NIGHTLORD40K
Contributing Member
Walking around the gunshow with a pocket full of cash. Bad Nightlord, bad!
First score was this minty Mossberg M144-
Heavy barrel, beavertail stock, T-handle, railed hand stop, hooded multi-post front sight, and (most importantly) intact S-103 micrometer peep sight. This one has all the goodies.
Condition is pretty much as-new! The wood has a nice oil finish too, unlike that nasty reddish shellac Mossberg was fond of using on lesser models.
Only little foibles are it's missing the red/green stoplight safety indicators and (shockingly expensive) magazine. Oh well, off to Ebay....
I would have been happy leaving with that beauty, but then bumped into a fella walking around with THIS-
Easily the most stunning interwar Mauser ES350B I've ever seen. Gorgeous hand-checkering, graduated sight rail, miniature Mauser action with flag safety and claw extractor....just perfect.
As if that wasn't sensory overload already, this one is also British-proofed and has a Parker-Hale PH16 rear micrometer sight with adjustable aperture. I suspect it was imported to England by Parker Hale before being passed to the States.
Ya, it wasn't cheap, but it's a superb example of one of the finest rimfire rifles ever crafted by man and I'm super stoked to shoot it.
What the heck, it's only money......
First score was this minty Mossberg M144-
Heavy barrel, beavertail stock, T-handle, railed hand stop, hooded multi-post front sight, and (most importantly) intact S-103 micrometer peep sight. This one has all the goodies.
Condition is pretty much as-new! The wood has a nice oil finish too, unlike that nasty reddish shellac Mossberg was fond of using on lesser models.
Only little foibles are it's missing the red/green stoplight safety indicators and (shockingly expensive) magazine. Oh well, off to Ebay....
I would have been happy leaving with that beauty, but then bumped into a fella walking around with THIS-
Easily the most stunning interwar Mauser ES350B I've ever seen. Gorgeous hand-checkering, graduated sight rail, miniature Mauser action with flag safety and claw extractor....just perfect.
As if that wasn't sensory overload already, this one is also British-proofed and has a Parker-Hale PH16 rear micrometer sight with adjustable aperture. I suspect it was imported to England by Parker Hale before being passed to the States.
Ya, it wasn't cheap, but it's a superb example of one of the finest rimfire rifles ever crafted by man and I'm super stoked to shoot it.
What the heck, it's only money......
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