[Grunta]

Hey Del

thanks for your reply. I used a cheap brand of ammo when i first got the rifle and it seemed to love it. But then the case's would start to "stick" in the action which proved annoying, so i changed to federal blue's. They seem to go ok. I've now brought a pack of core lokt's as my local hunt n fish store ran out of my usual feds. I've yet to sight the gun in with them as I've still got 3 feds left, which all going well will be enough for tomorrows little deer hunt, and then i'll move on to the core lokts. I had a misfire with the rifle on lasts weeks little hunt which annoyed me no end to none, as i had a nice wee fellow lined up, and when i pulled the trigger, nothing and by the time i had another up the spout, it was gone the firing pin did hit the primer (just- only a small dot), but not enough i guess. the bullet was all good, as i did try it again and it did fire. Was not a good day - earlier in the day i had missed a red skin on my first shot and before i knew it, my hunting partner had it bowled over! lol, we do shot for shot. anyway hope all is well over where you are, and your freezer's always full!!

Cheers
Grunta

[T-Bart]

I bought the 100 ATR long-action .270 Win back in November. Shoots fine. I'm curious, has anyone looked into getting a walnut stock for this rifle? Im interested in trying a little gunstock carving, but I doubt a carved synthetic stock would look very appealing . it doesn't look like Mossberg sells a walnut stock on their website, is their a third party that produces them?

[Delbert]

Welcome aboard T-Bart. Those 270 are fine little calibers and if I could of found one 4 yrs ago, I would of bought it instead of the 30-06 I now have, but I'm very pleased with what I have. As to finding aftermarket stocks for the ATR's good luck. I've searched for over 2 yrs and wrote Mossberg to get prices on the 4x4 stock, but the B'stards won't even email me back--lazy sum-beaches. Anyway, if you look at your ATR, you'll find that the trigger guard is a molded in piece, and because of this, nobody will make a stock for the ATR. I've even emailed Richards Micro Stocks(they make stocks for 1000's of guns) about making a simple MonteCarlo stock and I'll make a trigger guard, but they won't do it. So, if anybody has a Mossberg 4x4 stock(with floor plate for long action and trigger guard) I'm ready to purchase---let's deal.
Del

[tmoss]

i'm new to this site and have recently purchased a Mossberg 100 ATR .270. i was wondering if anyone can tell me how to get the thing to stop misfeeding. it only does it with the last round in the magazine. any help would be greatly appreciated.

[clonestar]

I got an ATR-100 in 30-06 (in 2008), from Wally World and I've been extremely happy with it. At the time, it was under $250.00. I put a Centerpoint 4-16x 40mm scope on it and the results have been consistently excellent. I won't be entering any 1000 yd contests, but it's a very simple and basic bolt action rifle that holds together, despite the fact that it's not the most beautiful rifle I've ever seen. Someone posted some break in procedures to follow and I think that's very important for best results. It's been a lot of years since I've had a 30-06 but the shoulder pad on the ATR-100 really does knock off a lot of the kick that I remember from using my brother's 30-06. Not really a kick; more like a shove. For an older guy like me, it makes shooting a lot easier on my aging shoulder.

[Delbert]

Quote:       Originally Posted by tmoss

i'm new to this site and have recently purchased a Mossberg 100 ATR .270. i was wondering if anyone can tell me how to get the thing to stop misfeeding. it only does it with the last round in the magazine. any help would be greatly appreciated.

Welcome aboard and sorry you're having feed troubles. Before going any further, we need to know exactly how you're getting misfeeds---is shell coming up crooked? Nose of bullet not in proper "up" angle to be caught on the chamber feed ramp going into the rifle's chamber? Weak magazine spring? Spring catching on the side of magazine well? Shell not riding correctly in the up position in feed magazine to be pushed by the bolt to go into the rifle chamber? You NEED to take your rifle and while holding it between your legs(or using a rifle vise) and actually load it up with shells and chamber all the rounds "SLOWLY" and look at those shells to get a proper determination as to how they're being chambered. Then when that last shell goes to be chambered, look at it carefully and let us know how it rides in the magazine and how the bolt is pressing it up the loading ramp and going into the rifle's chamber. THIS IS A CASE WHERE, IF YOU DON'T HAVE DUMMY ROUNDS, YOU NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL AS YOU'RE WORKING WITH "LIVE" ROUNDS AND CHAMBERING THEM AND EXTRACTING THEM. Also the type of ammunition will sometimes make a difference as to how it will feed, with one maker working well and another giving you a problem. All in All, this will be a case you need to find out, because you may need to send rifle back to Mossberg for repair, and YOU NEED to know what is wrong, so you can send a note with rifle as to what you found wrong, so Mossberg can repair properly.
Del

[tmoss]

Delbert, thank you for responding to my post. the miss feed happens with 3 different round manufactors. When the last round is being chambered the head of the round kicks out giving a reverse stove pipe.

[Delbert]

Ya got me stumped with this one Tmoss. It sounds like the magazine spring is pushing up too far into the breech and not letting the bullet take a proper path into the chamber when pushing the bolt forward. I'm afraid you need to call Mossberg to get a "RGA" number to have it serviced under warranty. If you bought it from a gunshop and they have a "smith" on site(or a smith who works with Mossberg service), it's possible they could look at it and figure out the problem quickly or certainly within a better time limit than sending it back to the factory. It could very well be something so simple, you just go--DUH! Without seeing it, it's just too hard to visualize the problem(s) that's causing it. Hope it doesn't sour your purchase of the Mossberg, I've seen problems since I've owned guns all the way from the late 60's and ALL gun manufacturers have their troubles.
Del

[tmoss]

thank you del for responding to my post. no, it is not gonna sour my purchase there are to many good points about this rifle.

[gunrat]

got my 30-06 atr with mossy oak stock on sale at academy yesterday for $299.00. waiting on my scope from the sportsman's guide. cant wait to get to the range and sight it in.

[T-Bart]

Hey Tmoss, I had a similar problem after breaking down my gun, cleaning it, and reassembling it. You may have already checked it, but the plastic plate the bullets rest on inside the clip may be cocked at an angle and causing the last round to pop up out of position.

Also, on the topic of ammunition that doesn't fit well in the Mossberg 100 ATR, I've found that Fiocchi brand ammo doesn't work great, at least in the 270 win. caliber. It looks like the brass is reused on all the shells, so maybe that's it, but anway, it makes for a super tight fit when you're chambering a round, though it doesn't seem to impede performance once it's chambered.

[chihuahuaken]

Just wanted to get this out there as a FYI to all you ATR Owners. I have the ATR 100 270 Model and bought it back in late 2007 at Wal-Mart. I've mounted a Bushnell Elite 3200 3X9 50mm on it. I shoot on a regular basis and have favored the Winchester Super X Powerpoint 130g in this gun. I took this gun on two guided hunts since it was purchased. One for pronghorn in Wyoming and one for Whitetail in South Texas. On both hunts I experienced misfires and was absolutely PO'd not to mention the guide. Fortunately I was able to harvest both animals after ejecting the round and chambering another. In both cases I contacted Mossberg and returned the gun. The 1st time they changed the firing pin and spring assembly. The 2nd time they replaced the stock, trigger/safety assemble and new bolt. The new bolt and safety has a knurled finished and according to Mossberg represent a new design intended to resolve the misfire issue. I have asked for a complete explanation as to what and why on the service so I can have confidence to use this gun on planned hunts later this year and beyond. If I don't get anything it is likely this gun will be history. I can't jeopardize these hunts and potential missed opportunities. Bottom line is if you've experienced misfires I would recommend letting them know and seek a solution. One last note, I suspect it is a spring tension issue since a round was chambered for 3-6 hours during these hunts before the misfires. I've since bought snap caps and dry fire with these while in storage.

[jasonl]

Quote:       Originally Posted by tmoss

i'm new to this site and have recently purchased a Mossberg 100 ATR .270. i was wondering if anyone can tell me how to get the thing to stop misfeeding. it only does it with the last round in the magazine. any help would be greatly appreciated.

As mentioned before... Have you had the gun apart? I had feed issues with my (.308) gun this past fall and although I had previously disassembled and reassembled it with no problems.....this time the box mag/spring assembly was a bugger and caused my 2nd or 3rd round to kick and cause a jam. I got it lined up properly and no problem after just as I had no problem before.

[dbm123]

Quote:       Originally Posted by clonestar

I got an ATR-100 in 30-06 (in 2008), from Wally World and I've been extremely happy with it. At the time, it was under $250.00. I put a Centerpoint 4-16x 40mm scope on it and the results have been consistently excellent.

I bought one (Walnut stock) in .243 and I use the same scope. It's a great combination for me too!

[AimHigh]

tmos - still out there?

I was just browsing some old issues when I saw your post. I had the same issues with my .270 ATR about a year ago. I tried everything including puting some silicon on the bottom of the mag follower spring to help keep it it the correct place in the bottom of the stock. No luck. Finally after the third attempt to contact Mossberg I got them to send me a new mag well, and follower assy. I saw no visible differences but when I put the new parts in - she worked as advertised. I do recall the tech at Mossberg saying something about this being a problem in some rifles. hope this is not too late to tell you. -AimHigh

[Mossberg100]

Im looking at the Mossberg ATR 100 in a 30-06 I think its a beautiful rifle. I was looking at a Savage 200 but didn't like the grey stock. Im pretty new to guns have little experience but love to shoot them and like to go hunting soon for wild pigs. I been shooting a Remington 700 30-06 it kick like a cannon and my shoulder was sore for 3 days. I hear that the ATR 100 30-06 doesn't kick as hard, can anyone tell me if thats true.

[tommy]

Quote:       Originally Posted by Mossberg100

Im looking at the Mossberg ATR 100 in a 30-06 I think its a beautiful rifle. I was looking at a Savage 200 but didn't like the grey stock. Im pretty new to guns have little experience but love to shoot them and like to go hunting soon for wild pigs. I been shooting a Remington 700 30-06 it kick like a cannon and my shoulder was sore for 3 days. I hear that the ATR 100 30-06 doesn't kick as hard, can anyone tell me if thats true.

why not just get the atr100 in rhwe 270 caliber mine shoots fine and it hardly has any recoil.

[chihuahuaken]

Update to this post:

I've been regularly shooting this rifle after the recent upgrades. Unfortunately I had another misfire while at the range last week. It was the same MO as the other's I've experienced (slight dimple on primer). I checked this round with others that were not fired and no obvious defects or dimensional issues were noticed. This round fired after putting back in the gun. It was also the 6th shot while at the range. Needless to say I was extremely PO'd and the rifle is now GONE..... I used it as a trade to buy a TC Icon. Wanted the Tikka TC3, but it was not in stock. I've written a letter to Mossberg as well as left message and no response to date.

This was really frustrating and no sour grapes towards Mossberg (they did do warranty work) but buyer beware... I really think there is a design flaw and they are just working around it statistically accepting failures.

[Howie1049]

Going on my second season for hunting deer with the 100ATR in .243. I'm recoil senitive and my shoulder loves this rifle. I use a Nikon scope 3 to 9. For what the rifle costs up front, Thank you Mossberg! The first season of hunting I harvested a nice Buck and Doe, one shot each where it counts. After a fouling round shot, this rifle cuts the center of a 100 yard target until barrel is hot. As a post here has stated, breakin the barrel! I used Gun Scub to clean out the trigger and bolt assembly and relube with Rem Oil. Have had no issues to date with feeding or firing. At 61 years old and have hunted deer for 43 years, except time in the Army, this rifle brings home the meat just as well as my old 1955 Rem 760 30-06. It's a matter of choice to buy a more expensive rifle than this, rather it's fine wood stock or head case of a manufactures name. Shooting is shooting, the 100ATR gets it done. This little rifle has added years to my hunting career. My2cents.....

[BrnAgn]

I have the ATR100 in 30.06 and I really like it. Especially now that is has a better rcoil pad on it. Mine has the black stock and did kick a little hard for my shoulder so a buddy of mine ground down a LimbSaver recoild pad for me and it is great. I told my wife just the other day how nice it would be to have another one of these in .243. hint... hint... Let's see if she catches it.