NEW: Mossberg MVP Scout .308

[erwos]

http://mossberg.com/product/rifles-...4,4278&redirect=1&lastnode=1&filterNodes=4274

I am loving the hell out of this rifle design, and it's on the list for a bolt gun build. I would have preferred an 18" barrel, but everything else is pretty nice - long rail for optics, ghost ring irons, 6.75lb unloaded weight, pmag/M1A compatibility, etc.

There's also the new light chassis and LR variants that may appeal to people... I'm too much of a carbine guy.

 

[r3t1awr3yd]

Me likey.

 

[Sewer Rat]

Me likey.

me too.....

 

[fidelity]

Looks like they extended the rail for scout optic placement forward of the receiver. Here's the very similar "patrol" in 308 that takes PMAGs and has been well reviewed (that has the shorter rail) ...

http://grabagun.com/catalog/product/view/id/94567

 

[erwos]

I love their approach to the rail, though... not all of us can use scout scopes (cross-eye dominance), but I like the other features and would rather just use it with a normal scope.

 

[Blaster229]

$400 less than the Ruger Gunsite.
More rail and takes pmags. Awesome.

 

[SRD]

$400 less than the Ruger Gunsite.
More rail and takes pmags. Awesome.

Was just going to post the same (price point).

 

[axshon]

The MVP has been getting some good press lately and the fact that they offer an MDT LSS chassis and stock OOB is pretty cool. My next rifle is going to be a Savage Hog Hunter in .308 with that same chassis. MVP doesn't have open sites with the MTD. I'll end up hundreds less than the Mossy with what I consider a better trigger and more aftermarket toys available for the action. Feels like a good hunting/woods rifle combo to me.

 

[BradMacc82]

If the action feels better than the .223 variant I shot, then I could be tempted.

 

[dbledoc]

I have the predator version and love it. My son got a perfect heart shot on a deer at 180 yards with it, I got a running heart shot at 100 yds with it.

 

[fidelity]

I love their approach to the rail, though... not all of us can use scout scopes (cross-eye dominance), but I like the other features and would rather just use it with a normal scope.

I agree. I've been eying up the Patrol version (that I linked above) these last few months because I wouldn't use the forward mounted scope (my eyes wouldn't like) that the Ruger Gunsite Scout is set up for, but the appeal of a lighter weight, shorter barreled, bolt action 308 is high for me. The fact that the MVPs utilize a more ubiquitous mag platform is a bonus. They're not stainless as some Ruger offerings, but for $200-300 less, so what.

 

[Russ D]

I hunt with a Ruger Compact in .308, and while I love the small, lightweight rig it thumps pretty hard for a .308.

 

[Sewer Rat]

My wife loves to shoot the GSR... so much so, that she monopolizes it when we go to the range..... one of mossy's would be perfect for her..... or me....

 

[Yoshi]

What's the advantages of having a "Scout" type rifle?

 

[Vile Shadow]

What's the advantages of having a "Scout" type rifle?

I'm guessing to make it lighter, since the barrels on those are typically shorter than on your typical hunting rifle.

 

[fidelity]

I believe that the design is also supposed to be faster focusing for closer quarter's engagement or hunting in brush. The eye has a wider field of vision because the optic is forward on the rail, so the rifle is aligned more quickly on the target, with the optic fine tuning coming at the end. The design obviously predates holographic red dots, and requires optics with a long ass eye relief.

 

[ericoak]

What are the advantages of this over a 16" inch ar-10? I am guessing at the price point it isn't a sub moa gun.

 

[erwos]

What are the advantages of this over a 16" inch ar-10? I am guessing at the price point it isn't a sub moa gun.

3-4lbs and $300-$400. AR-10s are not light-weight.

 

[fleaman64]

The MVP has been getting some good press lately and the fact that they offer an MDT LSS chassis and stock OOB is pretty cool. My next rifle is going to be a Savage Hog Hunter in .308 with that same chassis. MVP doesn't have open sites with the MTD. I'll end up hundreds less than the Mossy with what I consider a better trigger and more aftermarket toys available for the action. Feels like a good hunting/woods rifle combo to me.

I was looking at the LSS also. Reportedly, it's not 100% drop in. The XLR Element chassis seems to get better press over at Sniper Central and The Hide. Ive gotta cut and thread my barrel first and get rid of that damn X-Mark trigger first!

 

[bkuether]

Tempted, but no left handed version. Oh well. Gun safe is full anyway.