Deltaboy1984
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I am going to buy one next time I find one just for the HECK of it.
Bolt-Action Shotguns!?
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When I was a kid in the 50's our amish neighbors carried single shot and bolt action shotguns when hunting.They wanted to bring home the maximum amount of meat.They patroled the meadow next to our house checking each grass clump for the rabbits eye.Then they would head shoot them at close range,They rarely missed and conserved ammo.
MrDig
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My first shotgun
Was a .410 ga single shot bolt action. It says Western Field but is is a Mossberg Model 70. it has a knob on the back of the bolt that you have to pull back to put the gun into Battery.
I bought it from a neighbor and paid $10.00 and a Rabbit or a Pheasant which ever I shot first.
I used my own allowance and some Birthday money to buy it and thought I was king of the world because I paid for it with my own money.
I still have it and would not trade it for love nor money.
Was a .410 ga single shot bolt action. It says Western Field but is is a Mossberg Model 70. it has a knob on the back of the bolt that you have to pull back to put the gun into Battery.
I bought it from a neighbor and paid $10.00 and a Rabbit or a Pheasant which ever I shot first.
I used my own allowance and some Birthday money to buy it and thought I was king of the world because I paid for it with my own money.
I still have it and would not trade it for love nor money.
deadasslast2004
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Still got all 3!
My 410 I learned to shoot on that was Grandmom's to take out to the outhouse in case of snakes, the 16 gauge that a Dad shot skeet and taught me on and the 12 Grandpa had. BTW none are for sale or hanging above the fireplace
My 410 I learned to shoot on that was Grandmom's to take out to the outhouse in case of snakes, the 16 gauge that a Dad shot skeet and taught me on and the 12 Grandpa had. BTW none are for sale or hanging above the fireplace
NapalmMan67
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Yep, a Mossberg 20ga. Model 185 D-C- And all 3 chokes that originally came with it. You can load 2 in the detachable box mag and 1 in the chamber.
Great shooting gun, even though I though I don't hunt or play clay games.
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Great shooting gun, even though I though I don't hunt or play clay games.
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Panzerschwein
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Man I can't wait to find a bolt action shotgun in 20 gauge! This thread has me excited!
USAF_Vet
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My LGS is always good for a bolt action shotgun or two. Last time I looked, they had a Mossberg, sans magazine, for under $100. My step dad has a .410 bolt action that belonged to his mother. I shot it once, didn't care for it. A little oil may have helped, though, it was stiff as heck and resulted in short strokes on the bolt. Its one of the many guns I stand to inherit, but it is of no sentimental value to me. It'll probably get fixed up and given to one of the kids.
wally
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I've got one of the 12ga H&R that was my Dad's, its in much better shape than mac66's example, although there is some surface rust from years of storage in the attic. Its only value to me is sentimental.
The thinking in the 50s was your rifle and shotgun should have the same actions hence these were common for a while, as were pump rifles.
The pump rifles and bolt action shotguns both died off once the marketing hype wore off and it was realized other things were more important with rifles and shotguns than having a common action type.
The thinking in the 50s was your rifle and shotgun should have the same actions hence these were common for a while, as were pump rifles.
The pump rifles and bolt action shotguns both died off once the marketing hype wore off and it was realized other things were more important with rifles and shotguns than having a common action type.
chas08
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I've got one in .410, Mossberg 185K with C-Lect choke. Its a great squirrel gun with 2.5 inch #6's.
My first shotgun was a Mossburg that looks identical to the one in the OP.
Its a 16 guage that I still have. The story goes that my father got frustrated one day back in the 50's and gave it to my uncle who was quite the sportsman. He gladly took it and told my father that someday he would give it back to dad's first son. We'll my uncle did give it to me and I've had it about 30 years. Dad's gone, and uncle Joe is 85, but the story is still around as is the shotgun.
-Jeff
Its a 16 guage that I still have. The story goes that my father got frustrated one day back in the 50's and gave it to my uncle who was quite the sportsman. He gladly took it and told my father that someday he would give it back to dad's first son. We'll my uncle did give it to me and I've had it about 30 years. Dad's gone, and uncle Joe is 85, but the story is still around as is the shotgun.
-Jeff
My 87 year old grandfather still has a 16g bolt action in his closet. He can't see well enough to load it, and the concussive kick would probably bruise him up something fierce. However, for DECADES he used that inexpensive boltie to supplement his family's meat supply when work was lean.
He'd bag a fistful of rabbits and get them home as quick as possible to clean. My mom, always an animal lover, would have never eaten it if she had known it was a cute lil bunny. They just told her it was chicken, and that seemed to work. She hated chickens anyway. There was a mean rooster who used to chase her around the yard. When it finally drew blood on her, Grandpa gave it a 16 gauge attitude adjustment and they really DID have chicken that night.
He'd bag a fistful of rabbits and get them home as quick as possible to clean. My mom, always an animal lover, would have never eaten it if she had known it was a cute lil bunny. They just told her it was chicken, and that seemed to work. She hated chickens anyway. There was a mean rooster who used to chase her around the yard. When it finally drew blood on her, Grandpa gave it a 16 gauge attitude adjustment and they really DID have chicken that night.
Neo-Luddite
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JC Hig. (Sears) 12ga 28" full choke. Crappy stripped and repaired (twice) bolt retaining screw~now has a big honkin' hex bolt in place. Otherwise decent.
Mossburg 20ga fixed box mag fed 24"--never shot as of yet (hand-me-down from my Uncle). Seems nice and rugged and hasn't ever been cleaned--does seem to have an "end of the world" aura about it--no reason why, it just does.
Mossburg 20ga fixed box mag fed 24"--never shot as of yet (hand-me-down from my Uncle). Seems nice and rugged and hasn't ever been cleaned--does seem to have an "end of the world" aura about it--no reason why, it just does.
PorkChopsMmm
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I picked up a rough, but not too bad, 20 gauge bolt action for $20 a month ago. It shoots and was missing the magazine. I don't even know the model -- I should look into that.
CajunBass
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It's funny. I always wanted one but never got one.
When I was a kid, they were fairly popular. People used them for everything from deer hunting with buckshot, rabbits and squirrels to groundhogs in the garden, to (literally) a fox in the henouse. They rode in the gun rack of pickup trucks, and stood propped in the corner of farmhouses. Most people I was aware of only had one gun. There was a good chance it was a Sears-Roebuck bolt action shotgun.
I suppose inexpensive pump guns, killed them off as much as anything. I know when I got old enough to afford a gun, I went with pump myself. Sort of wish I'd gotten at least one bolt gun.
When I was a kid, they were fairly popular. People used them for everything from deer hunting with buckshot, rabbits and squirrels to groundhogs in the garden, to (literally) a fox in the henouse. They rode in the gun rack of pickup trucks, and stood propped in the corner of farmhouses. Most people I was aware of only had one gun. There was a good chance it was a Sears-Roebuck bolt action shotgun.
I suppose inexpensive pump guns, killed them off as much as anything. I know when I got old enough to afford a gun, I went with pump myself. Sort of wish I'd gotten at least one bolt gun.
Flashcube
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I had an old J. Stevens 59A in .410 that I kick myself for selling. Had a tube mag like gigantic .22 and was a heck of a lot of fun to plink with. Think it cost me less than $100 eight or nine years ago. I ever see another one I'll buy it in a heartbeat.
Nice looking one here. http://www.gunauction.com/search/displayitem.cfm?itemnum=10355979
Nice looking one here. http://www.gunauction.com/search/displayitem.cfm?itemnum=10355979
USAF_Vet
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Flash, that looks pretty much like my step dads. Tube mag and turned down bolt handle.
His is in rough shape, but serviceable.
His is in rough shape, but serviceable.
I've got and old 185D in the back bedroom that's not in bad shape at all. Only have the full choke for it and have thought about looking to see if Numrich has them...I've never shot it nor seen it done. Got a fair sized hoard of shotguns and this old 20ga. just never seems to fit in with what I'm doing. It'll stay because it belonged to my maternal grandfather as did the old Rem. 550.
Pete D.
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I have a 20 gauge Mossberg 185K with a C-Lect choke. Nice, light, handy gun. I carry it with only two shells in. The first gets chambered as the gun comes up. With a little practice, one can learn to cycle that second shell about as fast as a pump gun.
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shooter1059
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I have a .410 Stevens bolt action with ammo tube under the barrel. I use it to shoot turkeys and rabbits. Fun gun.
KMcCoy
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A bolt action .410, best gun ever for shooting rats at the dump! Of course the fact that it's been forty years since we were allowed to do that. . .
huntsman
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+1 I had one, used it for ducks back when lead was legal.
Unless it it specialized big game slug gun like TarHunt I do not like bolt action shotguns. A strait pull bolt design would be acceptable. Surprisingly there was at least one model made. Out of curiosity can anyone tell me which gun that was?
Hint>>>it does not resemble bolt actioned gun at all.
Hint>>>it does not resemble bolt actioned gun at all.
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