Old Mossberg
Old 22 bolt rifle, older than me, 52. Was my Dads and didnt know it existed till cleaning up with my Mom. She said has been around since before me.Anyway it hasnt aged well, light & heavy pitting, leather shoulder strap all gnarly & moldy. Other than the sentiment of it being my Dads (RIP) is it worth restoring?
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I restored an old Western Field shotgun that had belonged to my father-in-law that is older than I am, 72. It was badly pitted and rusty as hell although the bore was in real good condition. People told me it wasn't worth more than twenty bucks. As I got into the project I found that I was really enjoying myself. Took a lot of time and effort but I am very pleased with how it turned out. After I finished it I looked around for another project and found another one just like it. Restored that one and since then I have done three more Western Fields and now am in the midst of doing another. I wouldn't trade any of them for new ones. My advice is to restore your dad's gun for yourself no matter what others might say it is worth. As you get into the project the old girl will become more valuable to you and I guarantee you will end up with something money can't buy. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by rummy
Old 22 bolt rifle, older than me, 52. Was my Dads and didnt know it existed till cleaning up with my Mom. She said has been around since before me.Anyway it hasnt aged well, light & heavy pitting, leather shoulder strap all gnarly & moldy. Other than the sentiment of it being my Dads (RIP) is it worth restoring?
Check the bore. I have one that sat in a barn a good part of its life but the bore is still good. In general old mossbergs are shooters. They were a cheap reliable gun so they didn't fair well through time.
Can't say as to what you have because you make no mention of anything other than it is a bolt.0 -
I'd not put alot of money in it but I'd try to clean it up and make usable. 0 -
A pic is worth 1K words. I've made a hobby of resurrecting poor condition vintage guns. Not so much restorations, mainly just repairing, cleaning and sprucing up to as close as possible original shooting condition. Mostly .22's.
Likely wouldn't take much investment or more than 5-6 hours work (if that) to bring it back to decent looking, shooting condition. Provided it is complete and needs no replaced parts. Then the cost could rise significantly, IF you can find the parts. Some of the old rifles are easy to find parts for, some not. Some parts are fairly cheap, some not.
I'd be happy to assist you (w/ tech advise) if you'd like.0 -
I have been restoring and shooting old Mossys from the 40s and 50s for a few years. Amazing what you can do with light oil, a cloth, and maybe a bit of Tung oil for a stock. If you want to look up when yours was made, go here:http://home.epix.net/~damguy/models.htm
If you need parts for a Mossberg, go to havlinsales.com VicHavlin and his wife Cheryl run the Mossberg Collectors Association, sell Mossberg parts, Vic used to work for Mossberg, and are two of the nicest folks you could ever meet.0 -
Finally got around to looking up this old Mossberg, thanx to "11b6r" for the reference guide. Appears to be a Model "146B S 130" from 1950's repeating bolt but has the swivel eyesight of the "151M". Man, this gun is rough with rust, not sure if its too far gone but like some of you pointed out any restoration is labor of love since the only real value is that it was my dads. Not sure of the bore, kinda dark and scary in there. Will try to put up pics later. 0 -
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quote:Originally posted by rummy
Finally got around to looking up this old Mossberg, thanx to "11b6r" for the reference guide. Appears to be a Model "146B S 130" from 1950's repeating bolt but has the swivel eyesight of the "151M". Man, this gun is rough with rust, not sure if its too far gone but like some of you pointed out any restoration is labor of love since the only real value is that it was my dads. Not sure of the bore, kinda dark and scary in there. Will try to put up pics later.
Your pics are not working. send a cleaner down the bore. I have come vey accustom to a foaming cleaner and a bore snake. then oil it back up.0 -
I fit was your dad's I would do what I could with it and treasure it. 0 -
Any old mossberg is worth restoring. I had a guy who did black oxide coating around the corner and i polished out the old mossys and he dipped them for 15.00 each with all the small parts and they looked beautiful. I did many of them just for something to do. I really liked the 152M the best. Sadly i got bored with them and sold them all BIG MISTAKE but as you get older you can only shoot and love so many guns so you keep the ones you really like and sell the rest. 0
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