I inherited my mom's old Mossberg .22LR, and it's in amazing shape, because she hated to clean.
Mom was a passable cook, but a terrible housekeeper. In her latter years she just let everything slide.
Anyhow, mom shot about a box through this rifle, and dad told her she had to clean it. She did, then put it up in the closet and never shot it again.
So I have a model 353T that isn't quite broken in yet, and I've never seen another.
But I know they're out there because it was a K-Mart special! They must have sold thousands.
Mom bought it at K-Mart with a K-mart-branded 4x Tasco scope on it, which was still in good condition too (but it has a much better 22MAG scope now.) It was a cheaper model rifle, without the checkering, plain sights, and the wood wasn't the fancy burly stuff. But the stock still gleams & is pretty dent-free.
This is a good shooting automatic, when you have the right ammo. It gets balky with hunting loads & will stovepipe once every clip. Remington "golden bullets" seem to do OK. Ely shoots the best though it's twice the price.
Part of that might be the aftermarket clips I had to buy. Mom hid the clip and ammo in 1979 when my first kid was born, and it has never been seen since.
I'll post some pics if there's any interest.
Mom was a passable cook, but a terrible housekeeper. In her latter years she just let everything slide.
Anyhow, mom shot about a box through this rifle, and dad told her she had to clean it. She did, then put it up in the closet and never shot it again.
So I have a model 353T that isn't quite broken in yet, and I've never seen another.
But I know they're out there because it was a K-Mart special! They must have sold thousands.
Mom bought it at K-Mart with a K-mart-branded 4x Tasco scope on it, which was still in good condition too (but it has a much better 22MAG scope now.) It was a cheaper model rifle, without the checkering, plain sights, and the wood wasn't the fancy burly stuff. But the stock still gleams & is pretty dent-free.
This is a good shooting automatic, when you have the right ammo. It gets balky with hunting loads & will stovepipe once every clip. Remington "golden bullets" seem to do OK. Ely shoots the best though it's twice the price.
Part of that might be the aftermarket clips I had to buy. Mom hid the clip and ammo in 1979 when my first kid was born, and it has never been seen since.
I'll post some pics if there's any interest.
