RE: Want an old Dept. Store Rifle.
I believe many of the Sears (Ted Williams) guns was actually made by Winchester and many of the Wards guns(western Field) was made by O F Mossberg. Both fine companys in my book.
If that's what you'd like to pass down to the youngsters then let it happen.
I must warn you that these guns are hard to find....they don't seem to be plentiful.