Having caught the suppressor bug, I’ve wanted to check out a bolt-action .308 that’s compact enough to handle the extra length and weight of a silencer, yet still remain portable and handy. That’s what peaked my interest in the Mossberg MVP Patrol.
The MVP Patrol is a 7 ½ pound rifle (not including optic) that, as the name implies, is short, light and handy enough to tote around in a car or pack. The 16 ¼ inch barrel is capped by a standard birdcage flash hider, which means that threading for suppressor attachment is already there. The stock is composite and the forend is thick and sturdy. The Patrol is a hard use rifle, not a svelte and trim hunter model, although there’s no reason it wouldn’t serve as a great field rifle.
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Too short to really take advantage of the .308 and offers nothing my 1969 30:06 Mauser can't do better.----Ray
ReplyDeleteSounds like an awesome gun. I'm a .308 Winchester carbine fan from way back (mid 70's) - my 1st and go-to deer rifle is a Remington 600 in .308 so I'm familiar with them. Short and handy, but pretty loud.
ReplyDeleteThe hi-cap magazine compatibility is way cool too. I wonder if a folding stock like the Grendel SRT is in the works.
The hi-cap magazine compatibility is way cool too.
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Agree with Ray. .308 needs a long barrel because it's loaded with a relatively slow burn powder. I suppose you could hand load something that would work well in that rifle but the advantage of .308 is it's mid to long range capability. For close in work that you would do with a short barrel a 5.56 would work just as well with cheaper, lighter ammo. At least that's my opinion.
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Good video. Thanks.
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