I bought a brand new mossberg mvp patrol in 308, it was made in 2021 and the magazine housing looks totally different than yours, it has a different magazine release as well. Mossberg must have made some changes in their later rifles.
I have two of them. One I rebarreled to .300 AAC Blackout. The Blackout one had SERIOUS FTF (fail to fire) issues. I finally came to me in the middle of the night what the "problem" was there "shipping" grease inside bolt assembly! Found a video on TH-cam on how to disassemble and assemble the bolt. Disassembled, thoroughly cleaned, lubed with Mobil1 10 full synthetic oil, assembled, FTF gone. Both my MVP patrol rifles are tack drivers = less than 1" MOA at 100 yards. Wish I could post pictures of both of them. AND he is correct, the real beauty of the MVP Patrol is being able to use AR15 magazines which makes the cost of magazines inexpensive and readily available.
Wow, Wife and I each have an MVP 5.56, 20 inch standard barrel. To fix the magazine position, I added a spacer, about 1/2 inch in length, at the bottom of the spine groove of the magazine well using JB KWIK. The wedge causes the bottom of a magazine to be pushed forward causing the rounds to be tilted up ward toward the feed ramps.
Mine was good out of the box. To stop the wobble I replaced the mag weld with a new aluminum one. Still a little loose but as with the factory weld no problem feeding. Yea I call it a weld as well. The weld can be easily found on eBay . If you want a larger mag releases it too can be found on eBay as a bolt on add on pice. Al in all my MVP Patrol is one great rifle.
Tromix makes a extremely nice METAL replacement mag well assembly and trigger guard. Mossberg’s plastic ones totally suck. Easy professional fix, simple drop in and done. We do need a replacement bolt assembly to smooth up the action. Google Tromix....
Forgot to add I also put a larger bolt knob.on it. Speaking of which I too am a lefty just learned to use right handed weapons. Not a hard thing to do at all and cost nothing.
I realize it's been three years since you posted this but, I will share my fix for the loose magazines. I use a very thing piece of sheet metal to shim the mag well. I epoxied it onto the rear of the mag well and it really tightens up the fit and works great. The shim itself is approximately 1 1/4 inches long and fits in the rear of the well with some clearance on both sides. Used a small amount of gorilla epoxy to glue it in. For $75 you can buy a steel mag well that fits great. The MVP is an excellent rifle, have had mine for three years and love it.
I've been looking for an affordable 223 rifle and I am really liking this rifle and the Howa mini. The only think I don't like on this rifle is the bolt and the design of the bolt. It seems to have too much play on the bolt for my taste. But for the price, it seems pretty solid.
Yeah I really wanted to get this gun but i have read quite a few issues with the mags. I guess i'll grab me an M&P Sport II instead. Not a fan of all these problems these things are having. Such a shame. Really wanted a scout rifle that used AR15 Mags.
I just put one in layaway today. I noticed that the stock was touching on the right side. Does anyone know if this will affect the accuracy with a heavy barrel?
You must have gotten a true lemon. I haven't had any issues with mine to date, after 200 rounds. Maybe I'm just not hard enough, or rough enough with it like you are yours?
The AR15 magazine well is much deeper and stabilizes the magazine. They need to tighten up the tolerances in the shorter MVP well. I had to buy a steel magazine and weld a shim to it to stabilize it. All in all the gun is junk and I no longer own it.
Help me understand why you want to put a 30 round magazine in this rifle. If you needed to fire off 30 rounds, wouldn't you just use an AR then?? Of course the rifle is going to hold a larger magazine as well as a lower capacity magazine. Just because I can put 35" tires on Volkswagen Beetle, while it may be cool to see, doesn't mean you should do it unless you absolutely needed to. Like I said before though if there is a need for a capacity that high then you need a different rifle. You can't hold apples to the standard of an orange. With all due respect to you review. I still view your video as somewhat informative.
The primary reason, +Erryk Ponce, is that in a survival situation with a bolt action rifle, there will be times you cannot afford to fumble around to reload after 3 or 5 shots.
Odee Dillon .... in a survival situation, wouldn't you use your AR instead of your bolt action rifle?? Assuming you have one (which would be a safe assumption because why would you have a 30 round mag then).... if I have to clear mud hole and I have a hummer and a SUV .... I'm using my hummer not an SUV ....
Eryk Ponce Yes you could Eryk. My 'go to' survival weapon is the .22LR bolt action, Ruger America Rimfire. I have two 25 round BX-25 mags and two 10 round box mags that are interchangeable with the Ruger 10/22 carbine. Why? Because you can carry at least 5 times more ammo for the .22LR, in the same space you would an AR-15 style .223. I know I can easily tote 1,000 rounds .22, on my combat vest. Trying that with .223/5.56mm would be impossible for me. But I digress... Medium to long range combat weapon use: 100 to 400 yards I can comfortably carry on my person, eight 30rnd mags of .223 That's 240 rounds of rapid fire lethality, gone in under 5 minutes. (Average time of a firefight is 3 to 10 minutes) The main difference in survival weapons is long term use, with minimal maintenance. A Semi-auto is prone to jamming and misfeeding. Some more so than others. You don't see many bolt action rifles jamming, or misfeeding even. Another thing about the bolt action, over the semi-auto, (and I own both types) is that the bolt action rifle will make you a more cautious shooter, that conserves his/her shots. You shoot, move/reposition, and shoot again, while the other guy is blazing away at mostly air and the terrain. Lastly, this Mossberg accepts magazines from not only the manufacturer, but also from ANY NATO rifle. Not many AR's I know of that can do that.
I like your train of thought, most of the time the weapons you fire are for food. Along with the bolt, maybe a reliable semi auto in case you need a quicker follow up than loading a new mag What are your thoughts on lever actions. Obviously the range isn't there, but just as reliable, In my opinion 44 will take care of you and your needs. Although it might not stop a 700 beast but a 200-300 lbs hog is within range I'm assuming.
I bought a brand new mossberg mvp patrol in 308, it was made in 2021 and the magazine housing looks totally different than yours, it has a different magazine release as well. Mossberg must have made some changes in their later rifles.
Thanks for posting this. It's hard to find up to date info on this line
I've noticed the magpul mags are really sloppy and it's best to use a steel pmag.
I have two of them. One I rebarreled to .300 AAC Blackout. The Blackout one had SERIOUS FTF (fail to fire) issues. I finally came to me in the middle of the night what the "problem" was there "shipping" grease inside bolt assembly! Found a video on TH-cam on how to disassemble and assemble the bolt. Disassembled, thoroughly cleaned, lubed with Mobil1 10 full synthetic oil, assembled, FTF gone.
Both my MVP patrol rifles are tack drivers = less than 1" MOA at 100 yards. Wish I could post pictures of both of them.
AND he is correct, the real beauty of the MVP Patrol is being able to use AR15 magazines which makes the cost of magazines inexpensive and readily available.
Just FYI, Tromix makes a replacement magazine well for the 5.56mm MVP rifles.
i have the 7.62 version its great i havent had a problem i wouldnt get 556 bolt gun anyway
Wow, Wife and I each have an MVP 5.56, 20 inch standard barrel. To fix the magazine position, I added a spacer, about 1/2 inch in length, at the bottom of the spine groove of the magazine well using JB KWIK. The wedge causes the bottom of a magazine to be pushed forward causing the rounds to be tilted up ward toward the feed ramps.
Thanks for the mag well fix. Easy to fit, simple and well thought out, Awesome :-) Pity Mossberg didnt see this glaring problem from day 1!
Mine was good out of the box. To stop the wobble I replaced the mag weld with a new aluminum one. Still a little loose but as with the factory weld no problem feeding. Yea I call it a weld as well. The weld can be easily found on eBay . If you want a larger mag releases it too can be found on eBay as a bolt on add on pice. Al in all my MVP Patrol is one great rifle.
Tromix makes a extremely nice METAL replacement mag well assembly and trigger guard. Mossberg’s plastic ones totally suck. Easy professional fix, simple drop in and done. We do need a replacement bolt assembly to smooth up the action. Google Tromix....
Forgot to add I also put a larger bolt knob.on it. Speaking of which I too am a lefty just learned to use right handed weapons. Not a hard thing to do at all and cost nothing.
I realize it's been three years since you posted this but, I will share my fix for the loose magazines. I use a very thing piece of sheet metal to shim the mag well. I epoxied it onto the rear of the mag well and it really tightens up the fit and works great. The shim itself is approximately 1 1/4 inches long and fits in the rear of the well with some clearance on both sides. Used a small amount of gorilla epoxy to glue it in. For $75 you can buy a steel mag well that fits great. The MVP is an excellent rifle, have had mine for three years and love it.
Got any pictures you can post of the fix of the magwell? I'd like to check it out. Thanks
I've been looking for an affordable 223 rifle and I am really liking this rifle and the Howa mini. The only think I don't like on this rifle is the bolt and the design of the bolt. It seems to have too much play on the bolt for my taste. But for the price, it seems pretty solid.
Sadly, here in Connecticut we don't have to worry about a 30 round mag being sloppy. 🙄
i had the same bolt problem on mine, the bolt is porly designed, combine that with no spare parts (policy) they have i will not get another one.
Just ordered a patrol chambered in .308 now I'm getting nervous!
Yeah I really wanted to get this gun but i have read quite a few issues with the mags. I guess i'll grab me an M&P Sport II instead. Not a fan of all these problems these things are having. Such a shame. Really wanted a scout rifle that used AR15 Mags.
Marines use mossberg shotguns....good enough for me.
I just put one in layaway today. I noticed that the stock was touching on the right side. Does anyone know if this will affect the accuracy with a heavy barrel?
You must have gotten a true lemon. I haven't had any issues with mine to date, after 200 rounds. Maybe I'm just not hard enough, or rough enough with it like you are yours?
The more i watch this, the less I can stand it, have heard enough.
The AR15 magazine well is much deeper and stabilizes the magazine. They need to tighten up the tolerances in the shorter MVP well. I had to buy a steel magazine and weld a shim to it to stabilize it. All in all the gun is junk and I no longer own it.
A bolt action using an AR mag just makes no sense in my opinion
not designed as a scout rifle and wasn't ment to be
What I get from this is spend the extra money and buy a better rifle
It's a 500$ rifle ...decent for the money..
SCARY 😖
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Damn. Seems like a bit of a lemon.
I think he should have bought a $3,000 rifle to suit his requirements and , he is whining.
Help me understand why you want to put a 30 round magazine in this rifle. If you needed to fire off 30 rounds, wouldn't you just use an AR then?? Of course the rifle is going to hold a larger magazine as well as a lower capacity magazine. Just because I can put 35" tires on Volkswagen Beetle, while it may be cool to see, doesn't mean you should do it unless you absolutely needed to. Like I said before though if there is a need for a capacity that high then you need a different rifle. You can't hold apples to the standard of an orange. With all due respect to you review. I still view your video as somewhat informative.
*not going to hold
The primary reason, +Erryk Ponce, is that in a survival situation with a bolt action rifle, there will be times you cannot afford to fumble around to reload after 3 or 5 shots.
Odee Dillon .... in a survival situation, wouldn't you use your AR instead of your bolt action rifle?? Assuming you have one (which would be a safe assumption because why would you have a 30 round mag then).... if I have to clear mud hole and I have a hummer and a SUV .... I'm using my hummer not an SUV ....
Eryk Ponce Yes you could Eryk.
My 'go to' survival weapon is the .22LR bolt action, Ruger America Rimfire. I have two 25 round BX-25 mags and two 10 round box mags that are interchangeable with the Ruger 10/22 carbine.
Why? Because you can carry at least 5 times more ammo for the .22LR, in the same space you would an AR-15 style .223.
I know I can easily tote 1,000 rounds .22, on my combat vest. Trying that with .223/5.56mm would be impossible for me.
But I digress... Medium to long range combat weapon use: 100 to 400 yards
I can comfortably carry on my person, eight 30rnd mags of .223 That's 240 rounds of rapid fire lethality, gone in under 5 minutes. (Average time of a firefight is 3 to 10 minutes)
The main difference in survival weapons is long term use, with minimal maintenance.
A Semi-auto is prone to jamming and misfeeding. Some more so than others. You don't see many bolt action rifles jamming, or misfeeding even.
Another thing about the bolt action, over the semi-auto, (and I own both types) is that the bolt action rifle will make you a more cautious shooter, that conserves his/her shots. You shoot, move/reposition, and shoot again, while the other guy is blazing away at mostly air and the terrain.
Lastly, this Mossberg accepts magazines from not only the manufacturer, but also from ANY NATO rifle. Not many AR's I know of that can do that.
I like your train of thought, most of the time the weapons you fire are for food. Along with the bolt, maybe a reliable semi auto in case you need a quicker follow up than loading a new mag What are your thoughts on lever actions. Obviously the range isn't there, but just as reliable, In my opinion 44 will take care of you and your needs. Although it might not stop a 700 beast but a 200-300 lbs hog is within range I'm assuming.