Mossberg Patriot .450 Bushmaster Vortex Walnut Rifle

Description

The Mossberg Patriot in .450 Bushmaster is built for hunters who need hard-hitting performance at moderate range — particularly in states that restrict straight-wall cartridge hunters to specific calibers. The .450 Bushmaster moves a heavy-for-caliber bullet at velocities that make it a credible deer and hog round out to around 200 yards, and the Patriot platform delivers that in a traditional bolt-action package that keeps cost in check without sacrificing the features that matter in the field.

The spiral-fluted bolt reduces rotational friction on the lift stroke, which matters more than it might seem on cold mornings when a fast follow-up shot is necessary. Mossberg’s Lightning Bolt Action trigger is user-adjustable for pull weight, so the rifle doesn’t have to go to a gunsmith if the factory setting doesn’t suit your grip or your gloves. The threaded barrel accepts muzzle devices without modification, and the recessed match crown protects the rifling at the muzzle from the kind of field handling that quietly degrades accuracy over time.

A 1-in-24 twist rate is optimized for the heavy, wide-diameter projectiles the .450 Bushmaster requires to stabilize correctly — lighter or faster-twist barrels common in other platforms aren’t the right match for this cartridge. The walnut stock gives the rifle a conventional feel and absorbs some of the recoil that a cartridge of this bore diameter generates, more so than a synthetic stock of equivalent weight. The package includes a Vortex Crossfire II 3-9x40mm scope mounted on Weaver-style bases, which puts a capable, parallax-adjusted optic on the rifle at no additional cost and at a magnification range that suits the cartridge’s practical reach. The detachable drop-box magazine holds four rounds.

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