Thoughts on mossburg MVP ?
- Thread starter Canadiankeeper
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I have one, seen 300 rounds so far, incredible rifle for the money. I have the benchrest version with a beautiful palm swell and if you have a good optic you can throw rounds out to 500 no problem. And I'm not at all a good rifle shooter. Get it.
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- New Bunswick
The mvp patrol and thunder ranch look real nice.
The MVP Patrol I had was very sloppy quality so I sold it.
It seems like Mossberg have made some revisions like replacing the painted wood stock with a synthetic, but I would not buy another without handling it to see if there have been improvements to the sloppy bolt and magazine lock up
It seems like Mossberg have made some revisions like replacing the painted wood stock with a synthetic, but I would not buy another without handling it to see if there have been improvements to the sloppy bolt and magazine lock up
You never miss a chance to post your opinion on a rifle you admit you've never fired. It's really impressive in an OCD kind of way.
fired it lots after I sold it to my friend. Although shooting it would/did not improve the quality or operation which was the reason I sold it new unfired in the first place.
Mags still jam up if inserted on an open bolt (they go right past the catch and wedge into the action). magazine lock up is very loose, I had them fall right out with regular handling of the rifle. Bolt is very sloppy and notchy during operation, could not cycle action and keep scope on target for a quick follow up shot (female shooter with weaker upper body will likely not be able to cycle the action with rifle shouldered)
But as I said, this was an early version of the patrol with the painted wood stock, there have been revisions since but have not been able to handle one to see if they made improvements to the problems I experienced.
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I had a MVP Patrol that I thought was pretty good for the price. Never had any problems with it and only had one steel cases cartridge get jammed in the chamber with a few hundred rounds fired. I picked up a Ruger Scout in 556 (que Brian46 posting pictures of a damaged Ruger) so it didn't get shot very much after that.
I traded it for a MVP Varmint to play around a little with a target style rifle. The Varmint rifle has been to the range once and I did have issues with the bolt. I cycle the action and pull the trigger and the hammer would hang up on something and not move all the way forward to hit the firing pin. I've taken the bolt apart to clean and lube it but I haven't made it back to the range yet to test and see if it made any difference.
It's a $700 rifle so you get what you pay for. I hoping I can solve this bolt problem because I don't want to spend more than $700 on a toy I'm trying out for chits and giggles.
I traded it for a MVP Varmint to play around a little with a target style rifle. The Varmint rifle has been to the range once and I did have issues with the bolt. I cycle the action and pull the trigger and the hammer would hang up on something and not move all the way forward to hit the firing pin. I've taken the bolt apart to clean and lube it but I haven't made it back to the range yet to test and see if it made any difference.
It's a $700 rifle so you get what you pay for. I hoping I can solve this bolt problem because I don't want to spend more than $700 on a toy I'm trying out for chits and giggles.
Well I mean an axis in 223 is under 500... So for 700 I am hoping it would out preform that, the stock is already better.
I was not trying for accuracy as I was just sighting in the new scope with Norinco ammo so I can not speak on that subject. The Norinco white box ammo wasn't sub-MOA but the groups were decent compared to what I usually get with Norinco. I just wanted to warn you about the bolt. So far I'm 50/50 with Mossberg MVP bolts.
Caveman308
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- Ottawa Valley
I have the MVP in 223. Love it! I load my own 55gr Vmax with 25 grs of varget. 1/4" groups at 100-200m. The benchrest style stock is great.
Have any pics of those groups?
With handloads I can get fairly reliable 3/4'' 5 shot groups from a bench. Yes the bolt wiggles when not on battery, but mine feeds perfect and is reliable. For what I paid for it I'm not afraid to take it to field and get it dirty, which is what my guns are for. Pretty tough for me to justify selling it and paying many hundreds more while not guaranteeing satisfaction afterwards. Mine is a keeper. I'll admit though, I felt like I took a risk buying a Mossberg rifle. Its like having a pink bike that you like, and hope nobody sees you riding it in town.
The MVP was on my short list but went for a Savage Hog Hunter in .223 for varmints. Loved the MVP but the bolt design caused me concern. The design is new and the shell pick up extension on the bolt seemed very flimsy. When I compared working the bolt I just could not accept the bolt flopping side to side. Ended up playing it safe with well established bolt design. Still a nice concept though just was not willing to hit the field with a new bolt design. No regrets with the Savage as it is a fool proof simple design with a great adjustable trigger. Kicking around doing a detachable mag mod but frankly I do not hammer out the rounds I am about getting decent groups as when barrels heat up groups open up too
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^x2 After inspecting and operating the action on a MVP at my LGS, I recoginzed the sloppy bolt and it was very difficult for me to enjoy cycling it. I do like many of the Mossberg's qualities, however a bolt that easily wiggles around while attempting to cycle is not one of them.
Still waiting for a quality bolt action rifle that uses .223 AR mag.'s (or it's own affordable ten round mag.'s), comes standard with a integrated pistol grip stock (no bedding required) and adjustable length of pull/comb, is capable of sub-MOA accuracy (with match ammo.) and is reasonably lightweight (-7lbs. w/o optic) along with a free floating threaded 16"+/- barrel and at a reasonably affordable price ($1,500+/-).
Something like a lightweight Ruger Precision Rifle (RPR) in .223 with a threaded 14"-16" barrel might do the trick, I do recognize that they are double the price of an MVP. The saying you get what you pay for comes to mind.
Cheers D
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Rod B
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
!/4" group at 200m, You should be on an Olympic team.
Yeah was thinking the same thing.
Outside in the wind the best I can do is like a group the size of an egg at 300 meters, as I am just a plinker/varmint shooter, not really some high tech sniper type guy. I can do the 1/4" thing inside at 50m.
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