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Finally gave in to the dreaded "Rimfire Benchrest" disease.

The Mossberg 144 shared a birthday with me in 1949.

Learned a lot today.

1. Don't shoot late in the day due to wind.

2. Wind can REALLY affect accuracy with subsonic bullets.

3. The Mossy likes Wolf Match Target.

4. Making tight little groups is fun and quite the challenge.

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The Old T-Bolt
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Old_Painless (from AR15.com) behind the glass
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That's probably one of the best looking .22's I've seen.
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nyj wrote:That's probably one of the best looking .22's I've seen.
Agreed. Love the finish on the stock.
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Great rifle! I have one just like it, except mine still has the original Lyman target sights. I never had a T-bolt.

My dad bought mine in the early 60s and I used it to learn target shooting. I earned many NRA marksmanship medals with it.

I got all the way to sharpshooter, I still have the medal, but was never consistent enough to make it to the Distinguished level.

I'll bet that Ol' Doc refinished the stock. :cool:
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Thanks, and I think it's been refinished, too but before I got it.
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doc540 wrote:Thanks, and I think it's been refinished, too but before I got it.
Mine isn't as shiny. ;-)
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We're making progress. :cheers2:

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Man, that thing is a tack-driver, AND beautiful.

You ain't got no ugly guns, do you? :mrgreen:
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The Annoyed Man wrote:Man, that thing is a tack-driver, AND beautiful.

You ain't got no ugly guns, do you? :mrgreen:
hmmm.....don't think I do even counting the old Daisy Model 40.

It's old but pretty in its own way. :)

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It's official now.

This Old Mossy will shoot!

100yds today

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Doc540, you might enjoy this forum: http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/index.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

There is a Mossberg sub forum therein.

Oh, where did you find your .22 LR bullets?
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Oldgringo wrote:You might enjoy this forum: http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/index.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

There is a Mossberg sub forum therein.

Oh, where did you find your .22 LR bullets?
Thanks, I joined a while back, and they've been very helpful.

J&G Sales has a few bricks for about twice the normal price.

Then I found four bricks on about page 8 of a Google search. Bought all they had. :thumbs2:
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