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Call me a skinflint, but that's more than I would pay/trade for one.
Still, it IS cool.
Still, it IS cool.
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They make a nice trunk gun.Wondering what you think of it.
What caliber combination do you have?
I'm considering a Camper version in 22LR/20ga.
"... The only other gun I had was a Mossy 44US that was a one hole wonder...." Hey! My first firearm, used from a pawnshop in those halcyon pre-'68 GCA days. Still have it in fact. Someone practiced checkering on the stock, which while somewhat obvious still looks kinda cool (to my eyes at least!)... Dad forked over the $$$ and I raked a lotta leaves to reimburse him...I've got a .22/410 side selector that I picked up for a song from a LGS at least 10 years ago (hunnerd bucks). When I was a kid in the '60s I had the same rig with a nickel receiver given to me. The .410 barrel was plugged with mud for some reason. After I cleaned it up, I kilt hella rabbits, squirrels, quail, and other critters with it, inside Fremont's city limits. The only other gun I had was a Mossy 44US that was a one hole wonder. Got it from the base surplus shed for $5 bucks. The 24 can be handy even if .410 is $pendy. PAX
It was my first gun as well. My pops gave it to me on my 8th birthday in 1960. Bull barrel with Lyman peep and hooded front. I used to shoot the heads off mud ducks. Like a stupid kid I sold it when I was a teenager and spent decades looking for the same set up. Had to settle for a Winchester 75T 8 years ago, nicer rifle but not my Mossy. I wish I had it back because my pops gave it to me. PAX"... The only other gun I had was a Mossy 44US that was a one hole wonder...." Hey! My first firearm, used from a pawnshop in those halcyon pre-'68 GCA days. Still have it in fact. Someone practiced checkering on the stock, which while somewhat obvious still looks kinda cool (to my eyes at least!)... Dad forked over the $$$ and I raked a lotta leaves to reimburse him...
It came with a scope as well as some kind of adjustable iron target sights. I ruined the sights horsing around in the woods, and the scope got ruined in a blizzard that caught me and a friend out in the woods, it got soaked and water-logged. That POS was replaced by a Weaver K3 or K4 (not sure, just know for sure it is a weaver and was purchased new in the early 1970's). That Weaver scope has of course functioned flawlessly over the years and likely to outlast me..
"One-hole wonder" is what caught my eye in your post- and that is what that Mossberg is.. taken a lot of tin cans, bottles, "landfill" (we called 'em dumps in those days) junk, old car bodies, and many a squirrel, rabbit and coon... For what it is, it is one of the more accurate rifles I own, a treasure from my early youth that never even had serial numbers on it...
You made out there. He could have easily got 400 or 450 out of it if in good condition. Guessing he had next to nothing in it, so he still made a few bucks anyway.Picked up a early 70's era Savage 24D series "M" today from an FFL friend that I know who deals in firearms estate sales.
He somehow messed up and listed it in his email ad as a single shot 20 gauge shotgun for only $150.00.
I looked real close at the ads picture and saw an over/under combination rifle/shotgun with a Williams peep sight.
I called him and asked if he had made a mistake and sure enough he checked on the gun and told me that I was right.
I said that it's worth more than what he's asking and he said that it was to late to change the ad and did I want it for that price.
He informed me that it was a 22lr / 20 gauge and when I brought it home, I found out that it's a .22 WMR , not a 22lr.
The Williams peep sight covers up the upper barrels caliber stampings.
I like buying from him, as he keeps his prices at reasonable levels and doesn't charge a BGC fee.
this would the the ultimate do it all rifle.Here's my new Savage 24V I just scored,, .243/12 gauge tang selector, Paid WAY to much, but had to have it!
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Is that marked .243 from the factory? I would love a close up of the barrel markings.Here's my new Savage 24V I just scored,, .243/12 gauge tang selector, Paid WAY to much, but had to have it!
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