C&R · II · 374
Mossberg Model 40
Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 12 ↗
Mossberg, Model 40, cal. .22, tubular fed, bolt action rifles mfd. from 1933-1935.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMade 1933–1935 (ATF’s dates)ATF: “mfd. from 1933-1935”
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
United StatesBasis: outside reference ¹- Manufacturer
- O.F. Mossberg & SonsBasis: the ATF wording
- Type
- RifleBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- BoltBasis: the ATF wording
- Caliber
- .22Basis: the ATF wording
- Made
- 1933–1935Basis: the ATF wording
- Service
- Commercial
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 12 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “O.F. Mossberg & Sons” ↗, country: American firearms company, New Haven / North Haven, Connecticut
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- None
Historical context
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