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To keep or not to keep? Picked one up about 10 years ago from a gun show for about $75. It was in kinda rough shape but thought it was so weird and would be fun to restore. I fully restored it and I think it's really nice and an interesting piece but have only put a couple of shells through it. I have done a little research on it and from what I found it was made by Mossberg in the 60s for Montgomery Ward's. It's one of those in my collection that I don't see myself ever really using but not sure if I'd want to get rid of it. I realize it's not a sought after gun but sometimes I think I'd rather have a single shot 410 instead, for a yard(snake gun). Thoughts? Keep it? Sell it?
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As noted, they aren't worth much on the open market. They are great shotguns for kids and beginners. I killed my first pheasant and duck with a Mossberg 185D in 20 gauge. If you want to sell yours, send me some photos and price proposal. mark at cardinalguns dot com
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I never had any desire for these so would sell it if at all possible. I would hope to get my original investment back and chalk the time and materials to "restore" it up to experience. If I didn't want to sell it myself, I would look for a pawn shop to sell to as that is where I see these guns the most. They may not sell very well in the listed $140-170 as the local pawn shops seem to have a steady inventory of them.
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Those bolt action shotguns were quite popular with beginners, farmers and poor country folks around here who just liked to hunt back in the 60's and '70's. I inherited one when my father in law died. It was the only gun he ever owned and was used primarily for pest control around the farm. I look at them as an interesting piece of history from a bygone and sorely missed era.
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I would keep it and assign it to rough detail down in the barn or beside the front door.
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Thanks. Yeah I'll probably just keep it in the shed out back
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I just happen to have a 1969 Montgomery Ward fall/winter catalog on hand so I looked it up. That gun with adjustable c-lekt choke barrel retailed for 44.95 and with fixed choked barrel 39.95. The Western Field model 100 break open single shot on the next page sold for 37.95.
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I look at them as an interesting piece of history from a bygone and sorely missed era. It's hard to imagine it wasn't that long ago that folks owned just a couple guns at most and many couldn't shell out the coin for a pump gun. How times have changed.
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Good leave it at camp gun.
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My first gun was a .410 this style, killed a bunch of critters with it. Its by no means a status symbol but definitely a cool small game getter.
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My first shot gun was similar...hawthorn was the name...bolt action 20. The first shells I used were high brass #4 s..that thing was light and kicked hard...I rescued it from the loft of my dads barn when I was about 12.. The bolt was rusted closed but I soaked it in diesel and got it freed up..I re blued and refinished the stock...I could knock down a phesant as well as anyone with a 12 ..couldn't hit a quail with it to save my life tho..probably to tight a choke my guess...I still have it and will probably keep it...I have been tempted to hunt Turkey with it...
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I bought a Mossberg 20 GA bolt gun for #3 son as a youth turkey gun. He took several turkeys with it before graduating to 12 GA 2 3/4"
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My grandpa, born in 1892, had one of those. May have been the only gun he owned.
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shaman, that is a great picture. Hope we never forget from whence we came. Give the young man a 'high-five'.
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