Bubba Goldberg - Gunsmith [Archive]

paul h

12-10-2014, 06:36 PM

Looks like Bubba is the tactical member of their clan.

I found something his cousin Cleatus came up with.

http://i.imgur.com/eH2nSbi.jpg

If his scope mounting wasn't impressive enough, you just have to behold his kustom porting

http://i.imgur.com/PuVeywe.jpg

blademasterii

12-10-2014, 06:40 PM

wow. Just wow. How to take a 1k dollar gun and turn it into a 300 dollar gun in 3 easy cuts.

Hannibal

12-10-2014, 06:43 PM

:shock: :holysheep

scarry scarney

12-10-2014, 06:46 PM

That "porting" job just makes me want to cry.....:cry:

NavyVet1959

12-10-2014, 06:48 PM

It seems that Rube has a brother, Bubba, that does a bit of smithin'.

I guess he didn't find an off-the-shelf holster for that contraption.

RayinNH

12-10-2014, 07:15 PM

He should have used the chop saw instead of the die grinder. The chop saw at least has a vice to hold it steady :veryconfu.

jeepyj

12-10-2014, 07:25 PM

If anyone has the contact infomation for the porting job I'd be interested in having one of my colt revolvers done. Having various sizes in the posts must be cutting wheel edge technology.
jeepyj

ashhoe

12-10-2014, 07:28 PM

turn it into a 300 dollar gun in 3 easy cuts.
$300.00???
I wouldn't pay more than $75.00

blademasterii

12-10-2014, 07:48 PM

Pretty sure I could have it rebarreled for a couple hundred or less. Or just have one of the only 3'' barreled 45 70 pistols around.

Hannibal

12-10-2014, 07:59 PM

If the owner would do that to the barrel and cobble a sight on there like that, do you really want to roll the dice on what other mistreatment it has suffered? Looks like a wheel chock to me.

leeggen

12-10-2014, 09:38 PM

I like the buffing job he did to it. Looks like something my 6yr old would do.
CD

btroj

12-10-2014, 10:09 PM

Bt those ports make a healthy load "exhilarating". It would be a great way to clear the line at the range.

geargnasher

12-10-2014, 10:15 PM

That didn't once belong to a 'roided-up dwarf in Kentucky, did it?

Gear

btroj

12-10-2014, 10:55 PM

That didn't once belong to a 'roided-up dwarf in Kentucky, did it?

Gear

Gear, that was one of the funniest things I have read in a while. Thanks

Plate plinker

12-10-2014, 11:05 PM

Okay .... Theory talk now. That second cut is very deep would it conceivably weeken the barrel enough to break of with enough rounds down the tube?

btroj

12-10-2014, 11:06 PM

Does it matter? How many would you be able to tolerate?

Plate plinker

12-10-2014, 11:11 PM

A lot if your dumb enough to cut the gun up like that. :)

RoyEllis

12-10-2014, 11:26 PM

That "porting" job makes me feel far, far less stupid when I compare that thought process to my first marriage....

Hannibal

12-10-2014, 11:34 PM

Saw a guy driving a Suburban with the roof removed via Sawzall once. Hauling a load of gravel. Wearing goggles.
Probably the same guy who 'ported' this barrel.

NavyVet1959

12-11-2014, 12:04 AM

Well, it *could* have been worse... He *could* have tried to port it with an acetylene torch... :)

I have to think a hacksaw would have done a better porting job than what he ended up doing though. Probably not as quick though.

So, yeah, it *is* possible to hack slots in the top of a barrel. Calling that "ported" is a bit of a stretch of the term though.

If that barrel was ported, then this one is also:

http://www.gunslot.com/files/gunslot/imagecache/page/images/58032.jpg

salpal48

12-11-2014, 12:07 AM

This seems to Bring The word "CUSTOM" to new highs . Yes BUBBASIZED

2thepoint

12-11-2014, 12:16 AM

it gets more painful each time I look at it..........

MaryB

12-11-2014, 01:22 AM

That is just.... nasty! Looks worse than the 16 gauge single shot a friend hacked the barrel off about 2" in front of the chamber, with a torch...

gandydancer

12-11-2014, 02:03 AM

nevyvet1959 The Plane! The Plane!

starmac

12-11-2014, 02:12 AM

I have a hard time thinking anybody that would put out the bucks for a bfr would do something like that. That said, I would pony up 300 bucks for it faster than he could back out.

bikerbeans

12-11-2014, 08:27 AM

I am thinking that the wife of the owner of that BFR caught him with his girlfriend and that she "customized" his pistol for him.

BB

paul h

12-11-2014, 10:31 AM

Bubba gunsmiths can usually only afford junk military surplus guns, so their work isn't so glaring. Guess Cleatus done hit the lottery and after setting off a cylinder full of full patch fodder figured he'd show that gun who was boss dad nabbit!

Pb2au

12-11-2014, 11:22 AM

I gotta wonder what the price tag was on this creation..After the "porting job", not before mind you...

CraigC

12-11-2014, 02:58 PM

That didn't once belong to a 'roided-up dwarf in Kentucky, did it?

Gear
Now that right there is funny! And yes, it does look like one of his "projects". Is it the one in his right hand???

http://photos.imageevent.com/newfrontier45/miscellaneous/large/Knuckledragger.jpg

Cowboy_Dan

12-11-2014, 10:33 PM

Pretty sure I could have it rebarreled for a couple hundred or less. Or just have one of the only 3'' barreled 45 70 pistols around.

Back in the '90's, Mil Inc had one in production. It was a workaround because they couldn't sell their .45/.410 in CA or MD. The two models were called the Thunder Five.

GoodOlBoy

12-11-2014, 10:49 PM

OK see now I gotta know what the heck is with the dwarf!

GoodOlBoy

MaryB

12-11-2014, 11:05 PM

Brain bleach, must find brain bleach... that has to be unseen...

Now that right there is funny! And yes, it does look like one of his "projects". Is it the one in his right hand???

http://photos.imageevent.com/newfrontier45/miscellaneous/large/Knuckledragger.jpg

GoodOlBoy

12-11-2014, 11:16 PM

124203

Now in 55 gallon drums!

GoodOlBoy

MaryB

12-12-2014, 12:11 AM

:? not working, stuck in my brain...

Thumbcocker

12-12-2014, 11:36 AM

Holdin pistols with your fingers on the triggers shows yer a bad hombre ready fer action.

John Allen

12-12-2014, 11:44 AM

Another great porting job. Who needs magnaporting or hydraporting. I can do it right here with my drill press for ya.

Love Life

12-12-2014, 11:58 AM

Did somebody mention steroids?

Hardcast416taylor

12-12-2014, 02:39 PM

You know guys that firing that piece with that "custom" porting job would be "VERY COLORFUL" in the extreme if fired after dark. Of course you`d have to wait for day light to look for the forward part of the barrel that blew off.Robert

leeggen

12-12-2014, 10:43 PM

He did it so he could shoot birds as they flew over. Man I bet half the lead in a boolit would leave thru the ports, that is if someone was willing to shoot it,and that is NOT me!
CD

Blacksmith

12-14-2014, 03:23 AM

He probably had to sell it because with that much recoil reduction the second shot went into his foot.

badbob454

12-14-2014, 03:33 AM

i was thinking it would shave off the side of the boolit when fired wow bubba job indeed!

NavyVet1959

12-14-2014, 04:29 AM

i was thinking it would shave off the side of the boolit when fired wow bubba job indeed!

Well, let's just say that it would create unique ballistics for a forensics ballistic examiner. :)

Hickory

12-14-2014, 05:38 AM

GoodOlBoy

12-14-2014, 08:54 AM

Come on guys there has GOT to be a story behind the hillbilly dwarf! Yer killin me!

GoodOlBoy

CraigC

12-14-2014, 12:05 PM

Come on guys there has GOT to be a story behind the hillbilly dwarf! Yer killin me!

GoodOlBoy

The cretin is Jay Gibson. He used to be a member here but was apparently banned. Everything about him is short, his stature, his temper, his intellect, etc.. He's been banned from several forums because he can't seem to get along with others and has problems coping with disagreements. He was a power lifter in his youth and used steroids that apparently fried his brain. You wouldn't want him chasing after your sister. He currently has his own website where morons are free to worship idiots. It's a fun place for the mentally (and vertically!) challenged. One of their favorite pastimes is to gripe and whine about other forums. Especially this one, lots of whining about cast boolits.