you could hit with open sights, my best friend fell in love with it nagged me constantly to sell it to him, i finally did,and have regreted it every since, he still has that rifle to this very day, i could kick my own ass
Found out, a while back, my brother in law has a mid-30s Sears Ranger 12g pump, whoch is a Browning design, built by Stevens as a model 520. Its not the smoothest action, but it works great, AND it does the slam fire thing.
@@marktalley9251 no, we cleaned it up, I suspect I may have gotten a little too randy with the action haha it jammed rather spectacularly. Had to take it all apart, then it worked fine again. Never did figure out what it was.
I worked in a gun store in the late 70s. We used to call Win 94s of this post 64 Era as tin can 94s due to the cheap stamped internal parts (lifter) and how they rattled like tin cans. At around 1980 they improved them. I own a pre-64 and a post 80. I'd never own one of that era.
Sears sold the Ted Williams mark rifles not made by Sears but by reputable gun manufactures. I have the Sears Ted Williams in 30:06. Research tells me it was made by Winchester. On my first outing with it I harvested a white tail deer (one shot - one kill). It may not be as pretty as the Winchester model 70, but it is just as accurate. Will some day pass it on to one of my three sons.
I’m old enough to remember when I was a kid and I would go into seers and they would allow the firearms to be displayed if you could pick them up without any supervision and this was in the late 1960s till about the early to mid 1970s and I remember this particular lever action I think they had both Winchester Avenue in their house brand model, 54 At the time I didn’t have the education or experience be able to discern the quality between the two although I think I could remember the Winchester Manufactures one seemed a little bit better finished at least better wood I have to admit your review of a long out of production lever action by about 45 to 50 years is eye brow raising at this point I personally do not know or see many people using lever action’s for hunting where I live They seem to have fallen out of fashion I think a lot of people want a scope firearm, because aligning front and rear sights kind of limited range And in many places where I hunt, you’re limited to shotguns weather, buckshot, or slugs Although now, with the 350 legend and other straight wall, elongated, pistol cartridge type new ammunition, they’re now permitted in places that were ones limited by slugs
Well I do review old rifles and pistols on the channel. I know quite a few people who still use lever actions to hunt and there are Facebook groups where people show what the harvested with their old beauties
It must be a regional thing in the United States and Canada Besides the marlin lever action, the older Winchesters are really no longer made in there all collectibles Here in the mid Atlantic, where I live, they have trouble convincing younger generation, X and generation Z people to take up hunting as a hobby in the past time However, I think if you go further west to Missouri, Kentucky, and Illinois Ohio and places west of the Appalachians hunting is a Traditions, a Little, stronger and people who are younger more likely to live closer to the land and takeoff the tradition Even up north where I live in Pennsylvania they are probably getting the younger generation to keep up the hard tradition For that reason, a younger person is less likely to get a legacy firearm. Even post 1964 Winchester and pick up hunting is a hobby unless someone shows them directly and encouraged them.
Actually, they were made by😮 High Standard for Sears. The Model 51had a GN Mauser receiver, a chrome lined barrel by High Standard and a Bishop or Fagan stock, essentially a custom rifle on a commercial FN Mauser action sold by Seats at a😮 very low price for such quality.
@@rickmay2734 The rifles were made in the USA. The receivers were made by FN in Belgium and imported by High Standard, who made the chrome lined barrels and built the guns. I have one, still an accurate rifle. They were chambered in 270 Winchester and 30-06. Mine is a 270.
I had a model 94 that was stamped sears model 94 30- 30 it looked just like the regular 94 Winchester expect it had the metal but plate like the one your showing
I've got a Pre-64 Win, very sweet rifle. Regarding the M54. A Winchester is a Winchester. Post 64s were not nearly as good though and you can see it in your pictures
As they always pose, I wonder how many deer and other game animals has this rifle harvested since first being sold? I did not know Winchester made these rifles, and I am n old dude! Lol!
Hmmm..my gunsmith..who knows his stuff..told me the post-64 winchester receivers are actually ductile iron not steel....dunno about the "graphite cast steel'...never heard of that...but I know nothing along those lines...
That was my first rifle. It was the most inaccurate rifle I’ve ever owned. I bought it for $58.00 in 1972. At least I had a hunting rifle. I bought it out of the catalog.
I had a Marlin/Glenfield 30A once that was as accurate and slick as any lever gun you could ask for. Paid almost nothing for it. Same basic idea as the Model 54 Sears guns. Merry Christmas!
They are the real WINCHESTER and I can prove it I have the flyer that shows all the parts of my SEARS 30-30 that is A WINCHESTER I al so took it to a gunsmith he said pre 64 has the same parts as any other prey and the flyer I have has the sn number of my SEARS I also have a salesman book of all the WINCHESTERS EVER MADE AND MY SN IS IN IT SO ITS A REAL WINCHESTER PRE 64
@@BattlefieldCurator as a young kid I had a pump shotgun labeled Coast to Coast not sure who the manufacturer was but of course Coast to Coast did not make guns
Not a chance. J.C. Higgins never made a thing. J.C. Higgins was the sporting goods brand used by Sears, Roebuck and Co. from 1908 to 1964. The J.C. Higgins branding featured baseball equipment, golf equipment, bicycles, and even firearms, including a wide variety of rifles, shotguns, and handguns. These products were sourced from major manufacturers, and this applied to their firearms as well. They sourced their firearms from gun manufacturers such as Marlin and High Standard. Sears, Roebuck and Co. intended the firearms they sold to be affordable and utilitarian, consistent with other companies such as Montgomery Ward's "Western Field" branding. After 1964, Sears replaced their J.C. Higgins lineup of products, with the "Ted Williams" branding.@@kerygonder331
There was no difference except the Glenfield was sold at Western Auto. They sold some fine rifles also. Usually the ONLY difference was the quality of the wood in the stock. I remember years ago a friend of mine bought an M-1 Carbine at Western Auto. Wish I had that rifle now.
I have this gun, my dad took me on my first deer hunt with it & 50 years later I'm still hunting deer with it, every time I take it out it reminds me of my dad. Both of my boys who are now grown have taken their deer with it. Never failed
Wow incredible piece of family history! 🍻
❤ teach them well.
Oh hell yeah.
I had to argue with an old man about this the other day, these are real winchesters not some junk.
Glad you are educating folks! 🍻😁
Oh yes, the series model 54 and several other series brands are real Winchesters
And the 1965 Winchester did something to lower the quality of their production model firearms to the point they were really unappealing
Before that your 1965, Winchester was almost a semi custom firearm company where they hand fit parts that’s why pre-1964 Winchesters are so popular have such value
And slowly, but surely the Winchester firearms company’s product line and Peele, with down to the point where they lost Customer Service now the road by Fabrique national
I hear that Winchester under FN has brought back the proper function on the Winchester model, 70 bolt action to the point where it actually will grasp the base the rim of the cartridge, and so just push it into the chamber
@@michaelchen8643 I completely agree quality took a dive in 65 but my early 70's ted williams model 100 shoots great, I get compliments on its looks, and has been reliable. You can score nice post 64's on the cheap especially sears branded ones! Don't shy away if all you want is a shooter!
I don’t know when you got your Sears model 54 and where you got it and what part of the country
I assume that it’s mostly sold by pawnshops
I see from postings here and then other places that offered this product model 54
Sears sold the Model 54 from 1965-1973.
That’s only eight years
And Sears stop selling firearms in 1980
When I was old enough to buy a firearm, I remember going to this year’s display room, and I started seeing their models were kind Handled heavily and they were updating with new models so I knew they were getting out of the business
I’ve tried that Searching gun broker & arms list I have not seen anything offered in the way of model 54
This might be a more affordable, unless quality Winchester, but it’s now a collectible, In its own, right
I bought it recently actually, it was part of an estate sale bought up by a local gun shop and I happened to walk in at the right time, it has someone else's initials in the buttplate and some really minor cosmetic rust, I call that character! it has about 100 rounds through it by me so far but cycled every time and was accurate when I did my job.
I worked for a time in Div 6 (sporting goods) at Sears around 1970. I remember having the two lever guns side-by-side in the rack; new the difference wasn't so obvious. Also, I remember the price difference as about $10. Funny, that seemed like a lot bigger difference then than now.
I have my dad's 1967 Model 5M .22 Magnum lever action that he bought new after he got home from Vietnam. That rifle kept us in food in a lot of lean times. It now occupies a very loved place in my gun cabinet.
That's a nice, economical firearm. My dad had a Ted Williams .270 from Sears. He hand checkered the stock and forearm himself. He sold it to someone outside of the family w/o offering it to any of his 5 sons for some reason. It would be nice if it was still in the family. He also bought my grandfather a Winchester model 94 .32 Special in 1959. I'm fortunate to have that gun.
Yes that’s odd how he wouldn’t offer it to you guys.
I'm sorry to hear that he didn't pass it down. Hopefully it was because he didn't trust it and didn't want any of you hurt by it. Perhaps it was a safety hazard, like maybe it once went off without him pulling the trigger.
I have a JC Higgins Model 50 in .270 from my Grandfather. He did much the same-- polished the living daylights out of the trigger and (somewhat roughly) checkered the grip and forearm. I don't think it's a safety hazard since I know how sensitive the trigger is in my hands, but I would never let a novice use it.
@@aboutwhat1930 He was a WWII and Korean era vet. I think that he just wanted it gone. He shoulder shot shot a deer with it the first time he hunted with it, and was surprised at how much damage it did to the deer. It blew the opposite leg nearly off. He said that hunting with a gun was too easy. He and his brothers started hunting with bows. He taught us bow hunting. I'm sure that he didn't want to feel responsible if one of his 5 knuckle-head sons had an accident with the gun.
My dad bought one (well used) for all four of us boys to use as a "first deer rifle". It had a side mount 2x power scope. He checked zero every year and off to the woods we went.. Fond memories.
Oh yea definitely got to check zero. Those are great memories to have.
I found one at a pawn shop about 12 years ago. They were asking $175 and I took it home for $125. Under the butt plate was the previous owner’s name handwritten in ink and the year 1976. Virtually identical to my actual Winchester.
That’s a cool find!
I love anything stamped Sears. I'm a big collector of their antique garden tractors going back to 1940. At the time, Sears wouldn't pit their name on junk and had a reputation for quality. I have a few .22s and a double barrel shotgun from Sears. Most people aren't aware that they never manufactured anything themselves. Like the saying went, "Sears makes nothing but money." Sadly, that's not true anymore.
That’s pretty cool!
I have a model 54 bought in 1980, new. 30-30 of course. Plain hardwood stocks with the end cap. I put on a Williams peep sight and hooded front sight. This gun has killed a bunch of hogs and deer. I added a 1/2" rubber butt pad to replace the steel one. Very comfortable to shoot and pretty darn accurate, too! I compared it to a '94 and except for the plain wood stocks and end cap, they are the same gun.
Most notably, the Sears model looks to be an end cap forend VS a barrel band for the Winchester version. End cap forends lend towards being a bit more accurate, in my experience.
That’s pretty cool, never realized that the barrel band or fore end caps could affect accuracy. This one is a bit worn but it is pretty accurate.
That's interesting. Do you think the barrel band effects barrel harmonics? We are never too old to learn something new, thankfully. Be well.
Dads has the black cap. Kinda cheap looking but what a great rifle
I once had a Winchester made 30-06 bolt gun branded sears. The quality was incredible.
Nice!
Pretty dang cool. I remember ordering guns from Sears and Montgomery Wards. My first shotgun came from Wards. A Springfield 12 ga. pump, with a polychoke. How times have changed, and for damn sure not the better. Great video!!!!
Thanks 🍻
KOOL! That brings back memories of my childhood. Many guys in my Lower Middle Class neighborhood hunted with Ted Williams & JC Higgins rifles & shotguns. They killed as much game, & had as much fun as the Better Off Boys. (as the whiskey was harder to digest but got you just as drunk) I still have a JC Higgins shotgun (it was manufactured by High Standard) Thanks for the video.
Thanks for sharing your experience 😁🍻
In the early 60s Sears sold their own version of the Marlin 336, called the J.C. Higgins model 45. It was available in both 30-30 and 35 Remington, with or without scope. In 1962 without scope it was $76.95.
The Sears firearms made by Winchester were sold under the Ted Williams name. Sears had a partnership with the famous Boston Red Sox baseball player and one of the greatest Marine aviators for a number of years. Sears had several camping, fishing and other outdoor equipment items sold under the Ted Williams name.
Other than cosmetic differences, these firearms came out of the Winchester factory. There were shotguns, center fire and rim fire rifles available. Winchester ammunition was sold under the Sears and Ted Williams name, usually at a slight discount.
Looks like a good shooter. A buck wouldn’t know the difference!
Yep, Ted Williams brand was also a Winchester. Sad that SEARS stopped selling guns and are almost out of business. I think there’s like 12 stores left.
I have the Ted Williams 30-30 and a 30-06 and an open Face fishing real which is still new in the box today.
My dad still had the Sears Ted Williams shotguns. Both are 12 Guage and only chambered for 2 & 3/4 inch shells. One is a pump and the other is an auto loader.
Know it well was my first deer rifle, bought it at sears in 1976, mine was the upgraded Ted Williams model.
A few years back i picked up a pre safety rossi 92 in 357 for 200. Love that gun.
Nice! I don’t know much about the Rossi’s but I’ve heard pretty decent things about them
Thise rifles are really solid if they've been taken car of. They had really good rifling and the barrels are of good steel. A lot of deer have been taken with one and even the man on a strict budget could afford it. Thanks for the video.
Glad you enjoyed it 🍻
That was the best way to put it. “Store brand cereal “ lol
I love those in house brands. You still get the quality but you don't have to get the price
Indeed! This one was cheap compared to other old Winchesters
Being a Sears gun wouldn't stop me from shooting it. It's still a lever gun.
I would agree, I find the Sears guns very interesting and historical
Being bargain guns didn't make em bad guns. Back in the day, Sears sold good quality products. I mean, Craftsman Tools? Come on!
I now own a winchester pre 64 a later winchester and , before it was stolen, a sears version marked with a ted williams signature. Of the 3 the sears differences that stood out were the barrel with protruded about an inch from the magazine and the metal cap at the end of the fore end. To me the quality of the sears was more rugged than the later winchesters and the balance of the sears was better than either the pre 64 or the later winchester. The weight seemed to balance at about midway of the barrel. Wish i had mine back or could find another just like it.
I grew up with the sears model, we never knew the difference and neither did the deer. My brother still has it and it still is hunting deer and pigs
Yea, even though it was cheap, it’s trusty lever action for sure
Without First viewing your Short and thorough Video. Back when I was 45 Year's Younger, the availability of say the Winchester, Remington, Sako, Parker Hale, Smith & Wesson or numerous Other Top Quality product's we're made Available at reasonable Prices? Through Sears, Montgomery Wards, Woodward's, The Bay or AKA (Hudson's Bay Co.) Store's, as they would Sell You Thier Product. At a Very Fair Price, and No Let down in the over all Quality of that item.
Personally I was a Very fond Fan of Thier, process and the Idea 💡💡. Coincidentally too this Day many Friend's of Mine & Aquantience's are always rekindling our Bull Shit chat's with Tales of those Old Gun's, Weapon's and Misc. thing's We bought from those Big Retail Outlets. So Thank You so Much for Sharing Your Great Knowledge. God Bless You 🤠 😉😊🤠.
Thanks for sharing you experience 😁🍻
I've got a Sears 54 my Dad bought new in 1971 after his honorable discharge from the USAF.
Ah ok awesome
I have one of those as well. I bought two Mossberg 500’s and the model 54 from the same shop used- the Mossbergs I bought were also sold at Sears- I bet it was some guy that bought all three between the 1960’s and 1970’s
It may not be a Winchester, but it is still a cool rifle.
Made by Winchester for Sears, so it's a Winchester.
I have a Model 100. The 54 was made from 1965 -72 The model 100 was 1973-82. iv compared my 1973 Model 100 with a 1973 Winchester of the same configuration. They were exactly the same except the barrel band the front stock cap. Got it this summer for $450 at a gun store. its in very good shape. The Winchester i compared it with was not in quite as nice shape and was $1500.
I have the Model 100 (made to Win94 spec by Winchester for sale by Sears, Roebuck & Co.) and it’s damn accurate at long range even with iron sights. big fun!
Nice!
yep same here. Remington and Wichester 170g soft tip Im going to try the Hornady Lever Evolution 160. @@coresurf22
I had sears model 64 in my early 20s, anything you could see you could hit with open sights, my best friend fell in love with it nagged me constantly to sell it to him, i finally did,and have regreted it every since, he still has that rifle to this very day, i could kick my own ass
lol well at least he didn’t flip it to someone else
I was given one when I started to hunt. Still a good rifle and I still have it.
My first rifle Christmas of 66. PS I still have it.
Nice!
Found out, a while back, my brother in law has a mid-30s Sears Ranger 12g pump, whoch is a Browning design, built by Stevens as a model 520. Its not the smoothest action, but it works great, AND it does the slam fire thing.
Nice!
Is the firing pen sticking? Probably a little rust needs a good cleaning!
@@marktalley9251 no, we cleaned it up, I suspect I may have gotten a little too randy with the action haha it jammed rather spectacularly. Had to take it all apart, then it worked fine again. Never did figure out what it was.
@@buzzbomb67 Good deal. I'm sure the firing pen stuck! Least it's doing good now!!
1968's $90 is $800 in 2023
Interesting, thanks for that math!
I've got My Father's Ted Williams model 100 30-30 and she shoots great
Nice!
Why Not It’s Still a Winchester 😀
Collectible in my book… especially since Sears might be long gone soon
Nice video - I like the cowboy rig you are wearing!
Thanks
I worked in a gun store in the late 70s. We used to call Win 94s of this post 64 Era as tin can 94s due to the cheap stamped internal parts (lifter) and how they rattled like tin cans. At around 1980 they improved them. I own a pre-64 and a post 80. I'd never own one of that era.
Tin can 94s ha! I’ll have to keep that in mind
Sears sold the Ted Williams mark rifles not made by Sears but by reputable gun manufactures. I have the Sears Ted Williams in 30:06. Research tells me it was made by Winchester. On my first outing with it I harvested a white tail deer (one shot - one kill). It may not be as pretty as the Winchester model 70, but it is just as accurate. Will some day pass it on to one of my three sons.
I’m old enough to remember when I was a kid and I would go into seers and they would allow the firearms to be displayed if you could pick them up without any supervision and this was in the late 1960s till about the early to mid 1970s and I remember this particular lever action
I think they had both Winchester Avenue in their house brand model, 54
At the time I didn’t have the education or experience be able to discern the quality between the two although I think I could remember the Winchester Manufactures one seemed a little bit better finished at least better wood
I have to admit your review of a long out of production lever action by about 45 to 50 years is eye brow raising at this point
I personally do not know or see many people using lever action’s for hunting where I live
They seem to have fallen out of fashion
I think a lot of people want a scope firearm, because aligning front and rear sights kind of limited range
And in many places where I hunt, you’re limited to shotguns weather, buckshot, or slugs
Although now, with the 350 legend and other straight wall, elongated, pistol cartridge type new ammunition, they’re now permitted in places that were ones limited by slugs
Well I do review old rifles and pistols on the channel. I know quite a few people who still use lever actions to hunt and there are Facebook groups where people show what the harvested with their old beauties
It must be a regional thing in the United States and Canada
Besides the marlin lever action, the older Winchesters are really no longer made in there all collectibles
Here in the mid Atlantic, where I live, they have trouble convincing younger generation, X and generation Z people to take up hunting as a hobby in the past time
However, I think if you go further west to Missouri, Kentucky, and Illinois Ohio and places west of the Appalachians hunting is a Traditions, a Little, stronger and people who are younger more likely to live closer to the land and takeoff the tradition
Even up north where I live in Pennsylvania they are probably getting the younger generation to keep up the hard tradition
For that reason, a younger person is less likely to get a legacy firearm. Even post 1964 Winchester and pick up hunting is a hobby unless someone shows them directly and encouraged them.
Nice gun
My father has the sears version of the Marlin 336
Glenfield 30A
Nice!
I just found yout channel, hit the like, & am going to check some other vids before subscribing.
Awesome thank you!
I hit the like button solely for the cereal reference
lol 😁🍻
Thx for video,How much did it cost you?
Another great multi generational usa made rifle. 🦌
It’s like buying Britches:
Levi’s or Tough skins
Yes! 🍻🔥
I’ve had one for 40 years
Nice! I really like the one I got even though it’s not in the best condition
I have a Ted Williams Model 54 30-30 rifle, guess 1960's with a rubber Winchester butt pad.
My first 22 came from Sears
FN made the Sears bolt guns branded as JC Higgins.
I inherited an fn jc Higgins 30-06 very well made and it's a tack driver dime size groups at 100 yards with factory ammo
Actually, they were made by😮 High Standard for Sears. The Model 51had a GN Mauser receiver, a chrome lined barrel by High Standard and a Bishop or Fagan stock, essentially a custom rifle on a commercial FN Mauser action sold by Seats at a😮 very low price for such quality.
@@jamesnelson7415 the one I have has stamped made in Belgium
@@jamesnelson7415 were these made in Belgium or the USA
@@rickmay2734 The rifles were made in the USA. The receivers were made by FN in Belgium and imported by High Standard, who made the chrome lined barrels and built the guns. I have one, still an accurate rifle. They were chambered in 270 Winchester and 30-06. Mine is a 270.
I had a model 94 that was stamped sears model 94 30- 30 it looked just like the regular 94 Winchester expect it had the metal but plate like the one your showing
I've got a Pre-64 Win, very sweet rifle. Regarding the M54. A Winchester is a Winchester. Post 64s were not nearly as good though and you can see it in your pictures
Yep they cut costs by lowering the quality
@@BattlefieldCurator wouldn't know about that. Don't know when my dad got it but I think he bought it in '62
thanx for the info, i inherited my father's - i think the V u have means its the Ted williams version. a step up.. mine looks identical with no V
I have Dads Sears 30-30. Its made by Winchester. Its in nearly perfect condition and my favorite lever gun in the closet.
Awesome! 😎
As they always pose, I wonder how many deer and other game animals has this rifle harvested since first being sold? I did not know Winchester made these rifles, and I am n old dude! Lol!
Hmmm..my gunsmith..who knows his stuff..told me the post-64 winchester receivers are actually ductile iron not steel....dunno about the "graphite cast steel'...never heard of that...but I know nothing along those lines...
I’ll have to look into that further, thanks
I wish i still had mine,i used to be embarrassed hunting with a rifle that didn't say WINCHESTER all over it 😮
lol yea I wore shoes from Payless back in the day, I could care less if my friends had Nike’s
That was my first rifle. It was the most inaccurate rifle I’ve ever owned. I bought it for $58.00 in 1972. At least I had a hunting rifle. I bought it out of the catalog.
I had a Marlin/Glenfield 30A once that was as accurate and slick as any lever gun you could ask for. Paid almost nothing for it. Same basic idea as the Model 54 Sears guns. Merry Christmas!
Yep, I know a friend with a Glenfield. Merry Christmas! 😁
Monkey Wards did the same
I have my late BIL’s Sears .22LR/ Short bolt target rifle. Pssst… it’s a Winchester, and it drives tacks.
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Howdy Dan Winchester on my bucket list.. some day. THX for showing. RUSTYSURPLUS.
Yea, no problem. this Sears Model 54 is a pretty good rifle at a lower cost than a Winchester 94 in most scenarios. Definitely glad I picked it up
Anybody know of a mount that will fit a red dot?
Same thing with the Sears "Ted Williams" bolt rifle; it was a cheapened-out Winchester Model 70!
Model 100 was a sears or Ted Williams
But does it taste like a Winchester?
I looked at mine I have 273.810 what the difference
They are the real WINCHESTER and I can prove it I have the flyer that shows all the parts of my SEARS 30-30 that is A WINCHESTER I al so took it to a gunsmith he said pre 64 has the same parts as any other prey and the flyer I have has the sn number of my SEARS I also have a salesman book of all the WINCHESTERS EVER MADE AND MY SN IS IN IT SO ITS A REAL WINCHESTER PRE 64
Yes indeed
Sears Roebuck never made guns manufacturers made them with their name good to go
Yep
@@BattlefieldCurator as a young kid I had a pump shotgun labeled Coast to Coast not sure who the manufacturer was but of course Coast to Coast did not make guns
Pre ‘64, post ‘63 😉
Winchester or Glenfield?
Glenfield is a Marlin
I have a Sears Model 45 lever action 30-30. Guess what it realy is without using Google.
That's easy..JC Higgins . They made some good guns back in the day.
Not a chance. J.C. Higgins never made a thing. J.C. Higgins was the sporting goods brand used by Sears, Roebuck and Co. from 1908 to 1964. The J.C. Higgins branding featured baseball equipment, golf equipment, bicycles, and even firearms, including a wide variety of rifles, shotguns, and handguns.
These products were sourced from major manufacturers, and this applied to their firearms as well. They sourced their firearms from gun manufacturers such as Marlin and High Standard. Sears, Roebuck and Co. intended the firearms they sold to be affordable and utilitarian, consistent with other companies such as Montgomery Ward's "Western Field" branding.
After 1964, Sears replaced their J.C. Higgins lineup of products, with the "Ted Williams" branding.@@kerygonder331
Not a poor man's rifle anymore in today's pricing?
There was no difference except the Glenfield was sold at Western Auto. They sold some fine rifles also. Usually the ONLY difference was the quality of the wood in the stock. I remember years ago a friend of mine bought an M-1 Carbine at Western Auto. Wish I had that rifle now.
I ain't got no Compadres cuz I'm a real American
Pulverized!!! Did you ever get that case off your hat brim?
Lol it slid off
Wow. Do some actual research..
"stylization" What the hetch is that?
Hey I grew up eating Great Value brand cereal. I dig it 😎
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Winchester made lots of guns for sears