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Title: Mossberg 395KB
Post by: Mabs2 on June 21, 2007, 06:50:05 AM
Dad and I recently came into ownership of a Mossberg 395KB bolt action 12 gauge.  It's darn cool, but it's kind of rusty.
I can't figure out how to remove the bolt from the the gun for proper cleaning.
Anyone out there can halp?
Google yields not much info, doesn't seem to be a very popular gun.
Title: Re: Mossberg 395KB
Post by: K Frame on June 21, 2007, 06:54:49 AM
Been a long time since I messed with one of thse, but I THINK this is how you do it...

Open the bolt and pull it open about half an inch, then, as you slowly side the bolt back pull the trigger as far back as it will go.

Many inexpensive bolt action firearms used an extension on the trigger as the bolt stop.
Title: Re: Mossberg 395KB
Post by: mtnbkr on June 21, 2007, 06:56:25 AM
If it's the same as my JC Higgens 20g, then there's a screw on the side of the action you must loosen a bit (or remove completely, I don't recall).

Do some research online before you shoot it though.  Some of the bolt action 12g guns were under a recall for faulty locking lugs.  Folks had the bolts ejected into their faces.  I'm pretty certain the recall was for the JC Higgens line, but Mossberg and a few other companies made the guns for Sears.  BTW, if you have an affected Higgens bolt action 12g, I think Sears still pays a $100 bounty for the bolts.

Chris
Title: Re: Mossberg 395KB
Post by: Paddy on June 21, 2007, 07:05:55 AM
I had a Mossberg 185D.  You removed the bolt exactly as Mike described, by holding the trigger back.
Title: Re: Mossberg 395KB
Post by: Mabs2 on June 21, 2007, 07:13:13 AM
Awesome!
She's out and ready for scrubbin'.
Thanks guys.
I'll be sure to do that research about the locking lugs.  We haven't fired it yet and it'll probably be a while.
Thanks!
Title: Re: Mossberg 395KB
Post by: K Frame on June 21, 2007, 07:16:48 AM
From GPC's information on this gun (http://www.e-gunparts.com/productschem.asp?chrMasterModel=0840z395KA) I can't see a bolt retaining screw, either in the schematic or the parts list.

However, the drawing of the trigger looks VERY much the same as the triggers on the inexpensive Mossberg .22s that retained the bolt with a trigger extension.
Title: Re: Mossberg 395KB
Post by: K Frame on June 21, 2007, 07:21:52 AM
The only recall information I can find for Mossberg bolt shotguns is for the 695 produced in 1995 and 1996, and that was for inadvertently firing when the bolt was closed.
Title: Re: Mossberg 395KB
Post by: mtnbkr on June 21, 2007, 07:53:28 AM
The Mossberg must be a different gun than my Higgins.  The schematic shows a box mag, while mine has a tube mag.  Not surprising though.  Mossberg and High Standard made the JC Higgens line.  I may have a High Standard model.

This is the recall I was speaking of: http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-04-2006/0004242749&EDATE=

Looks like they reduced the bounty from a $160 cash fee to a $50 gift card.

Chris
Title: Re: Mossberg 395KB
Post by: K Frame on June 21, 2007, 08:02:31 AM
Depending on its age, it could also have been made by Stevens/Springfield. I'm pretty sure that they made bolt-action shotguns that were sold by Sears, Monkey Ward, and Western Auto, among others.
Title: Re: Mossberg 395KB
Post by: Mabs2 on June 21, 2007, 08:31:42 AM
Thought I posted this earlier, but my internet was farting out...
Thanks bro!
Srsly, that's a lot of good info.
But now here's the big question.
Can I get 30 round mags for it? Cheesy

Also, she has Mossberg clearly printed on the barrel.
Title: Re: Mossberg 395KB
Post by: K Frame on June 21, 2007, 08:34:17 AM
"Can I get 30 round mags for it?"

Biggest I've ever seen was, I think, a 10-rounder.

A 30-round magazine?

The weight of the shells on the follower would probably be so great that the spring wouldn't be able to lift them.

If the spring was strong enough to lift the shells, it would probably be virtually impossible to load the magazine.
Title: Re: Mossberg 395KB
Post by: Mabs2 on June 21, 2007, 08:40:02 AM
Hrm, sounds plausible.

TO THE LAB
Title: Re: Mossberg 395KB
Post by: mtnbkr on June 21, 2007, 08:44:07 AM
No honest man needs more than three shotshells. Tongue

Chris
Title: Re: Mossberg 395KB
Post by: Matthew Carberry on June 21, 2007, 10:21:22 AM
Mossberg 395KB
 
Now's the time to upgrade it to the 1 Gb model.  grin
Title: Re: Mossberg 395KB
Post by: mtnbkr on June 21, 2007, 10:37:33 AM
nobody needs more than 640kb. Tongue

Chris
Title: Re: Mossberg 395KB
Post by: Nick1911 on June 21, 2007, 12:43:35 PM
CAN NEVER HAVE ENOUGH RAM GUNS!

BUY MORE RAM GUNS! 

(Right, Mike?)

 grin
Title: Re: Mossberg 395KB
Post by: Mabs2 on June 21, 2007, 04:47:28 PM
I need a lot more than RAM...
sad
Title: Re: Mossberg 395KB
Post by: wmenorr67 on June 21, 2007, 06:06:58 PM
I need a lot more than RAM...
sad

TMI! grin
Title: Re: Mossberg 395KB
Post by: Mabs2 on June 22, 2007, 05:37:59 AM
I'm sorry...but it's true.
I need a processor, a video card, a mobo, a power supply, a life, and a sound card.
It's a sad sad situation.
I also bought a bad Lite On drive and kept it thinking I could fix it.
Title: Re: Mossberg 395KB
Post by: K Frame on June 22, 2007, 05:39:43 AM
Everything you can do with one of those fancy dancy computer thingies you can do with a Lite Brite.
Title: Re: Mossberg 395KB
Post by: Mabs2 on June 22, 2007, 06:20:05 AM
Yes...pretty much.
On off on off on off many many times.
GOOD GOD YOU'VE SHOWN ME THE LIGHT
I'm selling my computer RIGHT NOW
My next post will be from a $2 Lite Bright!!
Title: Re: Mossberg 395KB
Post by: K Frame on June 22, 2007, 06:48:14 AM
Make sure you have enough pegs.
Title: Re: Mossberg 395KB
Post by: Tallpine on June 22, 2007, 08:43:06 AM
You're supposed to move your head away from the stock right before you pull the trigger, so that the bolt can whiz harmlessly back past your ear.

You might want to tie a string to the bolt handle though, so you can make faster follow-up shots.  Wink
Title: Re: Mossberg 395KB
Post by: Mabs2 on June 22, 2007, 01:58:20 PM
You're supposed to move your head away from the stock right before you pull the trigger, so that the bolt can whiz harmlessly back past your ear.

You might want to tie a string to the bolt handle though, so you can make faster follow-up shots.  Wink
This man is a genius!
Title: Re: Mossberg 395KB
Post by: never_retreat on June 22, 2007, 04:32:04 PM
Wow someone else has one of these besides me cool If any one knows of bigger mags for this thing post it now.
Title: Re: Mossberg 395KB
Post by: Mabs2 on June 23, 2007, 07:00:17 AM
Make sure you have enough pegs.
I have 42 pegs.
Works flawlessly.