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picked up a used one .....
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found an older Mossberg 740T bolt action in .22 Magnum. Nice and simple, nothing fancy. Now to get a scope on it.
Cheers,
Carl
found an older Mossberg 740T bolt action in .22 Magnum. Nice and simple, nothing fancy. Now to get a scope on it.
Cheers,
Carl
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Re: picked up a used one .....
Carl,
That is a rifle I wouldn't mind owning. And .... it's even got sights on it. Be still my pumping thumper ...........
Joe
That is a rifle I wouldn't mind owning. And .... it's even got sights on it. Be still my pumping thumper ...........
Joe
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Re: picked up a used one .....
nice rifle
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She`s a beauty.
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Re: picked up a used one .....
Yep, it has iron sights, the rear one is a fold up/fold down.
My eyes need a scope, and in my "spare scope locker" I have a Nikon Monarch UCC 1.5-4.5x20 ..... that will fit just nicely.
Cheers,
Carl
My eyes need a scope, and in my "spare scope locker" I have a Nikon Monarch UCC 1.5-4.5x20 ..... that will fit just nicely.
Cheers,
Carl
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Re: picked up a used one .....
Nice! The old Mossberg .22LRs are a weakness of mine. But that Mag is tempting...
Your friends when it comes to Mossberg parts:
http://www.wisnersinc.com/rifles/mossbe ... start.html
And information:
http://home.epix.net/~damguy/
Your friends when it comes to Mossberg parts:
http://www.wisnersinc.com/rifles/mossbe ... start.html
And information:
http://home.epix.net/~damguy/
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Re: picked up a used one .....
love...and I mean love old Marlin .22 bolt anythings...that's a great find...good choice in scope too...LUCKY... :)
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Awesome! Now if you can just find ammo.
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Re: picked up a used one .....
Sierra Hotel ..... thanks much for those Mossberg websites !!
already have a minor stockpile of 22WMR ammo. Years ago a pal of mine got a 22WMR pistol, so I bought a few boxes so I could shoot it.
These folks have .22WMR in stock: https://www.venturamunitions.com
Cheers,
Carl
already have a minor stockpile of 22WMR ammo. Years ago a pal of mine got a 22WMR pistol, so I bought a few boxes so I could shoot it.
These folks have .22WMR in stock: https://www.venturamunitions.com
Cheers,
Carl
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Re: picked up a used one .....
Is your's marked " CHUCKSTER" or says on the barrel " Akro-groove rifling ". Some of the older brochures advertised them as the Man-sized varmint rifle.
30/30 Winchester: Not accurate enough fer varmints, barely adequate for small deer; BUT In a 10" to 14" barrelled pistol; is good for moose/elk to 200 yards; ground squirrels to 300 metres
250 Savage... its what the 223 wishes it could be...!
250 Savage... its what the 223 wishes it could be...!
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Re: picked up a used one .....
barrel says AC KRO GRUV
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Re: picked up a used one .....
I hear from shooting buddies that those really shoot great. In fact, for what Mossbergs cost, I have never heard of a bad one, unlike newer Remingtons, etc. 'Ya done good but you hear what 22 mag ammo costs today? Ought to be a law.............or a way to reload 'em------------6
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looks great. good luck,
Mike Johnson,
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About 30 years ago I was shooting with a friend. We were shooting 22 rifles at rocks for a while, then I filled several plastic pop bottles with water. I shot one with 22 LR HP and was unimpressed. He shot one and it exploded. I said, "What are you shooting in that thing?" He said, "Longs." I said, "Let me see one." He hands me a 22 Mag! He called 22 LRs "shorts," and was shooting them in the Mossy 22 Mag!!
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Re: picked up a used one .....
UPDATE TO AN OLDER THREAD
Time to add some new info. I added a scope to the Mossberg, definitely a funky-looking attachment setup !! But it was the only way to do it with what I had on-hand. And since a .22 Magnum doesn't recoil much at all, I figured no big deal. That's a Nikon Monarch UCC 1.5-4.5x20 scope. Rings are "low budget" brand.
Took it to the range yesterday to sight-in the scope. Put the target at 50 yards. Fortunately just a minor bit of adjustment to get POA/POI coincident.
WOW, this thing is a shooter !! When I was very very careful with good shooting form and technique, I could easily hold 1" groups, maybe even tighter than that.
Cheers,
Carl
Time to add some new info. I added a scope to the Mossberg, definitely a funky-looking attachment setup !! But it was the only way to do it with what I had on-hand. And since a .22 Magnum doesn't recoil much at all, I figured no big deal. That's a Nikon Monarch UCC 1.5-4.5x20 scope. Rings are "low budget" brand.
Took it to the range yesterday to sight-in the scope. Put the target at 50 yards. Fortunately just a minor bit of adjustment to get POA/POI coincident.
WOW, this thing is a shooter !! When I was very very careful with good shooting form and technique, I could easily hold 1" groups, maybe even tighter than that.
Cheers,
Carl
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They are real sleepers
I have a Savage Model 25 with the heavy barrel, another sleeper.
I have a Savage Model 25 with the heavy barrel, another sleeper.
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I missed this the first time around but I'll go out on a limb and say I think the old Mossberg rimfires are undervalued for what you get and what they can do.Sixgun wrote:I hear from shooting buddies that those really shoot great. In fact, for what Mossbergs cost, I have never heard of a bad one
If I had the willpower to focus on one type of firearm to collect/accumulate, I feel I could do much worse than sticking to the old rimfire Mossbergs.
Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits.
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Proverbs 3:5; Philippians 4:13
Got to have a Jones for this
Jones for that
This running with the Joneses boy
Just ain't where it's at
-Mark Twain
Proverbs 3:5; Philippians 4:13
Got to have a Jones for this
Jones for that
This running with the Joneses boy
Just ain't where it's at