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I have been in the market for a "Walking Around" Prairie Dog rifle to compliment my Swift from the bench, and was just about settled on a used Sako .222 with a 12x Leupold for $1000 if it was still available when I either settled on my Mom's house or got my bonus, whichever came first...
But since the house still hasn't closed (DAMM New York State Inspections!) and I won't recieve my bonus till next MARCH even though I EARNED it in SEPTEMBER....
) I have still been looking at my options...
My son bought a Rifle Firepower magazine when he got home from the Army, and there was an article about the Mossberg MVP...
HHHMmmmm... A 71/2 lb Bolt Action "Varmint" rifle in 5.56 that took AR -15 mags....
HHHMMMMmmm....
Half inch groups with CHEAP 55 gr and 62 gr Nato American Eagle and Federal loads... .80-.90" groups with Hornady and other .223 rounds....
Almost good enough from the BENCH, but from a walking bipod? With a 30 round mag walking just over a rise with a hundred or so P-dogs looking at me at 200 yds or less?
Then I was in Indy with my wife, to meet my son for a round of golf, and after letting her shop and we still had an hour to kill before the tee time, I said we would hit Gander Mountain...
And lo and behold, they had an MVP on the shelf...$579 without a scope, nice laminate stock that fit me well, and the knock-off Accu-trigger that they let me dry fire...SWEET and crisp!!!!
Then I look up the reviews on the 'net...guys are getting LESS than half inch at 100 with handloads and heavier bullets with the 1/9 twist....
Hey, I have a BUNCH of AR mags, I reload for .223 already for my AR, and I will get much better accuracy then I have been striving for in my 16" Rock River, and NOT have to scramble for brass in the cactus and ratlesnakes!
Does anybody have any experience with these rifles? They have been around for a year or so.
This may be just what I am looking for in a 1/2-3/4 MOA rifle at 200 yds for P-dogs....
But since the house still hasn't closed (DAMM New York State Inspections!) and I won't recieve my bonus till next MARCH even though I EARNED it in SEPTEMBER....
My son bought a Rifle Firepower magazine when he got home from the Army, and there was an article about the Mossberg MVP...
HHHMmmmm... A 71/2 lb Bolt Action "Varmint" rifle in 5.56 that took AR -15 mags....
HHHMMMMmmm....
Half inch groups with CHEAP 55 gr and 62 gr Nato American Eagle and Federal loads... .80-.90" groups with Hornady and other .223 rounds....
Almost good enough from the BENCH, but from a walking bipod? With a 30 round mag walking just over a rise with a hundred or so P-dogs looking at me at 200 yds or less?
Then I was in Indy with my wife, to meet my son for a round of golf, and after letting her shop and we still had an hour to kill before the tee time, I said we would hit Gander Mountain...
And lo and behold, they had an MVP on the shelf...$579 without a scope, nice laminate stock that fit me well, and the knock-off Accu-trigger that they let me dry fire...SWEET and crisp!!!!
Then I look up the reviews on the 'net...guys are getting LESS than half inch at 100 with handloads and heavier bullets with the 1/9 twist....
Hey, I have a BUNCH of AR mags, I reload for .223 already for my AR, and I will get much better accuracy then I have been striving for in my 16" Rock River, and NOT have to scramble for brass in the cactus and ratlesnakes!
Does anybody have any experience with these rifles? They have been around for a year or so.
This may be just what I am looking for in a 1/2-3/4 MOA rifle at 200 yds for P-dogs....