151K Makeover (lipstick on a pig)

hooligan1 · August 22, 2010, 01:35 PM

I've got this little project: 151K Mossberg .22 automatic.. This rifle has been in my families gun cabinet since I was in elementary school. My dad was supposed to fix the rifle,( it needed a new inner magazine tube) and I guess it eluded him as he was a busy man until a stroke rendered him wheelchair bound and almost speechless, and he has since passed 7 aug 2002. Everytime I walked by this cabinet and saw this rifle, I thought of my father and his committment to the shooting world, I decided to take it out, fix the magazine and give it a makeover. I'm no collector,as all my rifles must kill to pay their keep, so to speak, if I can't shoot it, I don't need it. Now I've went ahead and ordered the part it needed and installed it, I also took it upon my self to "pretty it up some" in the stock department,(Mossberg didn't spend a lot of time Fit And Finishing this rifle) mainly at the buttplate area.

It took me a while but I brought her back, to a rifle my father would of been proud to carry. It's walnut stock had been covered with something from the factory, It took a while to remove, and underneath it all was a beautiful riflestock! Here's some pics, I hope you can tell what a chore it was!! ( I enjoyed every minute of it really!!

hooligan1 · August 22, 2010, 01:42 PM

Here's the lipstick fellas!!

EdInk · August 22, 2010, 01:55 PM

The picture of it drying in the sun light is gleaming. Very nice.

rickyrick · August 22, 2010, 06:34 PM

that's Cool.

I have that exact same rifle(lipstickless version)....don't know its origins or even how it wound up in my possesion. but it is crazy accurate..

think it needs one them there magazine tube thingys. I never actually thought about replacing it just been kinda dealing with it.

nice job.

hooligan1 · August 22, 2010, 07:57 PM

Numrich Gun Parts!!! they got it dude!!!

elkman06 · August 23, 2010, 09:40 PM

Another outfit that may have it. I have found them verrrry helpful and even moreso knowledgeable.
http://jackfirstgun.com/ Rapid City, SD. They had a stock and various oddball parts that I didn't think I would find.
elkman06

Bigfatts · August 24, 2010, 08:36 AM

The 151 wasn't one of my favorite models, I like the 46 series myself. But as long as you're shooting a Mossberg rimfire, you're on the right track. If you need parts for them, your best friends will be the Havlins. Www.havlinsales.com

hooligan1 · August 25, 2010, 07:07 AM

I don't need anymore parts!!

I do have some more pics though!!

Low Twelve · May 20, 2011, 05:00 PM

Just got my first Mod. 151M (a) I would say that it is in near new condition. I don't have an owners manual for it and see that there are a variety of sight configurations that I'd like to have explained. Three options on front, two on center and peep for rear. Does anyone know where I can get a manual for this? Thanks

hooligan1 · May 20, 2011, 06:39 PM

Jeeze man, I would try Mossberg first, then maybe Numhrich, I really can't tell you exactly. Is there something that you are looking for, in particular?

fastlead · May 20, 2011, 09:06 PM

Guys, here's a site that specializes in Mossberg parts-Havlin Sales and Service. They are in Missouri. May have the owner's manual and probably the other parts you might need, including sights.
I have 2 46B rifles. They are in excellent condition. I like those, too. Just recently sold a mint 151K here in Indiana. Mossbergs have always been underrated. The made so many different models and variations that they would be a ripe field for collecting and fairly reasonable, also.
John

karlb · May 20, 2011, 09:59 PM

There is just something about the old Mossbergs that I love. I have a 46M and a 144.

hooligan1 · May 21, 2011, 07:16 AM

We took my 151 to the range and shot it, just after I posted the thread.

Let me tell you, it shot like a dream, never any jamming, accurate, easy to disassemble, and now it looks nice! I won't be selling or trading this one off anytime soon.

rickyrick · May 21, 2011, 10:46 AM

Hey I remeber this Thread, LOL.
Good Job!!!

August 22, 2010, 01:35 PM	#1
hooligan1 Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2010 Location: Independence Missouri Posts: 4,585	151K Makeover (lipstick on a pig) I've got this little project: 151K Mossberg .22 automatic.. This rifle has been in my families gun cabinet since I was in elementary school. My dad was supposed to fix the rifle,( it needed a new inner magazine tube) and I guess it eluded him as he was a busy man until a stroke rendered him wheelchair bound and almost speechless, and he has since passed 7 aug 2002. Everytime I walked by this cabinet and saw this rifle, I thought of my father and his committment to the shooting world, I decided to take it out, fix the magazine and give it a makeover. I'm no collector,as all my rifles must kill to pay their keep, so to speak, if I can't shoot it, I don't need it. Now I've went ahead and ordered the part it needed and installed it, I also took it upon my self to "pretty it up some" in the stock department,(Mossberg didn't spend a lot of time Fit And Finishing this rifle) mainly at the buttplate area. It took me a while but I brought her back, to a rifle my father would of been proud to carry. It's walnut stock had been covered with something from the factory, It took a while to remove, and underneath it all was a beautiful riflestock! Here's some pics, I hope you can tell what a chore it was!! ( I enjoyed every minute of it really!! __________________ Keep your Axe sharp and your powder dry. Last edited by hooligan1; February 4, 2012 at 03:11 PM.

August 22, 2010, 01:42 PM	#2
hooligan1 Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2010 Location: Independence Missouri Posts: 4,585	Here's the lipstick fellas!! __________________ Keep your Axe sharp and your powder dry. Last edited by hooligan1; February 4, 2012 at 03:12 PM.

August 22, 2010, 01:55 PM	#3
EdInk Senior Member Join Date: May 27, 2009 Posts: 3,968	The picture of it drying in the sun light is gleaming. Very nice. __________________ Sic Semper Tyrannis

August 22, 2010, 06:34 PM	#4
rickyrick Senior Member Join Date: March 15, 2010 Posts: 8,237	that's Cool. I have that exact same rifle(lipstickless version)....don't know its origins or even how it wound up in my possesion. but it is crazy accurate.. think it needs one them there magazine tube thingys. I never actually thought about replacing it just been kinda dealing with it. nice job. __________________ Woohoo, I’m back In Texas!!!

August 22, 2010, 07:57 PM	#5
hooligan1 Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2010 Location: Independence Missouri Posts: 4,585	Numrich Gun Parts!!! they got it dude!!! __________________ Keep your Axe sharp and your powder dry.

August 23, 2010, 09:40 PM	#6
elkman06 Senior Member Join Date: March 14, 2006 Location: Wyoming Posts: 885	Another outfit that may have it. I have found them verrrry helpful and even moreso knowledgeable. http://jackfirstgun.com/ Rapid City, SD. They had a stock and various oddball parts that I didn't think I would find. elkman06 __________________ "The right of the citizens to bear arms in the defense of themselves and of the state shall not be denied." Wyoming Constitution Article 1, Sec24 "Better to be tried by 12 than carried by 6"

August 24, 2010, 08:36 AM	#7
Bigfatts Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2005 Location: Lutz Posts: 1,528	The 151 wasn't one of my favorite models, I like the 46 series myself. But as long as you're shooting a Mossberg rimfire, you're on the right track. If you need parts for them, your best friends will be the Havlins. Www.havlinsales.com

August 25, 2010, 07:07 AM	#8
hooligan1 Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2010 Location: Independence Missouri Posts: 4,585	I don't need anymore parts!! I do have some more pics though!! __________________ Keep your Axe sharp and your powder dry. Last edited by hooligan1; February 4, 2012 at 03:12 PM.

May 20, 2011, 05:00 PM	#9
Low Twelve Junior Member Join Date: May 20, 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 1	Mossberg 151M (a) Just got my first Mod. 151M (a) I would say that it is in near new condition. I don't have an owners manual for it and see that there are a variety of sight configurations that I'd like to have explained. Three options on front, two on center and peep for rear. Does anyone know where I can get a manual for this? Thanks

May 20, 2011, 06:39 PM	#10
hooligan1 Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2010 Location: Independence Missouri Posts: 4,585	Jeeze man, I would try Mossberg first, then maybe Numhrich, I really can't tell you exactly. Is there something that you are looking for, in particular? __________________ Keep your Axe sharp and your powder dry.

May 20, 2011, 09:06 PM	#11
fastlead Member Join Date: April 16, 2011 Location: north central indiana Posts: 70	Guys, here's a site that specializes in Mossberg parts-Havlin Sales and Service. They are in Missouri. May have the owner's manual and probably the other parts you might need, including sights. I have 2 46B rifles. They are in excellent condition. I like those, too. Just recently sold a mint 151K here in Indiana. Mossbergs have always been underrated. The made so many different models and variations that they would be a ripe field for collecting and fairly reasonable, also. John

May 20, 2011, 09:59 PM	#12
karlb Member Join Date: March 3, 2009 Posts: 45	There is just something about the old Mossbergs that I love. I have a 46M and a 144.

May 21, 2011, 07:16 AM	#13
hooligan1 Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2010 Location: Independence Missouri Posts: 4,585	We took my 151 to the range and shot it, just after I posted the thread. Let me tell you, it shot like a dream, never any jamming, accurate, easy to disassemble, and now it looks nice! I won't be selling or trading this one off anytime soon. __________________ Keep your Axe sharp and your powder dry.

May 21, 2011, 10:46 AM	#14
rickyrick Senior Member Join Date: March 15, 2010 Posts: 8,237	Hey I remeber this Thread, LOL. Good Job!!! __________________ Woohoo, I’m back In Texas!!!