I bought a "well used" rifle, for a very modest price

Hi team,

I bought a .243 mossberg patriot, with a no name suppressor, and 80 odd reloads, to be my primary hunting rifle.

As I understand this rifle has passed through the hands of a few fellas on here @JoelA and @NewbieZAR.

I bought some warne rings on here, and mounted the scope I bought when I was an apprentice all those years ago a vx1 3-9x40, love the banged up thing to bits.

Terrible mirage st 200m on anything above 6x, boresighted, few test shots on steel, then managed the 5 shot group pictured. Nothing about the function of the rifle felt cheap, trigger felt fine, all in all stoked with it as a hunting rig.

Thanks Lars
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if the scope itself is crappy above 6x...seriously consider sending it back for a refurb,that is a very dead deer grouping,nothing to be sneezed at.
you can borrow a scope till refurbed comes back....I have a fixed 4x that came back refurbed from previous owner who onsold it as had replaced...it is better than a new one.

Good thaught, ill see how it performs on a day with less mirage. Who does refurb work?

Might be wise to not have personal addresses displayed in photos.
I'm sure you didn't mean to?

goes back to leupold in states normally....check with your local gun shop.... a good clean with lint free cloth NOT tail of your swannie.....can make difference as can fine tuning the amount the rear lens is screwed in/out....

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Originally Posted by Larrygoat

Good thaught, ill see how it performs on a day with less mirage. Who does refurb work?

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Leupold have a lifetime warranty

Hey mate, glad to see the old girl getting used. I have shot many many deer with it. Pm me if you need the load data for it.

Your fine to go hunting with that group. Under a dinner plate size group is hitting a deer in the lungs.

Go harvest meat.:thumbsup:

Great stuff Larrygoat. A great reminder that we don't actually need a brand spanking, top of the range whatsit, with the shiniest 50million power, latest, greatest gimicky whatever to shoot a deer.

When considering spending lots of money on something shooty, I think it is always good to remember the farking fousands of deer got shot by hard as nails chaps with a heavy as hell, dirty old three-oh, through open sights. Arguably targets were slightly more plentiful, but still...

Given it has already lasted through 2 owners, how long do you think the Mossberg sticker will stay on for? ;)

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Originally Posted by yeah_na_missed

Given it has already lasted through 2 owners, how long do you think the Mossberg sticker will stay on for? ;)

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Don't take it off or the rifle might not shoot afterwards! :P

A mozzy atr 100 308 was my first centre rifle.I thort mossburg make shot guns,their rifles must be ok.I couldnt afford a 2k rifle ,so it had to be a $800 rifle,scope package deal.I had a lot of fun with it,many deer and roos didnt like it.

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Originally Posted by caberslash

Don't take it off or the rifle might not shoot afterwards! :P

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When i had it (i had it for several years) i had a cheekpiece wrapped onto it with a sport bandage, so it was always covered.

Glad to see it's working out well for you @Larrygoat. I ended up only taking it to the range once and hunting once, so minimal stock use, thus keeping that all important Mossberg sticker intact ��

I read a thread from a very reputable source, that a mossberg sticker grants 10% accuracy bonus and 50fps, so it's staying on there allright!!

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Originally Posted by Trout

A mozzy atr 100 308 was my first centre rifle.I thort mossburg make shot guns,their rifles must be ok.I couldnt afford a 2k rifle ,so it had to be a $800 rifle,scope package deal.I had a lot of fun with it,many deer and roos didnt like it.

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The fore mentioned Mossy is still going, accuracy not quite what it used to be, however freezer still full

No Mossy sticker on the stock though Bent Barrell... it's all the rage to keep it on these days. And I hear from a reputable source that it actually improves accuracy... stiffens up the stock, as the synthetic fibres deteriorate. That might account for the accuracy issues? If I were you, I take it into a gunsmith and get the structural sticker reapplied.

[QUOTE=yeah_na_missed;1285731]No Mossy sticker on the stock though Bent Barrell... it's all the rage to keep it on these days. And I hear from a reputable source that it actually improves accuracy... stiffens up the stock, as the synthetic fibres deteriorate. That might account for the accuracy issues? If I were you, I take it into a gunsmith and get the structural sticker reapplied.[/QUOTE

Yer could be onto something here, I’ve got a Sako sticker here, I reckon this old Mossy will be clover leafing at 200

Ah my old mozzy,good its still getting use.Thats 308 mozzy has sure shot some animals.:thumbsup:

I have had two of those VX1 3-9x40 scopes. Even when I had superb young eyesight they had really bad 'flare'. Point anywhere towards the sun and the scope is unusable.
Normally at 40 -45 years a mans eyesight deteriorates and so we need to buy good scopes. I sold my two VX1's and my other three leupolds and bought good scopes.
I would buy a good scope now and sell the leupold as a sooner rather than later

Take the cardboard core from your kitchen paper roll and slip it over the suppressor. Mirage reduction.

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I have had two of those VX1 3-9x40 scopes. Even when I had superb young eyesight they had really bad 'flare'. Point anywhere towards the sun and the scope is unusable.
Normally at 40 -45 years a mans eyesight deteriorates and so we need to buy good scopes. I sold my two VX1's and my other three leupolds and bought good scopes.
I would buy a good scope now and sell the leupold as a sooner rather than later

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one of my longest shot on a deer was steeply up hill and got mate to hold my hat up over scope so I could see...wouldnt have mattered what scope I was using...there is nothing wrong with basic leupold 3x9x40 some of us have been using them for years happily....

I can certainly agree with the flare problems with my vx1, but when I was a young broke apprentice it was all I knew. I wish I had recorded the critters that ended up on the table with my first rifle/scope setup (T3 with a vx1), I saved for 6 months back then to be able to afford it haha. That little scope fed us many goats, the odd pig, and a good few deer (for a northlander), I carried it so often, good memories.

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I can certainly agree with the flare problems with my vx1, but when I was a young broke apprentice it was all I knew. I wish I had recorded the critters that ended up on the table with my first rifle/scope setup (T3 with a vx1), I saved for 6 months back then to be able to afford it haha. That little scope fed us many goats, the odd pig, and a good few deer (for a northlander), I carried it so often, good memories.

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Same for me, thought the Leopold was the queen of scopes - certainly were better than most other scopes at the time. Face the music, you are getting older and need a good quality scope now.

Quote… Great stuff Larrygoat. A great reminder that we don't actually need a brand spanking, top of the range whatsit, with the shiniest 50million power, latest, greatest gimicky whatever to shoot a deer.


Ah……..no……. Yes u do…. Nothing wrong with it