Do You Remember Your First Rifle???

Sonofeugene · 04-26-2021, 05:12 PM

Mine was my father's Wards Western Field .22 from Montgomery Wards. It was made in 1940 and was actually a Mossberg model 26C. I sort of claimed it for my own when I was about 15 years old which is how old my father was when he got it. I later had a local gunsmith put a Weaver scope on it and me and friends would go out and take squirrels and rabbits with it. I just slung it over my shoulder and rode my bicycle to the smith. This was in the Silicon Valley. Sure can't do that today.

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One difference between the Mossberg version and the Western Field version is the front site. The Western Field version used the sight from Mossberg's Targo model. I finally found a replacement hood for the sight awhile back, so the rifle is now complete.

04-26-2021, 05:12 PM	#27
Sonofeugene User Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 157 Thanks: 1 Thanked 118 Times in 64 Posts	Mine was my father's Wards Western Field .22 from Montgomery Wards. It was made in 1940 and was actually a Mossberg model 26C. I sort of claimed it for my own when I was about 15 years old which is how old my father was when he got it. I later had a local gunsmith put a Weaver scope on it and me and friends would go out and take squirrels and rabbits with it. I just slung it over my shoulder and rode my bicycle to the smith. This was in the Silicon Valley. Sure can't do that today. IMG_0656.jpg IMG_0654.jpg IMG_0708.jpg One difference between the Mossberg version and the Western Field version is the front site. The Western Field version used the sight from Mossberg's Targo model. I finally found a replacement hood for the sight awhile back, so the rifle is now complete.