J C Higgins Firearms

7lbs

NO!! A choke makes slugs dangerous. DO NOT fire slugs through ANY choke, ever. The life you save may be your own.

Made by Savage/Stevens and is basically the same as the Savage Springfield Model 18.

1945-1959. Value up to $75.

According to C.O.: "103 13 was made by marlin for Sears it is a marlin 81 parts are readily available from Numich gun parts West Hurley NY."

The only one I have seen is the model 583.1450 these were a single shot bolt action made by high standard . It is almost identical to the 583 1401 wich was a repeater both models were available with polychokes, and offered in 20 gauge 16 gauge and 12 gauge. I own several of these guns both 1450 and 1401. However the single shot is quite scarce . Check gunshops gun shows and gun auction pages on the web. Any of the above can usually be purchased for 100. dollars or less. These are very nice old guns

The model 31 was sold with a JC Higgins scope in the early 1950's and an original scope is going to be pretty hard to find. Any scope for a grooved receiver should fit. The value is principally as a shooter as there does not appear to be significant collector interest.

The rifle was manufactured by High Standard although they did not put that model into the High Standard line. The design is very similar to their Sport King rifle although the Sport King is a pump and the model 31 is semi auto. The gun was available with an internal, retracting sling that is pretty slick and in 22 long rifle or 22 S, L, & LR chamberings. Some parts are available through gunpartscorp.com

This cross-references to the Marlin 101 which was made from 1941 to 1977. However, in 1961 Sears discontinued use of the JC Higgins name, so your gun was made between 1941 and 1960. I saw a JCH-41 in exellant condition with 2 mags at he Puyallup, WA Gun Show with a price tag of $130.00 J.C. Higgins model 41 is a single shot bolt action 22 rimfire rifle, made by marlin. I bought mine brand new via the catalog in 1963. It was my first gun,I was 13 years old and worked all summer to get the money to buy it,and it cost $13.95.Don't know what they might be worth now,but I would not take a million dollars for mine.Mine shoots great and is very accurate if.

if it has a choke like poly and or screw in choke dont shoot slugs as it can dammage it

Why would you want a plastic stock. I have this gun with a plastic stock and am considering replacing it with a wooden one. If I do, I will certainly be willing to sell the plastic one.

without personally shooting it and examining it .I cant tell you for sure , but here are some suggestions .Completely clean your rifle especially the breech block receiver and trigger group and magazine tube lifter and fallower 22 semi auto rifles are dirty shooters and fouling in the action can cause problems such as jamming .Sears recomends in their Mod 31 manual to compleatly clean Entire rifle every 250 rounds. also some 22 semi autos are very fussy about the type and brand of ammunition always use high velocity ammo I have good luck with federal high speed 22 LR the cheap stuff you buy at Walmart comes in 550 round boxes You rifle is fairly old it was made by High Standard for Sears in 1952 ITs 55 years old . High Standard guns are known for their High quality Your gun will also fire 22 shorts once again high speed only I own several of these guns .They are not known to jam very much unless they are really dirty I hope this helps let me know how you make out

I have one J.C. Higgins Model 583.22. This model can take 5 shots in de recharger and 1 in the camera. Pedro Carvalho

Your rifle was made by Marlin Sears vendor code 103 .They are great little rifles very accurate.The were made for JC Higgins from 1960 to 1962 and under the Sears name from 1963 to 1970s Parts are fairly easy to come by .they are basicly the same as the Marlin 101 they made quite a few of them ..A good and reliable source of parts Would be Gun parts Corp ,Numrich Arms co West Hurley NY. I use this source all the time they have or can get just about any part for these great little rifles

The information your looking for can be found on the High Standard Collectors Association web page under links or GOOGLE "john stimsons high standard data",hope this helps

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The model 60 was built by High Standard Manufacturing for Sears 35 years before any thing like a real slug barrel was even thought of .The gun is 45 +years old.Rifled slug barrel are a late thing of 1980s The gun was offered with vent rib barrel no poly choke but as far as I know it was full choke only . These are excellent old guns . The will shoot abuot any 12 ammo light field loads to heavy long range ammo no jamming very reliable . But they are vintage arms the gun was made from 1953 to 1956 these nice old guns should be apreciated for what they are not what they are not . It would be easier to go after a more modern gun. Than to consider modifing and possibly botching up a nice old model 60 The barrel on this model is screwed into the receiver and is not interchangeable by the typical user. Both plain and ventilated rib barrels were available, and Sears offered a model with their 'PowerPac' style external adjustable choke. We get barrels from time to time and sell them to the gunsmith trade for replacement barrels. They require specialized tools and knowledge to install. As mentioned above, they were never available with a rifled barrel. One option might be to have your existing barrel fitted for interchangeable choke tubes. This will run about $125 give or take, not alter the appearance of the shotguns, and you will be able to use whatever choke constriction you desire as well as rifled choke tubes for slugs. The JC Higgins Model 60 is NOT a collectors item, so you will lose no value in modifying it.

That gun was made by Marlin for Sears, and those holes are not factory. Someone has drilled and tapped it for (probably) a Weaver side-mount base.

I own one manufactured in 1953 cost new appx 125.00 I would guess the value today in good condition appx. 2000.00 ??.

Raise the bolt to the unlocked position, then pull the trigger while removing the bolt. That makes no sense. The Model 60 is a semiautomatic firearm, not a bolt-action. The old style Model 60 used the operating handle as a bolt hold-open. Pull the bolt about 3/4 way to the rear and push in on the bolt handle to lock it open. Pull the bolt handle back out and the bolt will be released to run forward. Newer Model 60's have a bolt release lever that extends down through the trigger guard.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_C_Higgins Hope This Helps Answer your Question.

yes. They also made a few engraved versions.

Numrich Arms Gun Parts Corp. West Hurley NY. is a good place to start

It's unusual for bikes to become expesive collectibles, so probably not a lot. Your best bet is to look for similar bikes on eBay and craigslist and see what they are selling for.