Mossberg 142-A

Well I haven't picked up a 22 in a while, but I changed that the other day.
I stopped off at a pawn shop while at lunch just to have a look. Sitting on the shelf was a little Mossberg rifle that I had looked at before. It was a neat little bolt action, but over priced for the condition . It was marked $249.99 and had been in the shop for over a year.
The guy at the shop knows that I like 22s. He came over to me and says " You need to buy something" with a smile. So I asked what should I buy. He took the little Mossberg off the shelf and handed it to me and said"Make me an offer."
I told him that I would be to far off from what he wanted for the rifle. He said to just make him an offer. I told him that I would give him $150 out the door and he said OK.
When he rang it up he said he made a mistake, handed me the receipt, and asked if it would be OK.

Sometimes you just get lucky










Now it does have a few issues, but nothing that can't be fixed.
It's missing the rear sight.


The ears on the front sight are a little bent.


The green peg is missing.


The fore end is missing a little wood on both sides.



And there's a little crack in the stock.


There are a few notches in the stock. Might have been used in combat aginst tree critters.