I am not trying to be a smart ass here, but wasnt Mossberg more popular for making shotguns? I know that they made some rifles as well, my buddy used to have an older Mossberg rifle in the .243 flavor and it shot very well, even with just having open sites. I shot it only 3 times and had was hitting within 2 inches of the bulls at 50 yards shooting freehand. I thought that was pretty good at the time for never shooting that particular gun before. Old guns are awesome, i cannot think of anything more interesting to own that can be so rich with history. I know for myself I am more accurate with a lighter grain of bullet than with a heavy one. It probably has to do with the kick?