So, my son recently outgrew his J.C. Higgins single shot .22 bolt gun. As a reward for doing well in school the wifey and I have promised to buy him either a .22 repeater or a single shot 20 gauge, I decided to get him a .22 auto, namely the Mossberg Plinkster.
The gun cost a whopping $107+ tax at Wally World, add another $7 for a cheapo rimfire scope.
What I've found so far, after a 250 round day with it yesterday:
1- It works!, not as smooth as it should be, but I figure another thousand rounds will alleviate the "roughness" of the action.
2- Fairly accurate, 2" groups at 75 yards
3- Extremely light weight
4- This thing is basically a Marlin 60 clone, so it's a tried and proven design
5- 10 round mags suck! Although a 25 round mag is available, it's designed for their AR clone Plinkster, so it will look funny on the gun.
6- A .22 auto has got to be one of the cheapest fun guns you can get!
Hope this review helps, I'll be buying another one of these little guys here soon, the wifey has taken a liking to it, well, that and it's the only "Evil black rifle" I own.
The gun cost a whopping $107+ tax at Wally World, add another $7 for a cheapo rimfire scope.
What I've found so far, after a 250 round day with it yesterday:
1- It works!, not as smooth as it should be, but I figure another thousand rounds will alleviate the "roughness" of the action.
2- Fairly accurate, 2" groups at 75 yards
3- Extremely light weight
4- This thing is basically a Marlin 60 clone, so it's a tried and proven design
5- 10 round mags suck! Although a 25 round mag is available, it's designed for their AR clone Plinkster, so it will look funny on the gun.
6- A .22 auto has got to be one of the cheapest fun guns you can get!
Hope this review helps, I'll be buying another one of these little guys here soon, the wifey has taken a liking to it, well, that and it's the only "Evil black rifle" I own.