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Originally Posted by LefthandShooter  I got an 803 plinkster after Christmas on sale. Kid likes to shoot it. I prefer my Mosin Nagant's but also shoot it a lot as it is cheaper. Fast shooting (as quick as I can work the bolt) at 25 yards gets me a 3" grouping with the open sites.
Not a scope person so I'll stick with the opens. |
Are you sure it's not an 802?
But anyway, I was out firing my daughter's 802 and some strange things were happening. Several times (3 our of 80 rounds) the bullet became jammed pointing upward when chambering a bullet. The bullet sat at about a 30 degree angle, not sliding nicely into the chamber. Also as many times, it misfired. There was a definate indentation in the bullet where the firing pin struck it, but no kaboom.
I cleaned the gun out and oiled it well, and fired another 50 rounds without a hitch. I don't know if the problem was sticky operation or dumn luck.
We've also had a couple problems with the bullets lodging the same way with the 702 my wife has, and because of the semi-auto action it actually bends the bullet where it meets the brass. We've never had an actual misfire with the 702, just an occasional jam.
Other than that, I have found both 702 and 802 to be quite accurate at 25 yards. I am still waiting for the range to get cleared off a bit more before I trudge out to the 50 yard target.