Mossberg Patriot

I've got some experience with a mossberg ATR, which I believe is basically the same thing. Shoots great. I imagine the patriot is similar. If you like it, buy it. Nobody makes inaccurate rifles anymore.

I have a 25-06 Patriot in wood and it’s been a good rifle, but I generally grab my Tikka 308 most of the times. The Patriot was a pure impulse buy.

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.

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Is the Tikka that much better than the patriot?

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Yes. Patriots are not bad, but the tikka is so much better for a relatively small jump in price.

Wife shoots a 6.5 creedmore. Awesome gun she has killed at least 10 deer with only 1 running. That deer only went 20 yards.

Thanks to all that replied.i got a lot of good info. My plan was to do what Tigerinthewoods did but use it for hunting. I was looking at a 270 as well.

I went on a guided prairie dog hunt about 5-6 years ago and the guide's gun was a Mossberg Patriot in 223 Rem. It was a very accurate and very functional gun. I think it's a good gun for the price. I think of the Patriot as an entry level gun so I don't expect it be as refined as a Tikka. OTOH, if you're shopping on a budget for an accurate and functional bolt action, I think it'd be hard to beat the Patriot.