Cheap rifle, cheap scope, shoots great!

[Montell C. Williams]

About 2 1/2 years ago I bought an Mossberg 100atr in a wal-mart in McMinnville, TN just cause it was $244.63 I got it in .30-06. I put an old steel waever k-4 scope on it and killed a OK 8 pointer in TN, last summer I bought a Simmons Prosport Master series 3-9x40 scope and mounted it on the 100atr. At the WCSA range in Hyner I sighted the combo in with Federal Power-Shok 150 grain softpoints I bought in Clearfield wal-mart last October $10.27 a box, and low and behold it really does shoot between 1 and 1 1/4 inch 3 shot groups very consistently , not bad for all low frills stuff bought at wal-mart.

[JIMMYC308]

If It's putting meat on the table how bad could it be? I've killed more deer with a
$189.00 mossberg than with any of my"high dollar"stuff. Good hunting.

[RiflesRock]

Here is my observations with "Wally World Ammo". IF you want cheap stuff to just plink or if you hunt and 1.25 or 3 inches at 100 yards if good enough for you then buy it up. BUT if you want good ammo that will shoot the way it should buy from somewhere else. I point to the case of my brothers rifle. He got a new CZ 550 American in .243 Winchester. With wal-mart ammo that thing was only good for 1 or 2 inch groups at 100 yards. We got some other ammo at a local gun shop and paid more and that ammo shot a .5 inche group at 100 yards. Keep in mind it all all Remington Core-Lokt .243 WInchester ammo. MY theory is that Walmart buys in bulk and the quality is not a good compared to smaller orders placed by smaller companies. Just my 2 cents worth.

[Montell C. Williams]

Please keep in mind that I'm talkng about a CHEAP rifle with CHEAP ammo and a CHEAP scope, I believe that considering the rifle is .30-06, not a varmint caliber,and the whole set up
cost about $325 brand new including scope and rings,1 inch groups with an occasional 1 1/4 incher is quite good indeed. Very few rifles will shoot 1/2 inch groups REGULARLY with the best hand loads using weighed and spun bullets and hand weighed charges so this degree of accuracy can't be expected from a $244 dolar rifle.