Mossberg patriot rifle. what do you think ?

[Dano3467]

Mossberg walnut patriot vortex combo (rifle deal)

Had been waiting for a nice wood stock 308 win rifle to come up for sale here for a while, in my area. But no bueno.

So looking at this deal, seems like a good fit, for a hunting gun for 100yds - 300yds max, with factory match loads.

Price seems good for this rifle, & scope of fair quality, for hunting, & a little bench shooting.

What is the brain trust thought on this, for intended purposes.

BTW, I've chosen wood, because I just like the lumber, over the black synthetic.

Not really looking to do big, or maybe any upgrades to this.


https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...mc_f8xjuj1OqOK

[CartridgeCalls]

For hunting it works. Its what my wife uses in
308. Not at all submoa but it kills deer and pigs out to 300 without issue.

[Cowboy T]

Sure, go for it. With decent ammo it can be a 1 MOA rifle. I see the Patriot in the category of, "inexpensive rifles that work". For hunting out to 300 yards, it certainly will do the job.

[pennstater]

A buddy has one in .270 Win. He did put a different scope on it later on. He likes the rifle tho.

MLC

[nickel plate]

Website shows it's out of stock.

[bigbossman]

I bought one of these a few years ago, when they went on sale for $249 (synthetic). Maybe a 4moa gun out of the box, and I tried all kinds of bullet, powder, brass, and primer combinations. I pillar bedded it, and that got it just under 1moa with hand-loads.

I killed a pronghorn with it at just over 300 yards, and a friend used it to get his first mulie buck at around 200 yards. I ended up selling it on GB.