Ignore the man behind the curtain,,,
Here is a picture of one with a sling attached.
Lots of people will tease you about that little rifle,,,
Usually it comes from a person who has never even held one.
They treat it as if it were the red-headed stepchild of AR style .22 rifles.
In reality it's a nice little plinker,,,
They took the workings of their 702 Plinkster,,,
And wrapped a tactical shell around the action and barrel.
The 702 Plinkster is a very nice little shooter,,,
I've had one for years now and like it very much,,,
It's always fed anything I loaded it with and is very accurate.
None of my friends with their stock 10/22's can outshoot it,,,
It holds it's own against any other .22 out there.
I recently attended an Appleseed shoot and loaned my 702 to a friend,,,
During the course of two very windy days he shot over 600 rounds,,,
That ammo was mil-surp Remington, purchased from the CMA.
Guess how many malfunctions he experienced,,,
Over two very windy and dusty days of shooting?
None at all!
I recall about 2-3 years ago,,,
American Rifleman did a review of several AR style 22's,,,
They rated the S&W and others very nicely but the 715t was "damned with faint praise."
That means that the rifle performed as well or better than any reviewed,,,
Try as the writer might the writer could not deny the facts,,,
It cycled all of the test ammo very well,,,
And grouped as well as the others.
But since it is an AR style in looks only,,,
They played down the positive aspects of the rifle.
So if anyone rags you about your Mossie,,,
Tell them to go pound sand.
Practice with it and outshoot them,,,
It just makes them go ape.
Aarond
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