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Mossberg Tactical .22 715T- New owners area...

It's ok man, anybody with that user ID and avatar is good with me. I use this wallpaper on my office computer, phone, etc...

 
Darthjim,

Nice vid! And, it only cost you about a buck to pop off a full mag...that would have been two .223 rounds!
 
trp97 said:
Darthjim,

Nice vid! And, it only cost you about a buck to pop off a full mag...that would have been two .223 rounds!
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Thanks. Yeah, I'm really happy with the price of ammo for this gun. I'm just starting to get into shooting, so my first gun was a Remington 870 Express shotgun which has performed flawlessly, and again... 12 gauge ammo is pretty cheap and plentiful. The 715T is my second gun and I'm very pleased with it. I figured my first guns should be either cheap to shoot and/or tried and tested. My next purchase will be a 1911 .45, I just like the feel of the 1911 in my hands and I like the looks too. I'm going with a .45 just out of personal preference. My buddy has a nice 1911 all dressed up and he has more ammo than he needs... so I'll help him get rid of some :lol: He also has a Kriss Vector chambered in .45, so we have fun with those. After my pistol I'm thinking of getting a bolt-action target rifle... perhaps chambered in .308 (but that's not set in stone). I just want to be able to go have friendly competitions with my friends, shooting different distances in different weather conditions.

~DarthJim
 
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Hope these pics show up..lol.
I justtook theses today here at work.. My new 715T with 3-25 rnd mags.
And my 9mm glock 17 with flashlight/green laser combo and 3-17 rnd mags,2-10 rnd mags,and a 33 rnd mag,
 
Just got my 715t yesterday. Do you guys recommend cleaning it before taking it to the range for the first time?
 
I bought a Tactical .22 last month, the first one wouldn’t fire, and the mag jammed. Returned for a new one, and have yet to fire it. I bought two 25 round magazines, they won’t load properly, beyond 6 or 7 rounds. The original 10 round does the same. I’m going to try and re-work the mags, so I’ll see what happens. I spoke to Mossberg, and they said send them in, but I had to wait forever to get them originally, and not sure how long the turnaround would be.
 
unit1069 said:
I bought a 715T this morning and was fortunate to discover MidwayUSA has the 25-round magazines, so I bought two (the limit).

Watching the videos of the disassembly/reassembly I'm very concerned about proper takedown but I own a 25-year old Ruger Mark II and think if I can reassemble that the Mossberg shouldn't be too much more difficult.

Any tips will be appreciated, and looking forward to getting my new 715T prepped correctly so that I can enjoy years of fun.
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I thought it was time for a review of my new 715T, so I hope readers are interested.

After I bought the handle version I became very concerned that I had made a mistake even before shooting it. When I watched the disassembly/assembly video I understood that all AR-style .22lr rifles aren't designed alike, and not being mechanically inclined I figured I'd really stepped into it. Next was the ammo situation, where like so many others I couldn't find any .22lr ammo for weeks.

Next was the weather, which was unseasonably cold and nasty, and finally my daughter's car needed repair and I was going to sell the NIB 715T unfired if possible.

Well, I found some ammo, the weather cleared up, and I found the finances to fix the car so I decided to shoot the gun. I had been patient with the two 25-round magazines I bought the same day I bought the rifle and let them sit for a couple of weeks fully loaded. Yes, they can be tricky but patience and persistence taught me I don't need to disassemble or oil them; switching back and forth from handloading and the tool allowed me to load-empty-reload several times prior to shooting.

At the initial range break-in I primarily shot bulk pack Federal in the 550-round box, which has always been the best cheap .22lr ammo for my Ruger Mark II. I had a number of FTF, FTE, and duds with this ammo, so I tried a 50-round box of Winchester X, with the same results. I then went to a 100-round box of Winchester Super X and the results were somewhat better but overall I was disappointed that things hadn't gone as well as I hoped. I finally ended the session by shooting the two remaining 50-round boxes of the Winchester X and was surprised that the hundred rounds went off with only a couple of hitches. The 10-round magazine shot every ammo without difficulty, adding to my concerns that there's a design problem with the hi-cap mags.

I came home, watched the disassembly/assembly video again, then set about cleaning the gun with a lot of anxiety. It didn't take long to disassemble but cleaning was a real chore because I like to be as thorough as possible. I was pleased that putting it back together wasn't as difficult as I imagined, except getting the bolt/trigger assembly back into place took quite a while. Again, patience and persistence won the day. I was concerned that I had forgotten to take the toothbrush/solvent to the extractor and hoped this wouldn't create a problem on the second range visit.

Last night I found some bulk pack Golden Bullet ammo --- the worst-performing ammo I've ever used in my Mark II --- and took it and the rifle to the range this afternoon. The weather was dreary but warm enough, and I was the only one at the outdoor range. This time I decided to only shoot the 25-round magazines and I am pleased to report that in the two hundred rounds of Golden Bullet I fired I only suffered a single incident where a spent casing got caught in the bolt during ejection. The last two magazines were fired as fast as I could pull the trigger. What a hoot! To say I'm extremely optimistic at this point is an understatement. I went to the range expecting to shoot at least three hundred rounds but decided to save the 325 rounds I have left. My thought was to come back, thoroughly clean the gun, and hope I can find more ammo before shooting it again.

I thoroughly cleaned the rifle but again the bolt/trigger reassembly is a bitch for me to get done; but this time I remembered to take the toothbrush to the extractor with solvent. It took me about two hours to disassemble/clean/reassemble the rifle but since my hopes are high I don't really mind.

I had thought I should have bought a different AR-style gun, but with my increasing optimism with the 715T the difference in price adds up to a whole lot of .22lr ammunition, and I know the other AR-style rifles can be just as tempermental as Mossberg when it comes to ammo and function. The next time out I hope to shoot a ton of ammo and once I'm totally confident I plan on shooting this rifle as often as I can. It's really a whole lot of fun at a reasonable cost.

So for anyone who has the same concerns as I did, I recommend patience and persistence and with a little luck in a short time you might be where I am now in the 715T experience. If you feel comfortable with breaking down the new gun and cleaning it before firing it I strongly suggest doing that as I now suspect the factory gunk may very well have caused my initial range outing problems.
 
I picked this up a few days ago from a shop, lucky find I called to put it on hold (they were on sale) and my dad went in to get a raincheck for me....someone had one on hold and never came to get it so I got that one :D

I decided on the rail top version vs the handle, and I just have the 1 25 mag.

Tonight I picked up some CCI and loaded the 25 mag for the first time, I little tough to get past 11 but I got the full 25 in. It will sit for a few days like this until saturday. Tomorrow is dismantle and clean/lube day.

I did notice one this, I'm a total noob and this is a noob mistake - when I loaded the last one in I wanted to make sure there was no more room and I used the "helper" to push the top one down and dented the top cartridge. I won't do that again, it will go in the duds bin at the range on saturday.

I live in Ontario so the hunt is on for more mags, bulk CCI ammo, a bi-pod/foregrip and a sight. If any other canadians have some suggestions for a good store online or brick please let me know. I see the good US store won't ship to us up here.
 
congrats on your new mossy. :) nothing we like better than talking mossy's is seeing them.post a pic and don't forget a range report. have fun.
 
hi im aaron i just bought my rifle on saturday but have to wait til the 26th to pick it up. it looks like its going to be a lot of fun to shoot. i do have a question that i cant seem to find the answer to and that is, is it possible to switch the plastic hand guard and put on a metal one that i have? thanks.
 
Don't think so the plastic forgrip is molded to the reciever as one piece....u could cut the plastic forgrip but not sure how u would go about mounting a real steel one .....search around u will c some pics of the 715t taken apart where u can see its just a 702 plinkster in a plastic shell......
 
cdnmossy said:
I live in Ontario so the hunt is on for more mags, bulk CCI ammo, a bi-pod/foregrip and a sight. If any other canadians have some suggestions for a good store online or brick please let me know. I see the good US store won't ship to us up here.
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I ordered 2 mags from MilArm (they're located in Edmonton, AB) and they had plenty of 25-rd mags when I ordered. I live in Ontario too and 2 mags plus HST and shipping came to 78.64 CDN. I didn't use their website, I just called them and had them send me an invoice.

Hope that helps.

~DarthJim
 
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