65 Year Old Sears, Roebuck & Co. Model 20 12 Gauge. High Standard Model 200 Flite King

Cleaning up and putting a few shells through an old Sears Model 20. Shotty fun during the "ammo shortage."
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[@red9man2130]

I LOVE those old Sears and Montgomery Wards shotguns and Rifles! They were a Hell of a lot of bang for the buck. Funny side note, I was viewing a cut from the Movie "Hot rods to hell 67" And I made the comment the Dad in the Movie needed a sears shotgun. A number of people were shocked to discover sears sold shotguns then I told them sears sold HANDGUNS back in the day. I,m 60 now almost as old as Your shotgun Let me tell You America was a very different plac back then.

[@ToolsandTargets]

Yeah, it's a shame we can't turn back the clock to be honest. Even when I was a kid I remember goin into Western Auto with my daddy or grandpa and seeing barrels full of old mil-surp rifles at the counter. Man what a downhill slide we're on in this country now..😞

[@guaporeturns9472]

Some are better than others.. depends on the manufacturer.

[@petemccarron1818]

Mine is a 20 ga. Made by Winchester for sears with a poly choke. 1971 model

[@ToolsandTargets]

Nice. That's when they started gettin fancy.😎

[@dustybowhunter]

I got a few old shotguns like that, ones an old mossberg, ones a remington 870 them a old winchester 1100

[@ToolsandTargets]

Nice! They don't make em like they used to.😎

[@StewartCountyBallistics]

They just don't build them like that old girl anymore... I love old guns big thumbs up

[@ToolsandTargets]

They didn't even know what plastic was back then.😆

[@HamiltonOutdoors]

Sweet old shotgun, no telling how much game it's took over it's lifetime.

[@ToolsandTargets]

Yessir. I'd say it paid it's dues and then some. Thank you for checkin it out my friend.😎

[@ironhead9507]

I have an old Stevens bolt action 20 Guage I inherited from my father in law when he passed. I don't remember the model off hand but I need to get it out and restore it

[@ToolsandTargets]

Nice. Old guns are awesome.😎

[@keiththompson5588]

Buddy that is a nice shotgun. I like them old guns they was made good back then people took pride in their work in those days

[@ToolsandTargets]

Thank you sir and you got that right. Nothing like the feeling of an old gun.😎

[@billriffett1048]

Ive still got my first shotgun purchased from Sears, but its Ted Williams 20 gauge semi auto...me and my brother both got them for Christmas in 78 or 79...both are sitting in my safe today.thanks for the memory..

[@ToolsandTargets]

Very nice. There are some amazing new guns out there but there's just something about an old gun that's on a different level.😎

[@durango8882]

I remember them at the store. I think we had a JC Higgins bicycle and lots of tools and gardening items from Sears.

[@timothytietz9194]

Coast to coast "hardware" sold them too.

[@ironhead9507]

I'm 50 and my elevator don't work right either lol

[@ToolsandTargets]

LOL, There's a lot of that goin around.😂

[@jeffreyrobertson7652]

Great video Tools bring back a lot of memories Back when western auto Sold Revelation Shotguns and Rifles and Sears Sold Ted Williams Shotgun and Rifles Every little Hardware Store Sold Firearms and ammunition a Great time to grow up Stay Safe My Friend 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@ToolsandTargets]

Thank you sir. It's a shame we can turn back this country's clock to a better time. Really appreciate your comments.👍

[@williambowden1509]

We’ll done. A Great Keep sake

[@ToolsandTargets]

Thank you sir. It'll definitely always be considered one of the most valuable ones in the collection.😎

[@terrell48]

I used to hunt with a shotgun like that it was a good morning dove shooter it never failed me

[@ToolsandTargets]

Nice. I imagine this one took out quite a few in it's lifetime.😎

[@granddad-mv5ef]

Worked at Sears Roebuck & Co in sporting goods around fifty years ago. To put prices in perspective, I clearly remember selling the Model 94 Winchester for $89.95 with the Sears-branded gun being ten dollars less. Satisfaction Guaranteed or Your Money Back

[@ToolsandTargets]

Very cool! I'll take five of 'em!😎

[@brucecoleman7412]

Nice old shotgun! Lube it with some Ballistol. It’s unbelievable how slick things get when lubed with it.

[@ToolsandTargets]

Thank you sir. I need to get me a can of Ballistol. I'm a CLP man but I been wanting to try it at least. After I got done and looked it over a bit, I figured out the problem is just plain old wear on the elevator. It's just not as fat as it used to be so if you don't come as far back as possible with the slide, there's just not enough meat to depress the interrupter. I guess that'll teach me not to short stroke it.😆

[@upholdthesecond92]

You’re a good son cleaning that up for your dad. Cool Ol shotgun and nice that it is getting passed down the family line.

[@ToolsandTargets]

Thank you sir. It will be one that stays with us forever.😎

[@upholdthesecond92]

Awesome! Ive got a few select ones that I’m going to hand down to my son and then he’ll hand down to his sons. Unfortunately my Grandparents were not into guns or hunting. Neither was my dad for that matter.

[@markmalone279]

Man that's freakin cool! Can't help but think about the stories these old guns can tell.

[@ToolsandTargets]

Yessir. Tons of history in these oldies for sure.😎

[@slickdazzler7330]

Awesome Man. I have a few. Back then, Most all the catalog stores, like Sears, J.C.Pennys, Montgomery Wards, Th Western Autos, and Standard Farm Stores, and many more across the country carried rifles, handguns, and shotguns. They would contract to a major manufacturer, and have their name stamped on it.

[@ToolsandTargets]

Yessir. The good ol days!😎

[@rugeral7157]

Nice they made good quality guns for department stores back then reminds me of the Kmart days here🤠

[@brannonhuron8567]

Woke her up again

[@ToolsandTargets]

Yessir. She had a long enough nap.😎

[@ronaldperkins4222]

My oldest non military surplus gun is a Rem Model 12 pump .22 short, long, & LR. My Dad didn't recall when he bought it except to say it was before he entered the Army in 1941. 80+ years. Have several 6.5x55 Swedish Mausers that are 100+ years old. Those old ones are often more fun than the new stuff.

[@ToolsandTargets]

Very nice! I agree, there's just something different about shooting these old guns. You can't help but imagine the memories behind em.😎

[@Evan-ot3uq]

Does your model 12 have the octagon barrel?

[@ronaldperkins4222]

@@Evan-ot3uq Nope, round barrel.

[@ronaldperkins4222]

@@ToolsandTargets My friend in New York uses a Rem Model 8 semi-auto as his deer rifle. They came out in 1908. His is in .35 Rem caliber & he's deadly with it. 👍

[@travischapin886]

Nice old shotgun. I got two old Mossberg bolt action shotgun that need work, they were made before 1968 as well. The one Mossberg is a 16 gauge with a Cutt's choke and the 12 gauge has a fixed full choke. What is the choke your old Sears gun there?

[@ToolsandTargets]

Very nice. No removeable chokes in this one. Just a good ol cylinder bore.👍

[@travischapin886]

@@ToolsandTargets No removable chokes in my Mossberg's, the Cutt's choke is fixed to the barrel, but you twist it to adjust it.

[@crankygunreviews]

Sears private labeled a lot of guns. I have a Model 54 lever action in 30-30, it a Winchester model 94 with different furniture.

[@ToolsandTargets]

Pretty cool stuff.

[@AlanSenzaki]

he's talkin about it like a woman😂my dad had one of these. it was a Sears JC Higgins 12 gauge pump around 1956. 😮

[@geraldb4201]

well the mod200 was a really nice shooting shot gun the only real draw back is its 2 3/4 inch only chamber with a 3 inch chamber it would have been really nice all round hunting gun

[@ToolsandTargets]

Yessir.👍

[@susancasey3072]

I have 1 with 3 in

[@absolute99proof]

Yep she's doing alright. Looks pretty good for her age.

[@ToolsandTargets]

A few dents and scrapes but still goin strong.😎

[@ryanyoung9630]

I discovered today after looking up videos on how to break mine down for a good clean, that I have the Sears model 20 (583.2006) . I knew she was old, but not nearly that old.. I’m overwhelmingly excited about this . The gun in this video is the ONLY one I could find that looks identical to mine. Took it deer hunting yesterday (first time hunting with it since I was a kid), and it performed exceptionally well.

[@ToolsandTargets]

Nice! These are some great old shotguns.😎

[@kingkali6840]

That USA history at it's best build like a tank... You scared that 🐇 away

[@ToolsandTargets]

Absolutely. No better gun than an old gun.😎

[@ChristoSilverstack]

I have 1958 J.C. Higgins model 66 in pristine condition no field wear was hardly ever shot it's got the original soft shell case and original owners manual I wish you could do a video on it

[@jefferson76bart97]

Nice shotgun. I've got a Montgomery ward double barrel Hercules that's 90+ I just inherited.

[@ToolsandTargets]

Very nice.😎

[@jefferson76bart97]

@@ToolsandTargets thanks dying to shoot it. Looks really good and the barrel still snaps down super tight. No Damascus steel so i hope it's safe

[@ToolsandTargets]

@@jefferson76bart97 Let it eat!💥💥 😎

[@jefferson76bart97]

@@ToolsandTargets I shall. That gun got me hooked on old school. I bought a bolt action and 2 colt SAA clones after it😆 Yee haw! Thanks grampa

[@arthurbradshaw7035]

Nice video, I love old guns most of mine are at least 40 years old. And those are the newer ones. 🔫🔫

[@ToolsandTargets]

Nice! They don't make em like they used to for sure.😎

[@Dwayne7834]

Good looking gun great you still have it. I have all my first guns a single barrel 20 gauge and A lever action 22 long rifle. Both sold by Western Auto Revelations back in the mid 60s . Other than sentimental value not worth much. I was 10 and 12 when I got them . I got my first deer a nice little 6 point when I was 12 with the shot gun. Thanks for sharing

[@ToolsandTargets]

Very cool. I can't tell you how many bicycles I had as a kid that came from Western Auto. Good times. Appreciate you checkin out the vid.😎

[@davedrake5036]

My dad had one in 20ga. He bought it new in about 1960. Great shotgun, I shot my first pheasant with it.😂

[@leroycaudill96]

High Standard made some great shotguns people have found out just how good they really were. Good video Tools.

[@randyadams03]

Yes Sir! Beautiful 😍

[@ToolsandTargets]

Thank you sir. Definitely one that will never leave the family.👍

[@borasta9888]

A friend of mines had this shot gun..

[@ToolsandTargets]

Nice. Amazing how good these older guns still run.👍

[@Nutty.357]

Love my old 1950 rem 870 12gauge all original, have shot 'some' high brass power shok slugs and 00 through it with no issues, right on target BUT Im with you dont wanna strain the ole girl too much! She probably shot more slugs than I ever will before I was even born! hahaha! Nice old shotty!

[@ToolsandTargets]

Thank you sir. Sounds like you've got a beauty there for sure.😎

[@guaporeturns9472]

I have a 51 870 that shoots everything fine.

[@jamesorth1521]

You don't need to baby an 870, no matter what year it was made.

[@daveboy108]

Just purchased one of these cleaning it up from march of 1954 from the stamps on it no serial number because it was made before 1968

[@atumre4705]

Nice old Shotgun.

[@ToolsandTargets]

Thank you sir.😎

[@NobodyImportant10]

my dad just picked one of these up from a friend of his for 55 bucks, insanely rusty but works incredibly well.

[@henryberry6004]

I have one just like that

[@ToolsandTargets]

Nice. It's a great old shotgun.😎

[@brandonwood3326]

I inherited my grandpa’s and the bead is gone. Does anyone know a bead that will fit?

[@brandonbrowning8273]

Is the wood walnut?

[@ToolsandTargets]

Yessir. A little banged up but still in pretty decent shape.👍

[@denisfluet9699]

Where’d you get that hat

[@ToolsandTargets]

Cleetus McFarland merch. There are several sites online that sell similar ones though if you didn't wanted branded with his channel.👍

[@absolute99proof]

I've got my Dad's old Steven's 20gauge that's older than I am. Got a lot of wear and tear but it still shoots. I had his signature engraved on the receiver.

[@ToolsandTargets]

That's awesome. Nothing like a gun with memories behind it.😀

[@michaelhenderson5098]

Thanks for posting this video. It brought back some memories for me. I have my first rifle sitting in the closet. It is a JC Higgins bolt action 22 rifle. I think Santa shopped at Sears back in the early 60'S :). Less than 100 rounds through it.

[@ToolsandTargets]

Awesome. Nothing like guns that have memories attached.😎

[@frank6029]

Beautiful, that old girl still does a good job Be Safe and God Bless 👍🎅

[@ToolsandTargets]

Thank you sir. Heck yeah, she earned the right to be a little sluggish.😎

[@rjhelmick3381]

Good stuff Wildman, I love picking old guns and bringing back to life. Stay frosty brother 🙏

[@ToolsandTargets]

Thank you sir. They don't build 'em like they used to for sure. The only plastic in this gun is the shell casings.😉

[@vernonbruce3722]

I've got an old Remington 550-1that was given to me by my uncle Frank around 1974 when I was about 14yoa. It was built somewhere between 1968-70. I have put on a new stock and had it re-blued. It has taken many a squirrel. It's worth only around $300 now, but the value to me is well beyond that.

[@ToolsandTargets]

I'm the same way. Money value means little to nothing to me when it comes to guns. I like what I like for whatever the reason.😎👍

[@brucewilliams473]

I sure do have one for, it's the Sears Roebuck M- 300 2/34 , 12 gauge. Pawn Shop find in great condition paid $180.00 for it and I luv it. Man it is a BLAST to shoot, OH Yeah, Peace.

[@ToolsandTargets]

Nice!

[@IAMRUSTEDROOT]

YO! Alert! I just saw RKguns online has the Glock G29 SF in stock right now. I believe you've been looking for one?

[@ToolsandTargets]

Goin to look right now! Thank you sir.😎

[@rkow8508]

Nice old gun worth more than money . That gun has a right to stay in your family. Good video .

[@ToolsandTargets]

Thank you sir. It would be the last one that ever left for sure no matter what the actual dollar value.😎

[@Steve-wz5pz]

Sidearm ---in case the targets get pissed and you're out...????

[@ToolsandTargets]

You never know what them targets have hidin behind their backs!

[@anthonypirozzi837]

I have a bolt action Sears 20gage that was my grandfather's,early 50's

[@ToolsandTargets]

Very nice!

[@w.p8960]

My only shot gun was a Sears 12 guage multi choke.

[@ToolsandTargets]

Cool stuff.😎👊

[@onegaussian8257]

Just bought one for my shotgun. Can't wait to go duck hunting with it

[@ToolsandTargets]

Nice! 💥🦆💥

[@Matt-pt2ee]

I've got 3. Inhearhetd one with the Cutts compensator from my grandpa. One of the smoothest actions ever made. I'm a hardcore waterfowl hunter and these guns point and shoot great. Appreciate the video on an American icon brother.

[@zachbalon4027]

I’ve got the Ted Williams

[@ToolsandTargets]

Nice.😎

[@robtans5042]

Went to rural king in maryville tn they had piles of nothing 💩

[@ToolsandTargets]

Crazy how random distribution is even from the same company.

[@robtans5042]

@@ToolsandTargets pitiful in east tn They had 762x54 r and bout 5 boxs of 50 rd 22 armscor

[@danielpollard3969]

Brother Brian ,I use a old J.C HIGGINS 12gauge 2 3/4 pump that I traded my dad for. I added a 4 power Bushnell scope. Left the full choke tube in added a new sling and that’s been my deer gun for over the last 40 years.

[@ToolsandTargets]

Very nice. Nothing like a good old gun.😎👍

[@GingerAleDude]

Those do the job. I don’t think people were expecting anything fancy from a budget catalog gun. Good for ducks, coyotes or the occasional unwanted visitors.

[@ToolsandTargets]

Yep. Just a good old "toss around" shotgun.😎

[@chazluckey1039]

I was gifted a Sears model 200, with a serial number in the 32000’s. It hadn’t been cleaned after the last time it had been shot (dirty barrel tube) and there is a little surface pitting on the outside of the barrel and chamber. I cleaned it the best I could, took out the hunting dowel and fired a few light target loads like you did. Performed great! Thank you for your video!

[@ToolsandTargets]

Nice. Gotta love an old gun.😎

[@offroad4x4nhlife45]

Talk much??? Dammmm

[@ToolsandTargets]

Plenty of crap on KZbin for your short attention span, bud. Move along.👋

[@qcarr]

Great video! I've been eyeballing a 16 ga JC Higgins at a local gunshop, and now you've convinced me to go ahead and buy it. Thank you!

[@ToolsandTargets]

Thank you sir. I would love to run across that. I would snatch that thing up with a quickness!

[@bobloblaw6326]

That was my first shotgun. Picked it up used for 75 clams.

[@ToolsandTargets]

Very nice.😎

[@Donald_R_DeCicco]

That thing runs like its fresh out the box👍. Had the chance to work on a S&R bolt action 12 while back, it was intersting

[@ToolsandTargets]

Yessir. It did pretty doggone good for as old as it is.😎

[@larrytmmons4219]

Classic shotgun that just works, gotta love them! Thanks for sharing.

[@ToolsandTargets]

Yessir, simple and sweet. Appreciate you checkin it out.😎

[@yuvgotubekidding]

A real beauty. Love the wood. 👍👊🇺🇸

[@ToolsandTargets]

😎👍

[@TrailingSkies27]

Beautiful. Reminds me of my Grandpa's Sears Model 51 with Mauser action. Chambered in Winchester .270 from the 50's. Still in cherry condition.

[@ToolsandTargets]

Nice. Gotta love the old guns. Nothing like em.😎

[@guaporeturns9472]

Sweet . A Swedish Husqvarna or FN action ? 51s came in both I think. Also some had chrome lined bores. Excellent rifle you have there.

[@vincentvilay1407]

A few months ago, I bought my 1st shotgun, which ended up being an old Stevens single shot 12 gauge I picked up for 96 bucks. I read up a little bit about how to date them and basically, since the name on the side of the gun is "J Stevens Arms & Tool Co.', it indicates that the gun is pre-WW1 since the name was later changed to 'J Stevens Arms Co.' and later to just Stevens. On top of the barrel, it says patented in 1913. So it's probably from about 1913 or 1914. Still shoots and ejects perfectly fine, but knowing its age, I'm a little scared to run anything more powerful than light birdshot through her, lol.

[@ToolsandTargets]

Very nice. I know what you mean about keeping the loads light. This one isn't nearly that old and I still kept em light so I didn't take any chances of damaging it.👍

[@vincentvilay1407]

@@ToolsandTargets For sure. Don't want to damage them. Might be kinda hard to find replacement parts. And while these old shotguns probably aren't worth too much as a collector's item when compared to something like military surplus rifles, they're definitely valuable in their own right. I like new guns as much as the next person, but there's just something about these old guns and all the history that comes with them.

[@shadowwolf2524]

I've got the Sears marked model 20. My Dad bought it used from an old farmer for $35 years ago, when I was just a toddler. I'm pushing 60 now, and Dad just passed almost a year ago. I have all of his guns - including this one. It was one of our hunting guns when I was growing up in our small farm here in southern Indiana. Mine has the weird, mean looking choke on the end of the barrel. It uses screw in chokes. It came with a full choke and that is the only choke we have. Several years back, my model 20 started having sluggish feeding, just like yours does. I've never been able to figure out why it is doing this. Did you figure out what the problem is ? The magazine spring seems kinda weak on mine. I've thought maybe that is causing the issue. It's been one of my squirrel guns for many years. I just use it like a single shot. It's taken more squirrels and other critters than I can count. I keep it by my kitchen table close to where I sit most of the time anymore. The big ole choke on the end of it gives it a real wicked appearance. But anyway, thanks for the video on this ole shotgun. You don't see very many of them.

[@ToolsandTargets]

Very nice! I honestly think the sluggish feeding is just a matter of wear on a few parts inside. The elevator just doesn't contact the shell release tab like it should anymore. You're right that it's probably a little weakening of the magazine spring too. A little gentle bending and stretching of a few parts would probably have it running nicely again, but I just leave this one as is. I figure it deserves a rest after all these years.😎

[@shadowwolf2524]

@@ToolsandTargets Thanks for the quick response ! I watch dang near all your videos, but I just now seen this one. I believe you are right. The issue we both have with our guns is they are just worn from age. I've inspected the elevator and shell release tab too. But it's just really hard to tell. I thought about getting it looked at, but like you, just decided to let the ole gun semi-retire. She deserves it. I shoot the model 20 a few times a year, single shot, just for the good memories it brings back. Oh, does yours have the shell cut off switch on the side of the reciever? Mine does and I always thought that was a neat feature. But thanks for all the hard work and time and effort you put into your channel. I enjoy and appreciate it !

[@ToolsandTargets]

@@shadowwolf2524 Appreciate that! Mine doesn't have the mag lockout. The Benelli nova I recently picked up does. That is a very cool feature.😎

[@bighairyfoot1217]

Hail Yeah..

[@ToolsandTargets]

😎👊

[@bighairyfoot1217]

👍

[@og-greenmachine8623]

found one in my Granpa’s closet! & Keep it round my bed💡 Beautiful shotgun! HEAVY “AF”! But, PUMP sounds Gr8, when strangers knock😉 Nice backup to my Franchi❤️

[@ToolsandTargets]

Nice! I agree about the sound. It just has more of that classic pump sound you love to hear.😎

[@kawikadee9670]

That's an antique very hard to find I bet. Best to hang it up on the wall as a show piece.

[@ToolsandTargets]

It's definitely one to hang on to.😎

[@jamesorth1521]

No, they are common. They sell every day on Gunbroker.

[@philthyweiner4688]

Thats a beauty.

[@ToolsandTargets]

Thank you sir. Appreciate you checkin it out!😎

[@reaperhunter7297]

That is pretty cool 👍👍 thanks for sharing it with us

[@ToolsandTargets]

Thank you sir. I appreciate you checking it out.😎