I stopped by the Mossberg booth to see what news I could get for the hunting bolt action rifle and shotgun lines.
The Patriot family of rifles replaced the 4x4 last year; so little news there for 2016. A few new camp styles are announced, for the full size and youth size models.
Shotguns receive the same new camo style treatment, but one feature that I was showed did get my attention. Some turkey models will have new Marbles sights instead of the usual Mossberg ones.
I thought this was a pretty slim list of news bits until we got to this: Mossberg is now offering what it calls the "FLEX" line of shotguns. Essentially, this is a new system of interchangeable and adaptable stocks and forends. With no tools, and in a matter of seconds, you can swap forends, buttstocks, and recoil pads. It may appear to be gimmicky at first, but once I started thinking about it, there may be something smart about this. I can think of instances when I may want to lend my shotgun to my youngest son, swapping the buttstock or buttpad, rather than having to buy a complete shotgun which would fit only a smaller hunter... Or swap a solid buttstock for one which has adjustable cheek piece and length of pull.
The Patriot family of rifles replaced the 4x4 last year; so little news there for 2016. A few new camp styles are announced, for the full size and youth size models.
Shotguns receive the same new camo style treatment, but one feature that I was showed did get my attention. Some turkey models will have new Marbles sights instead of the usual Mossberg ones.
I thought this was a pretty slim list of news bits until we got to this: Mossberg is now offering what it calls the "FLEX" line of shotguns. Essentially, this is a new system of interchangeable and adaptable stocks and forends. With no tools, and in a matter of seconds, you can swap forends, buttstocks, and recoil pads. It may appear to be gimmicky at first, but once I started thinking about it, there may be something smart about this. I can think of instances when I may want to lend my shotgun to my youngest son, swapping the buttstock or buttpad, rather than having to buy a complete shotgun which would fit only a smaller hunter... Or swap a solid buttstock for one which has adjustable cheek piece and length of pull.
