Ok guys and gals, I picked up a brand-new Mossberg 702 Plinkster base model (18" barrel, synthetic stock) yesterday, and took it out for it's break-in shoot this morning.
The rifle shot fairly well, considering the price tag ($140). It's not a tackdriver by any stretch of the imagination, but I could still hit the bullseye at 25 yards easily, on a 25 yrd Bullseye target with the stock sights.
The rifle shot a little low out of the box, but some adjustment of the rear sight took care of that (rear is adjustable for windage and elevation, front is hooded and fixed).
I ran roughly 350 rnds through it, on slow and rapid fire. The barrel heated up somewhat on rapid fire (as expected), but reloading the magazines gave the piece time to cool.
I was using Remington Viper and Winchester Super X ammo, and there was no difference in accuracy. HOWEVER, there was a major difference in how the ammo fed out of the magazine. The Viper ammo had zero problems with feed and ejection. The Super X ammo was difficult to load into the magazine, and I had several stoppages with it, both on slow and rapid fire.
I had bought another Mossberg 10 rnd magazine to go with the one that came with the rifle, and both mags had the same problems with the Super X ammo. I think the major issue with the Super X may be the rim size, as it seems to be slightly bigger than the Viper ammo (just on a visual check)
Other than the ammo trouble, this rifle is a good shooter and great plinker,
and wouldn't be bad for gophers either. I won't buy any more Super X ammo for this semi-auto, although it has no problems with my Anschutz bolt action.
The rifle shot fairly well, considering the price tag ($140). It's not a tackdriver by any stretch of the imagination, but I could still hit the bullseye at 25 yards easily, on a 25 yrd Bullseye target with the stock sights.
The rifle shot a little low out of the box, but some adjustment of the rear sight took care of that (rear is adjustable for windage and elevation, front is hooded and fixed).
I ran roughly 350 rnds through it, on slow and rapid fire. The barrel heated up somewhat on rapid fire (as expected), but reloading the magazines gave the piece time to cool.
I was using Remington Viper and Winchester Super X ammo, and there was no difference in accuracy. HOWEVER, there was a major difference in how the ammo fed out of the magazine. The Viper ammo had zero problems with feed and ejection. The Super X ammo was difficult to load into the magazine, and I had several stoppages with it, both on slow and rapid fire.
I had bought another Mossberg 10 rnd magazine to go with the one that came with the rifle, and both mags had the same problems with the Super X ammo. I think the major issue with the Super X may be the rim size, as it seems to be slightly bigger than the Viper ammo (just on a visual check)
Other than the ammo trouble, this rifle is a good shooter and great plinker,
and wouldn't be bad for gophers either. I won't buy any more Super X ammo for this semi-auto, although it has no problems with my Anschutz bolt action.
