Unusual little 22.....

Keg · February 9, 2014, 02:13 AM

I picked this lil 22 up about 10 years ago....With all the 22's that Mossberg made..this is the only one I've ever owned....It was cheap and a little unusual..so I said I can always use a bolt action 22....It sat in my safe for years..never shot it....I started trying to get some info on it....It seems it was made in 49'....It also had a strange shaped bolt with a case hardended finish....The fore stock folds down and has the original sling and a peep sight....Anyway..thought I'd share....

Keg · February 9, 2014, 02:14 AM

more pics....Model 142A

WardenWolf · February 9, 2014, 03:19 AM

Nice-looking piece. I'd shoot it and enjoy it. There's one not nearly as nice on Gunbroker being offered for $300 now. I'm guessing the forearm is intended to function as a monopod. Of course, no self-respecting shooter would abuse their firearm's finish that way. Interesting feature, though.

Picher · February 9, 2014, 06:47 AM

Very nice!

Rifleman1776 · February 9, 2014, 09:05 AM

Biatholon rifle mebbe? Neat.

g.willikers · February 9, 2014, 10:23 AM

Yeah, it looks like a target rifle, rather than a run of the mill plinker or hunting model.
Definitely cool.
Enjoy.

BillM · February 9, 2014, 10:32 AM

Nice one! And a early 142-A, the later ones had a
round bolt knob and a black plastic fold down fore-end.

Mossberg made a bunch of neat 22's. Friend of mine collected
them for a while. He had 3 racks full of the darned things,
and no 2 alike. Great little guns, still affordable.

Sure Shot Mc Gee · February 9, 2014, 11:16 AM

As a kid our neighbors son had one. His Mossberg shot better than anything we had. But his rifle was one that had a balck plastic forearm I believe it was. Only problem he encountered with his Mossberg was a couple lost clips back in the woods. I at that time had a Rem mod. 513. Cheap 22 but it never jammed as it was tube fed. A 50 rd box of Federal H.P. 22s was .53 cents including tax. Buy two boxes> One dollar even.

BerdanSS · February 9, 2014, 11:24 AM

Oh my sir....I'm in need of a drool bucket...quick! I myself have gotten quite the taste in my mouth for the old mossy .22s

Pahoo · February 9, 2014, 12:17 PM

Keg
Very nice and these older ones were very popular and now, collectable. Might want to go over to the Mossberg forum and share it with then, as well. ....

Be Safe !!!

PetahW · February 9, 2014, 12:17 PM

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A late friend used to have the later, plastic fold-down FE tip, version.

It shot very well, IIRC - he gifted it to his nephew, several years before he passed.

AFAIK, the happy camper nephew still uses it regularly.

.

Keg · February 9, 2014, 09:29 PM

This is'nt a target type gun....It is very short....18 1/4 inch barrel....

WardenWolf · February 10, 2014, 06:45 PM

18 inches is actually about optimal for a .22LR, actually. That's the length ER Shaw makes their 10/22 barrels in.

February 9, 2014, 10:23 AM	#6
g.willikers Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 10,442	Yeah, it looks like a target rifle, rather than a run of the mill plinker or hunting model. Definitely cool. Enjoy. __________________ Walt Kelly, alias Pogo, sez: “Don't take life so serious, son, it ain't nohow permanent.”

February 9, 2014, 11:24 AM	#9
BerdanSS Senior Member Join Date: April 3, 2011 Location: to close to other houses Posts: 1,176	Oh my sir....I'm in need of a drool bucket...quick! I myself have gotten quite the taste in my mouth for the old mossy .22s __________________ One day, Men in tall hats will thump their chests and proclaim..."oh, what a great sea of mud we lived in"--The unalterable fate of billy creek .... "Smoke.....it's what's for dinner"

February 9, 2014, 12:17 PM	#10
Pahoo Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2006 Location: IOWA Posts: 8,783	Very nice piece !!! Keg Very nice and these older ones were very popular and now, collectable. Might want to go over to the Mossberg forum and share it with then, as well. .... Be Safe !!! __________________ 'Fundamental truths' are easy to recognize because they are verified daily through simple observation and thus, require no testing.

February 9, 2014, 09:29 PM	#12
Keg Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2011 Location: Freestone County, Texas Posts: 1,133	This is'nt a target type gun....It is very short....18 1/4 inch barrel.... __________________ Hog Hunters never die........They just reload.........

February 9, 2014, 03:19 AM	#3
WardenWolf Junior member Join Date: December 12, 2013 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 135	Nice-looking piece. I'd shoot it and enjoy it. There's one not nearly as nice on Gunbroker being offered for $300 now. I'm guessing the forearm is intended to function as a monopod. Of course, no self-respecting shooter would abuse their firearm's finish that way. Interesting feature, though.

February 9, 2014, 06:47 AM	#4
Picher Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Maine Posts: 3,694	Very nice!

February 9, 2014, 09:05 AM	#5
Rifleman1776 Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 3,309	Biatholon rifle mebbe? Neat.

February 9, 2014, 10:32 AM	#7
BillM Senior Member Join Date: January 20, 2009 Location: Amity Oregon Posts: 791	Nice one! And a early 142-A, the later ones had a round bolt knob and a black plastic fold down fore-end. Mossberg made a bunch of neat 22's. Friend of mine collected them for a while. He had 3 racks full of the darned things, and no 2 alike. Great little guns, still affordable.

February 9, 2014, 11:16 AM	#8
Sure Shot Mc Gee Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2012 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,876	As a kid our neighbors son had one. His Mossberg shot better than anything we had. But his rifle was one that had a balck plastic forearm I believe it was. Only problem he encountered with his Mossberg was a couple lost clips back in the woods. I at that time had a Rem mod. 513. Cheap 22 but it never jammed as it was tube fed. A 50 rd box of Federal H.P. 22s was .53 cents including tax. Buy two boxes> One dollar even.

February 9, 2014, 12:17 PM	#11
PetahW Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 4,678	. A late friend used to have the later, plastic fold-down FE tip, version. It shot very well, IIRC - he gifted it to his nephew, several years before he passed. AFAIK, the happy camper nephew still uses it regularly. .

February 10, 2014, 06:45 PM	#13
WardenWolf Junior member Join Date: December 12, 2013 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 135	18 inches is actually about optimal for a .22LR, actually. That's the length ER Shaw makes their 10/22 barrels in.