I’ve heard other good reviews about it as well however, I’ve used a wide variety of 22 LR, rimfire, semi-automatic rifles and I’ve yet to find one that out performs the Marlin, Model 60, in reliability or in accuracy. All I can say is this one worked great and I may pick one up myself.Īfter reading Rourke’s post, I’m now eager to go check the Mossberg 702 Plinkster out. I found it accurate, lightweight, reliable – fun!! Doing a bit of research I found mixed reviews on other websites. I had a great time shooting the Plinkster. I had no malfunctions and was very pleased that the bolt holds open after the last shot via the magazine follower. I shot in all close to 150 rounds of Remington. I proceeded to reload the magazine and engage other targets. I was very pleased with the trigger – surprised really. I pulled the charging handle back and released it – and engaged the cross-bolt safety.Īfter positioning the sights on one of the paper targets I took off the safety and began to squeeze the trigger sending rounds downrange approx 35 yards. It wasn’t load – just felt and sounded right. I inserted the magazine into the receiver and it made a distinct sound once it was locked in. The magazine is interesting in that on one side there is a “window” which to view to see if there are round left. I set up some targets against a large mound of dirt, proceeded to load the 10-rd magazine. As I was getting my targets and other firearms together I was remembering how I had seen the Mossberg at Wally-world for right at $100. I decided to fire a few shots through the Mossberg. The 10-rd magazine sticking out the bottom ejected easily by pushing a lever to release it (somewhat similar to a Ruger 10-22). Adjustable sights sit atop the barrel along with a set of grooves to mount a scope or other optic. Polymer stock was comfortable and I found the Plinkster extremely light. Turns out I was holding a Mossberg 702 Plinkster. I had thought for sure it was a Marlin – and was surprised to find that it had “ Mossberg” engraved in the side of it. I noticed in my brothers “armory” a small rifle and moved in for a closer examination. I had brought along a couple of long guns as well as my Smith & Wesson M&P9.

Over the Thanksgiving holiday I visited my brother on Georgia who lives on 42 acres way out on the country. 22LR firearms that can be purchased inexpensively. Cheap with low recoil – a few dollars can provide a few hours of shooting fun.

Mossberg international 802 plinkster