Mossberg "tacticool" .22

[Robmills72]

Saw this in my local academy and though it was pretty neat and might be pretty cool to keep in my truck when the occasional wild hare strikes, anyone had experience with the 715t? All it is is a plinkster in a glorified shell, I'm just worried about operation due to the larger magazine. I'd obviously be buying it for target shooting and BSing purposes, I would never hunt with a .22 that is just cruel I have hunting rifles for that although I suppose it could easily double as SDW or bug out/hike rifle with about the same price tag as the Henry survival carbine. Also I've got a nice scope and fore grip/light/laser that need to be put to use

Disclaimer: I know that you get what you pay for I just want a fun little gun to mess with without spending a grand on an AR and Benjamin everytime I put a few rounds through it

 

[JBecker]

I've heard of some shaky reviews on the Mossberg, as well as the Umarex rifles Colt and HK brand for themselves. If you want a .22lr trainer you really should be looking at the S&W M&P15-22, but they are a bit more money.

If all you want is a nice .22lr semiauto for varmint plinking, check out a Ruger 10-22.

 

[bofa]

I have one with a couple thousand rounds through it. It is quite fun to shoot and the ammo is cheap. S&W makes one of the better plinker semi-auto 22s imo. My only complaint is that mags are sometimes hard to come by and now that I'm in a state with an identity crisis, I can't order them. :cry2:

[edit to clarify, I have the S&W MP 15-22... it's about $70 or so more.]

 

[nevada]

I have the non-tactical version, the 702. damn fine gun. I believe they both use the same action, just with different furniture.