And I can assure you the MC1sc is rolling off Mossberg assembly lines.Įver heard of the Mossberg Military. This was not the first Mossberg pistol introduced since the Brownie, but it is likely the only one actually manufactured.

Because of my language, in the subhead on p. In the case of the new Mossberg MC1sc, the difference between “introduced” and “manufactured” is pretty important. Because if you make a mistake, you’re going to hear about it. That is part of the beauty of working on American Rifleman. We immediately heard from two NRA Life members, Lewis Doney and Peter Albrecht. Mossberg & Sons offered consumers a handgun.” So we wrote in the March issue. More than adequate for local Blacktails.“Not since its very first firearm, the 1919 Brownie rimfire, has O.F. of Unique with a CCI Large Pistol primer. This is about right I think Hard enough to retain weight well but not so hard it acts like FMJ. The bullets are 260 grain HC-LSWCs at about 15 Brinell hardness. What the heck, I was going to buy dies anyway. Thor and I (yes, that's his real name) poked around the store and came up with a set of used RCBS steel dies, a can of case-lube and 100 bullets for $55. I went to snag a box of ammo, but this stuff is expensive- after tax it was going to be $40 for a box of suitable ammo. I suppose anyone can have a bad day, even ammo manufacturers. I'm a little surprised S&B ammo has been my go-to cheap ammo for years. I tested the gun with primed brass and it got 100% ignition. The primer strikes looked good, they just didn't go off until I re-struck them. Unfortunately I had issues with the Sellier & Bellot ammo- I had a misfire about once per cylinder. JSPs I was able to shoot a 2-5/8' off-hand group at 25 yards with one flyer. I tried it out at the range and using Sellier & Bellot 240gr. Despite the bull-barrel it hangs very nicely in the hand. I'd been thinking I'd shorten whatever I got to 4-5/8' for packability, but I think I'm going to leave this one alone. Moreover these guns were popular with silhouette shooters for their accuracy and durability. 002 inches, and when you cock it the clicks are super-sharp and almost musical.

It's in remarkably good condition- the finish looks like it's made out of black glass, there is no end-play in the cylinder and the cylinder locks up super-tight. 44 Magnum with a 7-1/2' ported bull-barrel. Nope- first time I walked into Pinto's there it was- a US Arms Abilene. The budget was, as always, limited so I expected a long search for something cheap enough but suitable. A handgun seems a natural choice for the conditions, so I decided it was time to get another. The property I hunt has a lot of brush and heavy cover- typical shots are 7-20 yards and you almost never get a shot over fifty yards. Times change though- I've taken up reloading and am hunting again. I didn't reload, I wasn't hunting and commercial ammo had gotten too bloody expensive to shoot them for pleasure.

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