re: Mossberg Patriot

I have a patriot in .270 that I picked up brand new in a trade. I put a Leupold scope on it and it with factory ammo it will consistently shoot 1/4 to 1/2" groups at 100. I kid you not, I have many high-end and custom bolt guns and I think the Patriot is the most consistently accurate bolt action that I own. I have only shot a couple of boxes out of it, but it started on the money and stayed on the money. I don't do anything with it, but I will never get rid of it either.

As far as fit and finish, the wood stock is nice, the metal finish is OK, the bolt is a little rough but adequate, the trigger is OK. I have it adjusted as low as it will go at about 3.5 lbs. It's fairly crisp.