Don’t bend the recoil spring on the way in, or it’ll never be the same, and don’t forget that bolt stop or it’ll start beating the rear of the receiver up with the bolt. Reassembly is worse as you have to fit a plastic bolt stop piece as well as wedge the bolt and trigger group in at the same time. 2 action screws from the bottom, sure, but then you need to drift out 2 pins to remove the trigger group from the receiver. Mossberg Plinkster Disassemblyĭisassembly/reassembly for cleaning is a real pain in the ass. The bolt hold open is a pull back, push in, and release affair that I think would be prone to failure if it was jammed full of crud. The buttpad is a real buttpad like you’d see on a centerfire rifle instead of a plastic or thin rubber buttpad. Some of the other components on the Mossberg Plinkster are a bit out of place. The bolt slams forward if you remove the magazine in this state. The magazine follower juts up into the action and prevents the bolt from going forward on the last shot, which is kind of interesting. The big fat extended mags have a mag release built-in that depresses the factory mag release, which is kind of an interesting concept. At least you can take the Mossberg Plinkster’s mag out with one hand instead of needing two. For some reason, rimfires use the cheapest, shittiest magazines and magazine retention mechanisms possible. The magazine & release aren’t fantastic, but they’re still better than a lot of other rimfire rifles. The rear sight is also plastic, and I don’t think it’d take a hard sideways hit before breaking. The front sight is a fiber optic, which is really cool, but it’s protected by an incredibly thin, flimsy sight protector. That’s OK for a cheap rifle, but there are a few parts that may not survive long. Everything is made to a low price, low material cost. The Plinkster is extremely cheap feeling. Plus, practically everything is made of plastic on the Plinkster. While the stock is similar to a Marlin stock, the barrel on the Mossberg Plinkster is quite a bit lighter than the Marlin’s. At just 3.75 lbs, it’s 3/4 of a lb lighter than the already light Marlin 795, and much lighter than the 5lb Ruger 10/22 or 5.5 lbs Remington 597. The first thing you notice when you pick up the Plinkster is how light it is. Rear sight adjustable for elevation and windage.

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