Mossberg ATR 100

[tommy]

i did notice the recoil pad is really soft unlike the other guns that were all hard rubber pretty much as hard as the stock they was mounted to.i can't wait to take my son out and try the .270 i got. i wouldn't mind geting a .308 if it's as good as everyone sayd it is.

[ArkansasHunter]

jfairhurst88 LOL Thanks for the Great Info you made my day...Mossberg and Savage is fixing to have some compitition from Marlin they'll reveal a new line of Boltaction rifles in a week or so....A.H

[tommy]

well for 289.00 for the gun 100.00 for scope 19.00 for the rings. so a total of about 420.00 for this fine rifle and i mean fine it is nice nice weight feel i like everything so for about it . they better come up with something really great to beat this atr100. this thing is like a highpoint .

[jfairhurst88]

This gun really impressed me as well. I never knew mossberg had great rifles. Their shotguns are good and i guess that carried over to their rifles.

[jasonl]

Speaking of recoil pads. The one on my .308 with the walnut stock is a solid hard rubber pad. I noticed in pics that some of the ATR's have pads with "slots" in them. Maybe the synthetic stocks have the sofer pads for some reason? My .308 still doesn't beat up my shoulder though so I am happy.

[tommy]

mine has the holes in the pad and it is really soft thats the way i think a pad should be right. i mean who wants a hard pad thats just likeputting wood on your shoulder.. another thing i noticed and i don't know if it's anything big or not but when i looked at the other rifles like the 700's and 710/770's i would set them in my hand just forward of the triggerand see what would happen most would lean to the front but the atr it's perfectly balanced it sits right there and doesn't lean iether way. so it's not to heavy in the rear and it's not to heavy in the front .

[ArkansasHunter]

I am thrilled to hear these rifles are excellent !!!! There not at all a cheap guns they are a quality guns we all can afford and enjoy for years.
Everyone I've looked at looks nice.

I'll tell yall something else I bought a Mossberg 930 semi-auto Black matte/ Sythetic stock shotgun the quality of fit and manufactureing is excellent too.
I own 3 Remingtons and they don't come know where near the Mossberg 930 in any area period ! It's silky smooth, patterns perfectly, handles like a $2000.00 shotgun should and the finish is so perfect !!
When the son took over at Mossberg he hit the floor running . I can't find anything cheap about the shotgun and it has a high quality sythectic stock on it...A.H

[texnmidwest]

Originally Posted by ArkansasHunter

jfairhurst88 LOL Thanks for the Great Info you made my day...Mossberg and Savage is fixing to have some compitition from Marlin they'll reveal a new line of Boltaction rifles in a week or so....A.H

I just hope that Marlin doesn't relabel the Remington and call it theirs. The thing I do not like about the Remington 770 is that the bolt tends to bind even with the slightest off center throw stroke. Last thing I would want is to have the bolt bind when I needed to cycle a round into the chamber for a critical shot aind and I miss the shot. The first time I hunted with an 03A3 at the age of 14 I did not understand what a magazine cutoff switch did. I saw a nice buck, took a shaky shot and he still stood there. I cycled the bolt...click. He bounded off and I am sure is still laughing at my folly. Of course now that is the biggest buck I have ever seen, had a 197inch spread, weighed 2700 pounds and ate a diet of pure battery acid. Actually, it was really a nice little 8 pointer but to my 14 year old eyes it was huge. I just wish someone had informed me what it meant when that switch on the side of the receiver said "OFF".
Sorry to get off topic.

[Dandy Dan]

I have an ATR in 30-06 that came with a Burris 3X9. Took it out of the box and bore sighted it. Shot Winchester 180 grain and could not keep anything within 6inches at 100 yds. Needless to say I was not impressed.
I went out and bought Federal 150 grain and tryed these out. Now with the Federal off the shelf ammo I can hold a 5 shot group to under 1 1/2 inches at 200 yards. Now I am interested in trying other ammo including handloads. It seems to be a good knock around rifle if you select the right ammo and take time to get to know it and what it likes to be fed.

[Righteous]

I have sold countless numbers of these rifles with little problems, only complaint is the cheap weaver bases and rings mossberg puts on them, the same leupold bases that fit a remington 700 also fits the ATR and will work lots better.

[tommy]

i bought atr in december and i still never shot it yet. it's never been fired still brand spankin new . i need to go try thais thing out to see what ir can do . and like you said try some diferent ammo and see what she likes.

[jasonl]

I have fired about 50 rounds through mine (.308) and I shoot about 1.5-2.5 groups at 100 yards, with Federal 150 gr and Fusion 165gr, but that is good for me as I only shoot prior to the season. You can see in my picture the solid recoil pad I mentioned in an earlier post.

[jpwilly]

Originally Posted by scoutman

not a very good quality rifle

Wanna back that up with an example of some sort.

Pros: (many of these features are standard on a Savage, Howa, etc.)
The barrel is button-rifled free floating with a deep recessed target style crown.

The action is machined from bar stock and Weaver style bases are mounted to the receiver at the factory.

The bolt has two large locking lugs and a plunger-style ejector the boltface is held in place with a pin to give the bolt head enough play to allow the locking lugs to bare evenly in the action.

The barrel is fitted to the action with a barrel nut alowing for precise headspace at the factory and ease of assembly/disassembly for barrel changes.

There's a gas shield on the left side of the bolt protects the shooter if a case is ruptured.

I have found the Synthetic Stock on the Mossberg ATR to be more ridged than the Remington, Savage/Stevens factory synthetic stuff. Even if they cut some corners with integrated sling mounts and trigger guard.

My bolt cycles very smoothly with minimal side-to-side play. My 30-06 ATR shoots under 1" at 100 yards with hunting ammo and I got it for $249 at Wal Mart!

The only negative I can think of is that it doesn't have a detatchable box mag and has a non adjustable trigger (witch isn't bad for a hunting rifle anyway).

Why don't you fill us in on the quality issue.

[Free_Man_1911]

I have been eye bolling an ATR for almost a year now...

I want one... maybe sometime in the next year I can get one.. so many guns to buy so little time and money....

o well... I guess better stop covetting...
hehe

[firefyter78]

this is a very nice shooting rifle. i don't regret buying a box store gun at all. using it for four years now.

[dhermesc]

Originally Posted by texnmidwest

I just hope that Marlin doesn't relabel the Remington and call it theirs. The thing I do not like about the Remington 770 is that the bolt tends to bind even with the slightest off center throw stroke. Last thing I would want is to have the bolt bind when I needed to cycle a round into the chamber for a critical shot aind and I miss the shot.

I was comparing the two at the store and was amazed at how poorly the Remington handled, I fully expected to find "Made in North Korea" on it somewhere - it was too crappy to pass off as a Chinese made product. As you said it would bind just working the handle in the store - let alone using it in an "extreme" weather condition. The cheap looking plastic clip don't inspire too much confidence either.

I do agree the Mossberg ATR seems like a "decent" rifle and is a da** nice rifle for the price. So far anyone that's actually had one in their hands has praised it. Given its price and choice of calibers I don't understand anyone trying to make a hunting rifle out of a miltary rifle (putting on a scope and turning the bolt handle on an old Mauser or Mosin). By the time you get done you'll have more in it than you will have paid for a new ATR.

[DMGUY33]

Howdy, Obviously I'm a new member and a proud owner of the 308 ATR all black baby, Its my first bigboy rifle (also have the ruger 10/22). Got it online for 290++ and came with the mossberg 3x9x40 scope. I do want to eventually get a 4x16x40 scope for it, but the stock one will do fine for now. Any pointers for the gun? Im going to take it soon to cailbrate the scope.

Also, any cleaning tips would be great, as in how many rounds do you put threw it, oils, powders, etc.

[ArkansasHunter]

Did any of you click on jason1 link to his picture and see the nice wood stock on his rifle ?
It had very nice grain going through it. It looked dang good !!!

[DMGUY33]

So I took my new baby out on the range, tried to calibrate the scope. Like a noob I forgot the scope instructions, so I probably wasted half my shots on figuring out which way to twist the scope nobs. Anyhow, 38 shots and a sore shouldler, I think its good for 25 yards....next time I'll set it up for fifty.

p.s. I know some people dont like the way how it has no magazine, but I find its quick and really easy to load.

[ArkansasHunter]

DMGUY go back and unscrew the covers over the adjustment knobs.
Then look at the adjustment knobs you should be able to see arrows that point in the direction to turn the knobs left or right or up or down.

The side knob is for horizonal adjusting and the top knob is for virtical (up or down).

When I say knobs it probably is slots...A.H