Mossberg "re-invents" the classic 30-30 levergun... - Page 3

twobit · January 23, 2012, 04:24 PM

I can hear my 117 year old Winchester model 1892 laughing from within the gun safe.... and it is at home 35 miles away from here!

Gehrhard · January 23, 2012, 09:01 PM

You are the same guys who laughed at improvments over the Volcanic. Were dismayed when a shirt manufacturer bought them out. You knocked a forearm on the Henry. Cried when they added the King's Patent loading gate. Thought centerfire cartridges and smokeless powder were a fad. Were disgusted by a vertical bolt lock and high-pressure cartridges. Thought angle-eject was a perversion. Optics on a lever were sacrilage to you.

You are all old fuddy duddies but Mossberg and I, we are forward looking.

TX Hunter · January 23, 2012, 09:09 PM

I wonder if you could buy the colapsable butstock as an option ? No guys Im serious, Ive got to start getting ready for Grand Kids, in the next several years. I love the 30 30 cartridge as a first Deer Rifle, and if I can adjust the buttstock thats a plus, then when the kids are done playing with it, I can return it to normal.

Ohh, dont look at me that way, Im not gonna mount a flashlight on it.

tmlynch · January 23, 2012, 09:12 PM

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Ohh, dont look at me that way, Im not gonna mount a flashlight on it.

With no flashlight on it, how will you see the hogs at night?

Regards,
Tom

TX Hunter · January 23, 2012, 09:42 PM

Good point, HMM, Mossberg may be on to something.

Hawg Haggen · January 23, 2012, 10:03 PM

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You are all old fuddy duddies

And damn proud of it. Angle eject is a perversion and optics are sacrilege.

Dr. Strangelove · January 23, 2012, 11:38 PM

Bwhahahhaha!

Mossberg must have lost a bet with Winchester.

Gehrhard · January 24, 2012, 10:15 PM

When's the first "space movie" this'll appear in?
As for buying the rear as an aftermarket product, I don't know what other guns it may fit than a Mossberg, but, knowing Mossberg the "replacement part" will not be available separately for many months.

Hawg Haggen · January 25, 2012, 06:19 AM

All the steam punk kids oughta like it.

Gaucho Gringo · January 27, 2012, 10:33 PM

Mossberg makes this same rifle in traditional wood and blued steel. I personally prefer the traditional model. If I was hunting in conditions like the people in the History Channel's program "Swamp People" I would want a composite stock and durable non rusting finish on the metal parts. For this kind of use it is too bad they don't make a gun like the old Remington Nylon rifles that came out in the 60's. I thought they had all the appeal of a day old roadkill, but they could take abuse that would leave a normal rifle a pile of rusting junk and still fire. I would hope the firearms world is big enough for all kinds of guns to be accepted.

Gehrhard · January 28, 2012, 12:24 AM

I'd like to teach the world to sing, in perfect harmony... Da da da daaa...

Hawg Haggen · January 28, 2012, 06:22 AM

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I would hope the firearms world is big enough for all kinds of guns to be accepted.

Nope, not that thing. Not in my world anyway.

Double Naught Spy · January 28, 2012, 01:36 PM

Looks like a great little hog or varmit gun to me, but seems to be missing the top rail for optics or night vision. Having a stock that you can adjust means being able to make the gun more compact when you need it to be or stretched out when you need it to be. A full draw length stock can be cumbersome in some stands and more difficult to use from some prone positions where a shorter stock would be more beneficial. It can be hard to hold a light in one hand and run a rilfe in the other when night hunting.

XS Sights had announced a tri-rail for the Marlin 1895 a few years ago, but it never made it to market and I was disappointed.

January 23, 2012, 04:24 PM	#51
twobit Senior Member Join Date: February 25, 2010 Location: Coyote Creak, SW Texas Posts: 476	I can hear my 117 year old Winchester model 1892 laughing from within the gun safe.... and it is at home 35 miles away from here! __________________ Twobit, LEO, NRA member, Native Texan. Shooting and hunting for over 45 years!

January 23, 2012, 11:38 PM	#57
Dr. Strangelove Senior Member Join Date: August 1, 2008 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 1,406	Bwhahahhaha! Mossberg must have lost a bet with Winchester. __________________ Just remember, when you pull the trigger, the bullets come out going very, very fast. So make sure to keep the weapon pointing away from you.

January 25, 2012, 06:19 AM	#59
Hawg Haggen Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 10,245	All the steam punk kids oughta like it. __________________ http://blackpowdertimes.com/index.php

January 27, 2012, 10:33 PM	#60
Gaucho Gringo Senior Member Join Date: May 17, 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 153	Mossberg makes this same rifle in traditional wood and blued steel. I personally prefer the traditional model. If I was hunting in conditions like the people in the History Channel's program "Swamp People" I would want a composite stock and durable non rusting finish on the metal parts. For this kind of use it is too bad they don't make a gun like the old Remington Nylon rifles that came out in the 60's. I thought they had all the appeal of a day old roadkill, but they could take abuse that would leave a normal rifle a pile of rusting junk and still fire. I would hope the firearms world is big enough for all kinds of guns to be accepted. __________________ .357 Taurus Gaucho, .22 Heritage RR, 2-Pietta 1858 .44 NMA Remingtons, Euroarms & ASM .36 1851 Navies, .31 Uberti Baby Dragoon, 12 ga H&R Topper, 16 Ga Western Field, .43 Spanish Remington Rolling Block, .44 ASM Colt Walker, .36 1862 Pocket Police 2 1\2", High Point C9 9mm, Winchester 1906 .22, Rossi 62 .22 rifle, Uberti 1860 and IJ .32 S&W BreakTop, .36 Euroarms 1858, .32 S&W long H&R

January 28, 2012, 01:36 PM	#63
Double Naught Spy Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 2001 Location: Forestburg, Montague County, Texas Posts: 9,738	Looks like a great little hog or varmit gun to me, but seems to be missing the top rail for optics or night vision. Having a stock that you can adjust means being able to make the gun more compact when you need it to be or stretched out when you need it to be. A full draw length stock can be cumbersome in some stands and more difficult to use from some prone positions where a shorter stock would be more beneficial. It can be hard to hold a light in one hand and run a rilfe in the other when night hunting. XS Sights had announced a tri-rail for the Marlin 1895 a few years ago, but it never made it to market and I was disappointed. __________________ "If you look through your scope and see your shoe, aim higher." -- said to me by my 11 year old daughter before going out for hogs 8/13/2011

January 23, 2012, 09:01 PM	#52
Gehrhard Junior member Join Date: July 15, 2009 Location: East of the Missississippippi Posts: 675	You are the same guys who laughed at improvments over the Volcanic. Were dismayed when a shirt manufacturer bought them out. You knocked a forearm on the Henry. Cried when they added the King's Patent loading gate. Thought centerfire cartridges and smokeless powder were a fad. Were disgusted by a vertical bolt lock and high-pressure cartridges. Thought angle-eject was a perversion. Optics on a lever were sacrilage to you. You are all old fuddy duddies but Mossberg and I, we are forward looking.

January 23, 2012, 09:09 PM	#53
TX Hunter Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2010 Location: East Texas USA Posts: 1,757	I wonder if you could buy the colapsable butstock as an option ? No guys Im serious, Ive got to start getting ready for Grand Kids, in the next several years. I love the 30 30 cartridge as a first Deer Rifle, and if I can adjust the buttstock thats a plus, then when the kids are done playing with it, I can return it to normal. Ohh, dont look at me that way, Im not gonna mount a flashlight on it.

January 23, 2012, 09:42 PM	#55
TX Hunter Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2010 Location: East Texas USA Posts: 1,757	Good point, HMM, Mossberg may be on to something.

January 24, 2012, 10:15 PM	#58
Gehrhard Junior member Join Date: July 15, 2009 Location: East of the Missississippippi Posts: 675	When's the first "space movie" this'll appear in? As for buying the rear as an aftermarket product, I don't know what other guns it may fit than a Mossberg, but, knowing Mossberg the "replacement part" will not be available separately for many months.

January 28, 2012, 12:24 AM	#61
Gehrhard Junior member Join Date: July 15, 2009 Location: East of the Missississippippi Posts: 675	I'd like to teach the world to sing, in perfect harmony... Da da da daaa...