Mossberg 26B Trigger Guard

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Soooo after about 20 years I got around to cleaning up my grandfather's old Mossberg.
Blueing could stand to be redone.
Peep sight is missing the aperture.
Stock is a bit beat up.
Pretty sure one of the lenses in the scope is cracked.
BUT it was Grampa's so just going to leave it alone :d
My question is does anyone else out there have one and does your trigger guard look like this? I have looked online and they all seem to look the same or a fair number of them. Was this the way they came or is it just age distorting things?
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That is just age and if you undo a screw and put zip tie around it and the stock to pull it in you can reset it. Trick is to do it slow and use a little heat. I use a hair drier but I have heard of some using hot water. Dip it in hot water and put it back on, holding with a zip tie. Replacements are available. You will find some are marked with US patent and Canada reg or something to that effect. I believe ones so marked were made 1938-1940.
 
AS I understand it, it is an early type of plastic. There are reproductions out there as well. On a caution - be very careful with the bolt. a lot are lost as they drop out easy. If you take the bolt out you need to use the alignment marks and with safety off pull the trigger to reinstall.
 
I had exactly the same fit on my Mossberg 351 KA. Likely the exact same trigger guard knowing Mossberg. I removed mine while doing some other work on the rifle and decided to gently flex the guard to see if some heat and clamping might put it back where it belonged. It broke in half with very little force. At first I was a bit PO'ed with myself but I think the plastic just degrades over time so breakage was probably inevitable. I did get a bunch of the parts that I needed at Western Gun Parts but I did not order a new trigger guard from them. They are certainly worth a try.
Make sure to provide them make, model and part number if you have an owners manual.
 
I think I am just going to leave it the way it is.
The thing is still deadly accurate out to 150 yds+ and all original.
Other than sentimental value the gun is worth about $100 so not worth sinking a bunch of money into.
 
greywolf67nt said:
I think I am just going to leave it the way it is.
The thing is still deadly accurate out to 150 yds+ and all original.
Other than sentimental value the gun is worth about $100 so not worth sinking a bunch of money into.
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You're not wrong. These old Mossbergs can shoot the lights out and I really enjoy owning mine. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
 
I have an nice 26B,like all the old Mossberg 22's,,they are probably more accurate than 99% of new 22's,i have about 30 old Mossberg 22's.all are deadly accurate,and those trigger guards did tend to shrink with age,
 
I made a custom trigger guard for my 146-b out of flat bar sections. Welded pieces, filed it to shape and rust blued it. I like the gun much better now that it's all metal and wood. It's too nice to have a plastic trigger guard.
 
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