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Guy B. Meredith · June 6, 2005, 12:34 PM

When I was 19 and had little income I decided that the Mossberg 195K with C-Lect (?) choke at $49 from Sears and Roebuck was the ideal all around gun for someone of my meagre means. I put a 1X Weaver scope on it (questionable move) and have it still 40 years later.

For the most part I used it for target practice with slugs and developed the mother of all flinches. Training might have helped. I was out of shooting for years and have done only handgun shooting since getting back into the sport so it and my Remington 514 rarely leave the closet except for maintenance check every three or four years.

Last weekend I finally got to shoot the first long gun purchase in 40 years, a Mossberg 500 Persuader. The flinch is alive and well. Ouch!

June 6, 2005, 12:34 PM	#2
Guy B. Meredith Senior Member Join Date: August 29, 1999 Location: Salem, Oregon Posts: 1,581	When I was 19 and had little income I decided that the Mossberg 195K with C-Lect (?) choke at $49 from Sears and Roebuck was the ideal all around gun for someone of my meagre means. I put a 1X Weaver scope on it (questionable move) and have it still 40 years later. For the most part I used it for target practice with slugs and developed the mother of all flinches. Training might have helped. I was out of shooting for years and have done only handgun shooting since getting back into the sport so it and my Remington 514 rarely leave the closet except for maintenance check every three or four years. Last weekend I finally got to shoot the first long gun purchase in 40 years, a Mossberg 500 Persuader. The flinch is alive and well. Ouch! __________________ Smart Gun + 1 Battery + 3 Wires = Dumb Gun PC = Agenda driven groupthink filter on reality. Apostrophes denote ownership or missing letters NOT plurals!