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Bryant Ridge's AnalysisFrom 1908 until 1962, Sears, Roebuck & Company sold a wide variety of sporting goods and recreational equipment, including bicycles, golf clubs, rifles, shotguns, and revolvers under the brand name "J. C. Higgins." These products were well made and were popular with the company's historical core of rural and working-class consumers. Like many other Sears products, the Sears firearms were originally made by major firearm manufacturers. The J.C. Higgins brand for Sears …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisFirst produced in 1940 by Savage Arms Company (Savage Arms purchased A.H. Fox Co. in 1929) as an upscale version of the Stevens Model 311, the Fox Model B would be a strong seller for Savage until its discontinuation in 1986. The Fox Model B was offered in 12, 16, 20, & .410 bores with standard barrel lengths of 30, 28, & 26 inches in 12-gauge and 28 & 26-inch barrels for the 16 and 20-gauge models and the occasional 24-inch barrel. All .410-bore guns were equi …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisThe Winchester Model 1200 was introduced in 1964 as a lower-cost replacement for the Model 12. The Model 1300 was introduced in 1978 with minimal changes, mainly to furniture design and finish. In 1983, when the U.S. Repeating Arms Company became the manufacturer of Winchester firearms, production of the Model 1300 continued. By 1992, 2.5 million gun units (all models) had been produced. Production of the Model 1300 ceased in 2006 when the U.S. Repeating Arms Company went …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisThe Remington Model 58, also called the Sportsman 58, is a semi-automatic shotgun produced by Remington Arms in the mid-20th century. It was Remington's first gas-operated shotgun and was sold together with the recoil-operated Model 11-48. From 1956 to 1963, the Model 58 was manufactured in 12, 16, and 20 gauge until it was replaced by the Model 1100. The Model 58 was Remington's first-ever gas-operated shotgun. However, compared to the contemporary Model 11-48, it had sev …