Dad's old rifle

[rman]

In my member introduction I mentioned an old Mossberg .22 semi-auto that I learned to shoot with. It's been too many years and I can't for the life of me remember what model it was. I believe it was some variation of a 151.

It had a hooded front sight with 2 or 3 different posts like the one in this post:

http://mossbergowners.com/forum/index.php?threads/mossy-151m-not-advancing.12623/

but had a schnable-type forend like the one in this post:

http://mossbergowners.com/forum/index.php?threads/mossberg-151k.3167/

If I remember correctly, the rear sight was open, and it had knobs that adjusted both windage and elevation. Can anyone help me figure out what it was?

 

[old mossy]

You might want to give the Havlin's a call. They are the pros when it comes to older Mossberg's.
(636) 937-6401

 

[John A.]

Have you looked through this topic?

It is pretty extensive

http://www.mossbergowners.com/forum...cal-firearms-reference-guide.2400/#post-26955

 

[rman]

Have you looked through this topic?

It is pretty extensive

http://www.mossbergowners.com/forum/index.php?threads/mossberg-historical-firearms-reference-guide.2400/#post-26955

Thanks for the link. It's been 45 years since I last saw that old rifle. My memory isn't as good as it once was. After doing a lot of looking, I'm thinking that the rifle was a Wards Western Field made by Mossberg. That complicates things even more. I was mistaken about the Schnabel fore end. After searching what little is left of my mental database, I think the front 2-3 inches was narrower than the rest - kind of like what I think a 151-M would look like without the metal piece that covers the joint between the stock and the extended fore end. It was finished though, so I don't think it was just missing the fore piece. The closest thing I saw in your link was a Model 51. That looks a lot like it, but I don't remember it having a cheek piece and it definitely didn't have the peep sight.

 

[lornedavis]

Usually the ones without a peep were stamped with a K after the model number. So it could have been a 151K, however that did have a Schnabel fore end. Maybe it was sanded off? Or the peep could have been removed?

 

[SHOOTER13]

Good points...

 

[Mossbergman]

try ck'g this site sounds like a 151M with the fore end missing http://home.epix.net/~damguy/models.htm ~~MM~