ok people i might be in the wrong spot.
i have a old mossberg,model 800A,i was going to get a trigger and a new barrel put on it.
but is the action any good?or am i better off to just buy a new rifle?
thanxs folks.

the economical thing to do is to trade it for a new whizbangor other....you can spend more installing a new barrel than trading for a Rem 700 etc.

Not many were made, they were not particularly good rifles as I understand it. If you like yours that's all moot and I've never owned one to make an actual comparison.

I'd hang onto it and buy another rifle- you never know, it might be collectible one day.

The way the economy is going, this might be a good time to peruse the used gun racks, or a new Remington, Savage, or Marlin bolt action might be of interest.

I have the 8oo in 22-250. The letter denotes the caliber. It's my favorite rifle and the only one that will go to the grave with me. The actions are very strong. Go to "US bolt action sporting rifles" and scroll untill you find yours. It tells you about it. I had mine fluted, jewelled and am looking at a custom stock.

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"US bolt action sporting rifles"

gotta URL?

No, I just have the pertaining page in my favorites. Here is the description part. I will try to post the charts, as well.


Mossberg 800

Notes: This rifle was originally designed by Louis Seecamp and Carl Benson in the late 1960s for Montgomery Ward to sell in their stores. Montgomery Ward decided not to sell them, but Mossberg took up the type and sold it in its various incarnations into late 1970s.

The Model 800 had a strangely-shaped S-shaped bolt handle – bent forward, then back. The rifle is well-made and looks good. Internally, the bolt is also unusual, having two rows of three lugs (most rifles only have one set of lugs). The extractor uses a rather short blade, but its spring is especially strong, saving space and giving the Model 800 reliable case ejection. The early versions used a walnut Monte Carlo-type half stock, with the pistol grip wrist having a plastic white cap and the buttplate having decorative white spacers. The pistol grip wrist and fore-end had impressed skip-line checkering. The pistol grip wrist also had a decorative deer’s head on each side, and the fore-end had a decorative running buck on each side. The barrel was 22 inches long, with a folding leaf rear sight and a ramp front sight. The original Model 800 was built from 1966-78; original chamberings .243 Winchester and 7.62mm NATO, but more chamberings were quickly added due to customer demand. Starting in 1967, the nomenclature was changed greatly; the 7.72mm NATO version became the Model 800A, the .243 Winchester version became the Model 800B, the .22-250 version was the Model 800C, the short-lived (1968-69) .350 Remington Magnum version became the Model 800D, the also short-lived 6.5mm Remington Magnum version became the Model 800E, and the even rarer .222 Remington version (built only for a few months in 1970) became the Model 800F.

There were many variants, most of which were simple variations of stock shape or "deluxe" versions, but several need separate explanations. The Model 800AM was a shorter version of the Model 800A, with a 20-inch barrel, a straight spatulate bolt handle, and a full-length Mannlicher-type stock. It’s a rather rare variant, despite being manufactured for almost 3 years. The Model 800AVT was designed for varmint and target shooting; it has a 24-inch heavy barrel and came with bases for scope rings.

The Model 800BM is the same as the Model AM above, but with a different chambering. The Model 800BVT is also the same as the Model 800 AVT, but again with different chambering. The same is true of the Model 800C and Model 800CVT.

The Model 800V (later re-designated the Model 800VT) used an extra-heavy 24-inch barrel and came with bases for scope rings; it is similar to the Model 800AVT, BVT, and CVT, but with an even heavier, stiffer barrel made of better-quality steel.

Ammunition
Weight
Magazines
Price

Model 800
.222 Remington
2.73 kg
4 Internal
$774

Model 800
.22-250 Remington
2.81 kg
4 Internal
$840

Model 800
6.5mm Remington Magnum
3.16 kg
4 Internal
$1186

Model 800
.243 Winchester
2.95 kg
4 Internal
$996

Model 800
7.62mm NATO
3.52 kg
4 Internal
$1428

Model 800
.350 Remington Magnum
4.24 kg
4 Internal
$2419

Model 800AM
7.62mm NATO
3.49 kg
4 Internal
$1408

Model 800AVT
7.62mm NATO
3.56 kg
4 Internal
$1449

Model 800BM
.243 Winchester
2.91 kg
4 Internal
$976

Model 800BVT
.243 Winchester
2.98 kg
4 Internal
$1016

Model 800CM
.22-250 Remington
2.77 kg
4 Internal
$820

Model 800CVT
.22-250 Remington
2.85 kg
4 Internal
$860

Model 800V
.22-250 Remington
2.86 kg
4 Internal
$866

Model 800V
.243 Winchester
3.07 kg
4 Internal
$1022

Model 800V
7.62mm NATO
3.54 kg
4 Internal
$1455

Aside from the plain low budget stock, I love this rifle.