It's Junk, But It's Going Cheap
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"It would make a good brother-in-law gun."
"Can I borrow a gun to go hunting?"
"Sure."
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"Good Brother in law gun"
For THAT Brother in law!!
Hahahaha!! That's my line for ugly guns!
You're right, awful cheap for a functioning rifle!
Good luck.....Ed0 -
Mossberg model 800 bolt action pattern rifle
Made by O.F. Mossberg & Sons in New Haven Connecticut 1966-1978
Turning bolt action with six lugs on the bolt head rotating into the receiver behind the chamber and the bolt handle turning down into its seat...
42" OAL - 6.5 lbs unladen - 22" standard profile round bbl with fractional taper towards muzzle Crown - 6 groove rifling RH Twist concentric - internal box magazine 4+1 capacity - folding leaf rear sight - typically D&T receiver from factory - rimless center fire .243 Winchester yielding 3500 FPS with an 80 grain HPBT
Louis seecamp and Carl Benson collaboration work combining patents and design elements amalgamating the best features from both failed precursors - an unsuccessful seecamp prototype with elements from the Mossberg model 385 bolt action field grade entry level shotgun...
Montgomery Ward - Ward & Co - western field - revelation private label so called hardware store lines of rimfire rifles wanted a centerfire companion sporter rifle to compete against other major manufacturers off brand retail outlet lines...
Early extant production pieces feature an oddly shaped bolt handle bent forward above the trigger - an attempt to provide additional leverage and to increase rate of fire...
Sub diameter bolt head - shotgun type sliding safety on streamlined bolt shroud - elegant action design with vestigial extractor blade controlled by spring plunger in bolt head - hinged quick release magazine floor plate with catch located ahead of the trigger guard...
Early extant examples walnut furniture with pistol grip profile - phenolic grip cap and buttplate accompanied by white line spacer enhancements - impressed skip line chequering featuring a deer head profile on the pistol grip and a running buck motif on the forend...
Common complaints of rough bolt stroke and fragile extractor - and the combination of sear and bolt release catch were widely criticized - narrow tapered shallow forend is said to have unbalanced the overall visual esthetic...
By 1985 Mossberg had completely abandoned center fire rifles including the oft praised and much sought after pederson range...
SM prefix serial numbers indicate factory installed optics...
No less than 12 model variations were produced including 20" and 24" bbls with narrow and heavy profiles respectively...
I would but it assuming it can be obtained below $125.00
I would put on a brand new stock - Boyd's most likely - possibly a twin color contrasting laminate design...
An entry level store brand 3-9X40 scope - or better is a close out or price slashed optic can be obtained...
Replace the floor plate - buff it up a bit...
Take it out on range day and enjoy - retain if performance is excellent - punt it for a profit if it fails to impress...
Nice diamond in the rough David...
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Shipping is just under 50% of the present cost for this. I take it you weren't able to sell it locally Nunn? 0 -
I would say it has a lot of character.
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Sam06 wrote:I would say it has a lot of character.
Robert Stack liked them
$99 with iron sites===$125 with scope
Bet you dollars to donuts, with a clean bore and a greased trigger group, that "junk" gun still holds MOA at 100 to 200 yards.0 -
I've got one I bought at Western Auto @ 1972, great rifle, has ridden on tractors and combines and performed well until I bent the barrel driving a tractor over it .....yours looks better & may surprise you on the final selling price 0 -
If I needed a 243 I would consider it in a heart beat. I would clean it and glass bed the stock and run it like it is. Parts are hard to get for it and a new floor plate would be tough to find. I think you could probably fit one from some other gun with a little hand work but hey that rig works and would probably keep it as is.
If I lived out west that would be a great truck gun or a beater for riding a 4 wheeler around the desert or mountains. I would probably leave the scope off and remove the bases, just use Iron sights.
You don't see guns that ruff and still mechanically sound with a good bore. I would imagine it lead an interesting life.0 -
It looks like someone got mad at it. 0 -
Especially at that price, I think it would be a fun project to clean up and put back to use. 0
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