Mossberg Patriot

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jrhilde

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Just looking around through Bud's guns and happened to go far enough into the Mossbergs to discover the Patriot--- I was a little surprised, nice looking walnut stock with cheek piece, decent wood, good checkering , matt blue on the metal, knurled bolt body and a lightly fluted barrel---
looked like a pretty decent gun for the price, can any of you give me a little info on these as far as accuracy and dependability------ John
 
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jrhilde

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Couple things I'm not crazy about, the fluted barrel, but at least the fluting is very subdued--looks like a pretty handsome gun to me-- does his gun seem to be at least average accurate, say at least 1.5 at 1oo? John
 
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Saltydog235

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I bought my son a bantam in .243. I sighted it in for him and with the 70grn hand loads I'm feeding it, it is surprisingly accurate. He just has to learn to shoot it.
 
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joe sixgun

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Out of the box shooting off the split rail fence it holds close to 1.5. He has only tried one ammo load though. I expect it will close up well with some different ammo testing. His has the camo synthetic stock and is stipled not checkered. I plan to pick one up if I can find the right deal. I think he got his at about $200 bucks on clearance at the local Wally world.
 
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Orion6

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Nice rifles. Most reviews (only seen 1 negative on YouTube from a guy that must have thought he was getting a custom grade AAA rifle for $350) are very positive.

I have a Walnut .30-06. The walnut is very nice and the stippling is not as extreme as people act like. It's a nice rifle, and there's nothing that can touch it right now for what they are selling them for.
 
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MGMorden

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I've not tried one yet, but I do like that they're available in a few things other than the really common cartridges. I've had an itch for a big-bore lately but most of the guns are just too expensive. The Mossberg is available at a decent price in .375 Ruger though, which I may try out.
 
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Orion6

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My only complaint about them - they only come in a 22" barrel size for all calibers (not counting the youth models which are 20")

The magnum calibers need a 24" tube at least, and I'd be even happier with a 26" tube. A 300 Win Mag in a 26" setup would be my next purchase if they made one. That said I'll just get an AB3 in that caliber.

But again, the Patriot is a great bargain and very nice.
 
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