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Aced my N.Y. hunter safety course and Dad bought me the Montgomery Ward version of the Mossberg 46A. 22 caliber rifle.
Mom pitched a FIT! Thought she was gonna divorce him for sure! She was certain I'd kill myself with it.
Thanks Mom!
As time passed, I came to fancy myself an amateur gunsmith. Y'all know what I mean. Butterknives for screw drivers. And Linspeed oil...
Anyway. I tinkered too much and ruined the rifle. Beyond recovery...
'Tuther day, I spot a Mossberg 46A at Cabelas, really MUST avoid that place when I have coin.
These were only made in 1937/38 and aren't exactly common. This one is complete with the #4 aperture sight, Number 6 scope/ mount and tab type q.d. sling swivels.
The scope is 4x, I believe, and is a tad dark being a 3/4 inch tube.The external adjustments work perfectly.
My original had the #6 mount modified to take Weaver tip off mounts and had a Weaver V12. No No.4 sight though.
There's some blueing loss on the barrel, but otherwise, condition is quite nice. The bolt throw is SMOOTH and function is perfect. The trigger is kinda heavy, but breaks clean.
With CCI standard velocity long rifles, accuracy is superb! At 50 yards 5 rounders in a nickel is easily doable.
I had found one of these rifles a few months ago, but it wasn't nearly as nice as this one. I sold it to fund this one.
Wish Dad could see this. Didn't realize at the time, how much trust he put in me when he handed me that rifle.
We went in the back yard, Catskills, and he shot an orange. Handed me the rifle and said ( paraphrased)" Screw up, that's somebody's head." Never had to say another word. Always good to answer the unasked question!
The only thing that would make this better is if the barrel was stamped " Ward's Western Field".
And Dad was here to bust caps with me...
Mom pitched a FIT! Thought she was gonna divorce him for sure! She was certain I'd kill myself with it.
Thanks Mom!
As time passed, I came to fancy myself an amateur gunsmith. Y'all know what I mean. Butterknives for screw drivers. And Linspeed oil...
Anyway. I tinkered too much and ruined the rifle. Beyond recovery...
'Tuther day, I spot a Mossberg 46A at Cabelas, really MUST avoid that place when I have coin.
These were only made in 1937/38 and aren't exactly common. This one is complete with the #4 aperture sight, Number 6 scope/ mount and tab type q.d. sling swivels.
The scope is 4x, I believe, and is a tad dark being a 3/4 inch tube.The external adjustments work perfectly.
My original had the #6 mount modified to take Weaver tip off mounts and had a Weaver V12. No No.4 sight though.
There's some blueing loss on the barrel, but otherwise, condition is quite nice. The bolt throw is SMOOTH and function is perfect. The trigger is kinda heavy, but breaks clean.
With CCI standard velocity long rifles, accuracy is superb! At 50 yards 5 rounders in a nickel is easily doable.
I had found one of these rifles a few months ago, but it wasn't nearly as nice as this one. I sold it to fund this one.
Wish Dad could see this. Didn't realize at the time, how much trust he put in me when he handed me that rifle.
We went in the back yard, Catskills, and he shot an orange. Handed me the rifle and said ( paraphrased)" Screw up, that's somebody's head." Never had to say another word. Always good to answer the unasked question!
The only thing that would make this better is if the barrel was stamped " Ward's Western Field".
And Dad was here to bust caps with me...