Mossberg tactical

The actual feel of the rifle was "off" would be the best way to describe it. It felt like I was about to play a round of airsoft BS or something.

We used Winchester Wildcat, CCI Blazers, Remington Thunderbolts & Cyclones and some Federals from the wally world bulk pack.

It started to jam 5 rounds into the wildcats.

The Thunderbolts worked well enough.

The Cyclones were a no go.

The Federals experienced about one FTF per mag and the CCI ran good until about we hit the 400 overall round count for the day.Then it HAD to be cleaned as it was continuous FTF or FTE. Cleaning solved it and the CCI's were good to go.

Accuracy.. I'd like to see a video of someone shooting "awesome groups" with it as I won't believe a still picture of an "awesome target" supposedly shot with this gun; not based on what we experienced. The targets we shot were 2" groups at best at 15 yards and opened up to about 3.5" at 50 yards and those are benched BTW.

As mentioned it's better than not buying anything but not by much.

I would recommend a 10/22 for sure over this as it is probably the best performer in the price range. If you want the tactical look the sr22 will do it for you but at twice the price or step it up price wise and get the M&P or Colt. If you want a hands-on build then get a 10/22 and buy the kit of your cohice (archangel etc) to give it the tacti-cool look.

I'm not sure I'd even buy it as a cheap starter for a kid who would think it was cool, certainly not for an adult as a great rimfire rifle.

If money is an issue then go to a bolt action. Same price would get you an overall better rifle with increased accuracy for sure.

Just my $0.02 because you asked me ;)

Regards,
 
Wow sorry to hear Boomer686! When I get home (on 29th) I'll take a video of mine. At 25yrds with Federal Bulk 525s I had great groups.

I'm an adult ( kid at heart ) and bang for buck... Can't beat it!
 
I have a Remington VTR 597 and it works great!!!!
Here it is:

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Just past the 2000rd mark and now shooting a 2nd 500rd box of Winchester Dynapoints which have worked out very well.
Havn't tried Federals' yet but they'll be nex
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Boomer686 said:
The actual feel of the rifle was "off" would be the best way to describe it. It felt like I was about to play a round of airsoft BS or something.

We used Winchester Wildcat, CCI Blazers, Remington Thunderbolts & Cyclones and some Federals from the wally world bulk pack.

It started to jam 5 rounds into the wildcats.

The Thunderbolts worked well enough.

The Cyclones were a no go.

The Federals experienced about one FTF per mag and the CCI ran good until about we hit the 400 overall round count for the day.Then it HAD to be cleaned as it was continuous FTF or FTE. Cleaning solved it and the CCI's were good to go.

Accuracy.. I'd like to see a video of someone shooting "awesome groups" with it as I won't believe a still picture of an "awesome target" supposedly shot with this gun; not based on what we experienced. The targets we shot were 2" groups at best at 15 yards and opened up to about 3.5" at 50 yards and those are benched BTW.

As mentioned it's better than not buying anything but not by much.

I would recommend a 10/22 for sure over this as it is probably the best performer in the price range. If you want the tactical look the sr22 will do it for you but at twice the price or step it up price wise and get the M&P or Colt. If you want a hands-on build then get a 10/22 and buy the kit of your cohice (archangel etc) to give it the tacti-cool look.

I'm not sure I'd even buy it as a cheap starter for a kid who would think it was cool, certainly not for an adult as a great rimfire rifle.

If money is an issue then go to a bolt action. Same price would get you an overall better rifle with increased accuracy for sure.

Just my $0.02 because you asked me ;)

Regards,
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Mine jams with CCI Blazer's constantly. Also, I noticed that the groupings were real big, although my SKS groupings are tighter. So it may not be me, it may be the gun.
 
I bought one for my son when the first came out because I thought it looked neat. After having it for a few months I sold it without even firing a round through it. Cheap but didn't like the clam-shell stock and the way you had to pull the bolt back to remove the mag.
 
ChrisCanada said:
Mine jams with CCI Blazer's constantly. Also, I noticed that the groupings were real big, although my SKS groupings are tighter. So it may not be me, it may be the gun.
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I have used winchester 555 and cci standard velocity 40gr lead rn, the winchester jams 1-2 in every 25 rounds, with the cci not had a single jam in 300 rounds, now have 1500 rounds of winchester to go in the bin.
 
I wasn't too impressed with Win. 555"s ( 333) either.
However , Win. Dynapoints worked out as one of the better of all the ammo I've put though mine.
The CCI products worked very well too.

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Just got one last week - $219 at Wholesale Sports in Lethbridge. Had to add 20 for the 25 round mag. This thing is awesome for the price. I cannot wait to put a red dot on it.
 
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