Ditto. I carried my '59 Mossberg 144LS (NRA competition in BSA) to HS in the early 60s, for 2-3x weekly rifleteam practice, too. Kept it in my hall locker w/ ammo on those days. Still have it, in pristine condition, now with a Weaver scope on it. Dad uses it to shoot groundhogs at his place.
320 posted on 08/23/2014 11:49:39 AM PDT by Carriage Hill
( Some days you're the windshield, and some days you're the bug.)
You have to wonder how many of those finger grip trigger guards Mossberg made over the years. I’ve seen them on .22’s, and their bolt action shotguns. It has to be millions.