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1940-44 Mossberg 42MC 22LR - This model has a trap door in the end of the stock for storing an extra mag, unfortunately the door is missing . I will try and find one or I may have to make one. This one wouldn't feed a bullet in the chamber, had to tweak the mag lips, got her feeding fine now. Love the Mannlicher stocked rifles

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1947 Mossberg 46BB 22 LR - This one has the rear peep and a side flip up front sight, Mossberg had some nice features on some of these old rifles, its a cool little bolt action tube fed rifle. I did run 10 rds thru it to make sure it fired. I will check the accuracy when I have some time, they are suppose to be accurate shooters

Picked these up at a local gun show last weekend

BigDog,

I still have my first, 144-SBL. Heavy barrel target clip fed with peep sights rear and globe front. Still shoots 3/8" groups at 50 yards with standard velocity CCI ammo. My squirrel rifle back in my teens. It is the first rifle all of my children fired and quickly learned bench rest shooting technique with!

Recent updates turned it into my tactical 22 for a local match from 50 meters out to 200 meters.

Chicken 50, Pig 100, Turkey 150, Ram 200 meters Reference for scale, left to right Dime, Penny, Nickel, Quarter.

 

I have never had a Mossberg 22, but I have had a few Mossberg shotguns. I had an old .410 bolt action when I was a youngster. Many squirrel and rabbits fell to that old gun. Wish I still had it. It was ugly as sin, beat up pretty bad, but it patterned good, and always worked.

 

First gun I ever shot was a Mossberg 22

 

Me too!

Bigdog,

I wish I could remember the model of my Dad's old Mossberg. Thanks for posting, brings back memories.

Keith

 

Those are real nice.
I have my late mom's 152k semiauto mag fed with the fold down forearm grip/monopod. Mine is all wood, I've seen many with a black plastic piece. I need to find a rear sight for it and I hope the threads aren't messed up. I really need to shoot this one more. Maybe I'll mount a scope and take it to the range.
I'd love to find some other Mossy 22s but I dont see many around my area of Houston.

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Matt H,

Read your post after making my previous one. Holy cow! I think my Dad's was a 152! Your description of the fold down forearm connected. After searching some images, I'm pretty sure that's the rifle. I'll have to see if my brother agrees.

Thanks!

Keith

 

The Mossberg 46BB is the .22 I learned to shoot with. Not a light weight for a kid, but it was a fine rifle. Someday I'd really like to find one.

 

Group pic of my mossy's, bottom one is a semi auto also a 22LR 151M(a) I picked a couple years ago while on a hunting trip to in Northern Michigan

 

Had an early 152K, with a walnut fold down monopod and a factory sheet metal and machined parts fully adjustable receiver peep. The front sight was a steel stamping with winged ears protecting a patridge front sight blade. Talk about a wonderful 2-stage trigger!, original cloth side sling, and the factory receiver peep sight, probably the most accurate .22 with iron sights I've ever had! Eyes going south, sold it for 15 times as much as I paid! Ruger 77-22 and Leupold holds me over now.

AC

 

Here it is. How do I find it's birthday?

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Mine had NO serial number. Closest I could date it to was 1951-52.

AC

 

I have an 18 page word document of Mossberg years of manufacture, if anyone wants a copy Pm me your email address and I will forward a copy to you. I don't think I am suppose to post links, so I wont. But if you type "Mossberg years of manufacture" in google it will guide you to Gun Data site, where you will find the info you seek

 

No. I like old Winchesters/Brownings and remingtons

 

:smile: Not everyone cup of tea, I didn't use to be a Mossberg fan myself, but these old 22's are growing on me. After collecting about 30 Marlins, I need to find a new itch to scratch.

Now that being said that doesn't mean I am not still looking for another handful of Marlins :biggrin:

 

Picked up a US surplus Mossberg M44(us) from the CMP years ago. Still available on the secondary mkt at good prices. Still a good investment. Very accurate heavy .22. If you meed Mossberg parts check out Havlins.

 

I learned how to shoot on a Mossberg .22 when I was 10. It was a clip fed model, don't know the number, but it had a flip-up front sight with two different size apertures and a peep rear. The Summer Camp I was at had a whole rack of them, they were in very good shape and all were stamped U.S. PROPERTY. They were WW2 training rifles the Camp bought surplus for a good price. The shooting instuctor/rangemaster was a very crusty old Marine named Breezy. That was 60 years ago, time flies.

 

I like the Mossberg 22's. I had this 146B for about 20 years before a friend convinced me to sell it to him. Always shot very well.

 

Don't belong here.

 

Naw, but good survival guns. You can use the stocks to burn to keep warm and use the rest of it to beat to death anything that aggravates you.:goodnight:

 

I guess that is another way of putting to use good ol american Walnut and Blued steel :bebored:

Sad thing is, Mossberg turned out a better quality product in the 1930's than Remington/Marlin can produce with all the advanced technology in 2019, as I research these old rifles it is becoming clear that Mossberg was ahead of their time in regards to all the different sight configurations, stock designs, sling swivels that they offered to the public in the 30's 40's and 50's.

 

I lusted for the Mossbergs as a kid but never owned one. :bawling: We were poor by today's standards when I was growing up.

My favorite 22 rimfire is the Remington 552 Speedmaster. It's a tube fed semiauto that feeds shorts, longs and long rifles. I have a couple of the older ones. I think Remington still makes them but, given the quality of their Marlins these days, I would look closely before buying any other new Remington model as well.

T.S.

 

The pre 64 Win 22s and pre war Rems were the best 22s made. The Ruger 10/22 started out to be the best 22 for the money but the quality on them has slipped too.

 

I took a lot of squirrels with a $35 tube-fed 42 at some ludicrous ranges when I was a kid. It had/has a 6x scope on it and is a tack driver. Whatever skills I have as a sniper were learned with that gun. I still have it but the sear is worn and the bolt can't be taken apart to properly fix it. I tried to have a gunsmith fix it but all he did was adjust the trigger up to about 12# so that was a waste. I should pull it out and see if I can do it myself. I also have a mod 151K(?) that is very accurate. They were simple old guns but they sure do shoot straight. So, yes, us Mossberg fans are definitely lurking out there.

 

Well since I started this thread I picked up another orphaned Mossberg, found this in a Gander Outdoor store for $97 bucks. 80 years worth of dirt, rust and grime on her. Turned out to be a Spiegel Catalog model made in 1938, very limited run its a Model S46B with the personalized medallion in place. Got her home and tore it completely down cleaned her up and it was a diamond in the rough, seems these are quite desirable to Mossberg collectors.

I had already decided to buy the rifle and the guy rings me up and says oh by the way this comes with a scope I have it in the back, turns out to be the original Spiegel issued scope and is worth as much as I paid for the gun - Score

Took her out back and ran a couple tubes of ammo thru it, shot great, maybe when this 6" of nasty snow melts, I will get the scope sighted in.

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Well since I started this thread I picked up another orphaned Mossberg, found this in a Gander Outdoor store for $97 bucks. 80 years worth of dirt, rust and grime on her. Turned out to be a Spiegel Catalog model made in 1938, very limited run its a Model S46B with the personalized medallion in place. Got her home and tore it completely down cleaned her up and it was a diamond in the rough, seems these are quite desirable to Mossberg collectors.

I had already decided to buy the rifle and the guy rings me up and says oh by the way this comes with a scope I have it in the back, turns out to be the original Spiegel issued scope and is worth as much as I paid for the gun - Score

Took her out back and ran a couple tubes of ammo thru it, shot great, maybe when this 6" of nasty snow melts, I will get the scope sighted in.

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WOW!!!!! What a beauty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :congrats::congrats::congrats::congrats::congrats::congrats::congrats::congrats::congrats::congrats:

T.S.

 

I inherited a old Mossberg .22 from dad. fun rifle. My daughter has dibs on it. lol

 

Most accurate 22 I have is a early 1940's B46B Mossberg with original scope.

 

There is a small gun shop fairly close that has a 22mag Mossberg bolt gun. The rifle has beautiful figure in the stock. I have never seen wood as nice on any other Mossberg. I am talking Browning nice. I have been tempted to by it every time I am in there. I just don't need another 22. Cant really get over the plastic trigger guard either.

 

Yep. Mine is a Wards Western Field 46B. It’s actually a Mossburg 42. They made it for Wards between 1935-1937. It’s a fun little gun to shoot and in pretty good shape for its age.

 

Here are a few of my 22's that are in the safe. The Mossberg 152 I own is at the top of the picture. Mine has the factory scope on it and the plastic forearm. It still looks and shoots great. It was one that was handed down to me from my father.

Jim