Monty,if you refer to the second post on this site,Mossberg .22 rifle reference site and you go to www.havlinsales.com,these two sites should give you a lot of references,now if you say that the gun is in excelent condition well...It's a Mossberg...
and worth collecting..CCIC

 

Thanks, I had found that one earlier, but it seems to only carry parts, not much in way of reviews or detailed schematics.
the closist i found was this http://www.havlinsales.com/350k1.jpg
any other links?

 

Send me you e-mail address and I will send you the dissasembly drawing......

donj
sloop@charter.net

 

Thanks, I had found that one earlier, but it seems to only carry parts, not much in way of reviews or detailed schematics.
the closist i found was this http://www.havlinsales.com/350k1.jpg
any other links?

If you go on this link,you should see a 342K which is a bolt rifle,the 352k should be the same in semi-auto.CCIC

 

Don, thanks for the offer, email sent for the specs.

Well boys, I got a picture of the Mossberg that im interested in buying. It looks prestine, I have negotiated the price and hope to recieve it by mail in next couple of weeks. I'll provide a report or as more questions then

They did warn me it has had feeding problems, but that could be a number of things, cleaning, mags, brand of ammo.

Thanks for the help so far.

Monty

 

Monty, the 352K is a later version of my 152. Pay particular attention to two things - cleanliness of the action, and the magazine.
The Mossberg SA action likes to be kept fairly clean, including the nooks and crannies of the barrel face - extractor grooves and such. A light oil is best, as too much will gather dust and grunge. The 152 allows the bolt to be removed without taking the action out of the stock. IIRC, the 352 may need to be pulled from the stock for bolt removal, but I'm not positive.
My original 7-round magazine still gives me no end of trouble, but I found a couple of 15-round mags. Makes the carbine look like an old first generation SMG! I had to tweak the feedlips and follower angle to make them reliable.
I paid the same price for these two mags as I paid for the rifle!
I've never seen the 15 rounders since, though ten-rounders are available.

 

Mossberg 352K

The very first gun I ever bought for myself (in 1975) was a 352K. I paid $35.00 for it. It was my only .22 for years and I took a lot of small game with it. After a while, I managed to lose the magazine, and it sat in the closet for a decade or so. When looking for a magazine for it in the eighties, I never found one for less than $35.00, and danged if I was gonna pay the same price as the gun cost me originally, no way! So, it sat in the closet some more. Since it was more or less my first gun, I kinda figured I'd just hand it down to my son, but I had daughters... Anyway, one day I coughed up the dough for a couple of mags at a gunshow, and set out to equip my oldest daughter with her first .22. Now, by this time, I'd probably bought, sold, traded, had stolen, any number of .22s, dozens you know, and had developed some skill with em. Man, that day was an eye-opener! That gun had the longest,grittiest trigger pull I've ever felt. Didn't remember that from my youth. The kid had a lot of trouble loading the magazines, so I took it from her to load it myself, and I had trouble with it, too. Starting a kid out with that gun would just turn them off, IMHO. I let her shoot a 10/22 and a Marlin model 60, and she had a ball.
Despite that, I have nothing but fond memories of that little gun, and still, whenever I pull it out, people ooh and ahh over the folding forend, just like I did back in '75. Very cool. I actually took it hunting one day here while back and astonished myself and the gun by headshooting a ground squirrel off of a granite boulder. Only took one shot that day, and the old 352K came through.
Hope you enjoy yours.

 

Well, there was a delay, but its finally on its way. I should recieve it next week and have a report and some pics soon.

 

Well, there was a delay, but its finally on its way. I should recieve it next week and have a report and some pics soon.

Well did you get it yet?
what have you thought? (if you got it)
I havent got the time to take mine out yet..
hopefully within next few weeks Ill get to take mine out..

 

Believe it or not, i recieved it last week and still havent gotten around to checking it, Wednesday I should have time to look her over. I'll post picks and a report next week (my range only opens on weekends)

Monty

 

Finally got my hands on it, dissasembled, was pretty grimmy in there.
I noticed a small piece has broken off the firing pin But i have inquired at havlin and numrich for parts. I hope to get one soon. The magazines need a decent cleaning, Ill post pics shortly.

Aside from the firing pin, no regrets!

Monty

 

My first .22 !! I have a SPI 3-7x-20 scope I plan to put on it as soon as i get the rings. It look in good shape, with only the usual handling marks, some blueing is gone, but no biggie. Stock is clean with no serious blemishes/scratches/dings I might reblue one of the mags, it appears really worn. The folding front grip is unusual, but promises to be fun.

Might not make it to the range until next week, here are some pics for now;

 

Real nice,thanks for the pics.
CCIC

 

NP, hope to have a range report soon too.

 

Darn forgot to update this thread!!!
Went to the range a couple of weeks ago. Unfortunetly, i had first a time shooter with me and didnt have much time to dedicate to the new mossy, just wanted to test fire it and make sure all was fine.

Loaded a mag, inserted, cocked and pulled the trigger, *click* -nothing!

I tried with 2 brands of ammo and a different mag, no go, it doesnt even seem to even dent the casings. Firing pin was just replaced so i cant believe its that. Maybe im assembling it wrong???

BTW, when i would pull back on the bolt, its was extremly hard to get it to eject, had to dissable the bolt, would not go far back enough. is this normal on 22s ?

Any usefull comments/suggestions are appreciated?

 

Montalban-try going to e-gunparts.com ---under Mossberg model 353 there is a viewable schematic which should be similar to your 352.Check to see that your sear and hammer are installed correctly.Its possible that the gun is not being cocked when the action is cycled.Just an idea-hope you get it figured out and good shooting. If not, just send it to me and then it will no longer be a trouble to you.I will make sure it doesn't bother you anymore. Good Luck, Bruce H

 

Have you checked out Jay's sticky at the top of the Mossberg section - "Mossberg .22 Firing Pin Illustrations "?
There's a lot of variations in them, and a seemingly minor difference could make it unworkable.

 

And how did it do at the range?

Any update? get any range time on it yet?

NP, hope to have a range report soon too.

 

Digital pictures

Montlaban if you need them I can take a bunch of digital pictures of my 350, internally its the same as your 353. I have an original owners manual/parts list that I can get you a good picture of also. Used to have this exact model quite a few number of years ago. If you want the pics pm me with your email address and let me know what type of pics you think you'll need. God Bless, Frank.

 

Latest update...

I finally got a free sunday for the range. I went back with the mossy, this time i noticed that although the hammer was moving, it was stopping about 1/2 inch short! Looking closely at the reciever, i noticed some scuffing!!

Basicly the new firing pin i bought was a tad too fat and was getting squeezed halfway in, blocking itself against the top of the reciever. Lukily our range officer hand a small file and after just a few stokes- we have success!! IMHO, it shoots great!! the occasional feeding problem, but im sure some quality ammo ought to fix that. I was surprised how high my groupings were with the cheap fed ammo. Unfortunetly there seemed no way to adjust the rear sight any lower. Next week ill install a spare 7x i have and well see. but the 25 adn 50yrs targets looked decent.

This is great, i finally have something decent to plink with and i can save on milsurp ammo for my other collection pieces. Now i have to start hunting for a nice bolt action to build up

 

Congrats

Glad you gotyour problem solved. Mossbergs are great at least IMHO.

 

your mossey needs cleaned

The very first gun I ever bought for myself (in 1975) was a 352K. I paid $35.00 for it. It was my only .22 for years and I took a lot of small game with it. After a while, I managed to lose the magazine, and it sat in the closet for a decade or so. When looking for a magazine for it in the eighties, I never found one for less than $35.00, and danged if I was gonna pay the same price as the gun cost me originally, no way! So, it sat in the closet some more. Since it was more or less my first gun, I kinda figured I'd just hand it down to my son, but I had daughters... Anyway, one day I coughed up the dough for a couple of mags at a gunshow, and set out to equip my oldest daughter with her first .22. Now, by this time, I'd probably bought, sold, traded, had stolen, any number of .22s, dozens you know, and had developed some skill with em. Man, that day was an eye-opener! That gun had the longest,grittiest trigger pull I've ever felt. Didn't remember that from my youth. The kid had a lot of trouble loading the magazines, so I took it from her to load it myself, and I had trouble with it, too. Starting a kid out with that gun would just turn them off, IMHO. I let her shoot a 10/22 and a Marlin model 60, and she had a ball.
Despite that, I have nothing but fond memories of that little gun, and still, whenever I pull it out, people ooh and ahh over the folding forend, just like I did back in '75. Very cool. I actually took it hunting one day here while back and astonished myself and the gun by headshooting a ground squirrel off of a granite boulder. Only took one shot that day, and the old 352K came through.
Hope you enjoy yours.

if you set in a closet for over a decade youd' be a little gritty and rough also. take her down and clean her inside and out and polish any spots that got rusty or gritty ,cean all the old hard oil/grease out of her and relube her with some modern good stuff and your old memories will return.