Mossberg Flat Top Tactical .22 LR 16.25" Barrel 25rd Semi-Auto Rifle

Customer Reviews

Excellent service by Classic, somewhat marginal product.
Review by David on 8/27/2013

Classic Firearms provided excellent customer service through the purchase process. They shipped promptly and kept me informed every step of the way. No complaints whatsoever there.

That said, I was a somewhat disappointed with the rifle's performance.

I knew this wasn't a S&W M&P-22, so I wasn't expecting a metal receiver and the gun's controls to correspond to a real M-4's. But, at almost half the cost I was willing to overlook that.

When I got the rifle, I tried hand cycling a few different brands of .22 LR ammo.

Every time, the round caught on the feed ramp and the bolt smashed into the casing On a number of occasions the bolt almost ripped the bullet out of the brass because of the angle at which it was impacting. A trip to the range revealed that the problem continued under live fire with multiple types of ammo, even CCI mini mags.

Classic recommended I ship it back to Mossberg. I did so and got it back within a week, no charge. There was no letter of explanation included with the rifle, so I do not know what they did. The rifle does shoot now and cycles a variety of .22 ammo without much problem. Its still not as reliable as say a Ruger 10-22. Another bugbear is that the magazine release is flimsy and the mag does not release smoothly.

On the bright side, Mossberg fixed it promptly. It is accurate and the included sights are actually metal, so they could reasonably be used on a real AR if you so desired.

Knowing what I know now, would I do it again? I doubt it. For similar money you can get a 10-22 or some of the well known Marlin offerings which are probably superior in quality and reliability. If you really must have a rim-fire AR, spend the extra money to purchase one with accurate M-4 controls so that it is a useful training aid.

Bottom line: Happy with Classic, lukewarm on the Mossberg 715.

Satisfied Customer
Review by Robert on 7/28/2013

Received my Mossberg M715T in exactly 3 days; time. Constant notification emails from Classic Firearms kept me up-to-date on my weapons whereabouts. This, AR style tactical rifle was an excellent deal for its price and I can't wait to take it to the range upon my return from Afghanistan. Thank you Classic Firearms, another satisfied customer.