Mossberg Patriot Super Bantam .243 Winchester
Model: 27840
Mossberg Patriot Super Bantam .243 Winchester
Model: 27840
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Mossberg Patriot Super Bantam is a youth-fitted bolt-action .243 Winchester built for deer hunting by a smaller shooter. Mossberg no longer catalogs it, so it's a used buy. Its stock takes a removable spacer that shortens the reach from the 13-inch pull it ships with, and goes back in as the shooter grows.
A 3-9x40mm scope came mounted on Weaver-style bases, so the rifle arrived ready to shoot with nothing else bought, and no iron sights were fitted under it. Five rounds go in a drop box magazine, and the LBA trigger adjusts from 2 to 7 lbs. The 20-inch barrel is fluted with a recessed match crown and no thread, and at 7.50 lbs over 38.5 inches it carries more weight than the Ruger beside it, though the mass soaks up what little .243 recoil there is.
If you're cross-shopping, the Ruger American Rifle Generation II has an MSRP of $769, does the same fitting trick with spacers on a rifle still in production, and is 19.2 oz lighter. The Savage Axis II, also out of production, sets its AccuTrigger at 2.5 lbs behind a 22-inch barrel, but nothing on its stock moves.
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Strengths & Limitations
- The Weaver-style bases under the bundled scope are a standard pattern, so a better optic later needs no new mounting hardware.
- An oversized bolt handle and a spiral fluted bolt are standard Patriot parts, and a gloved hand finds that handle easily.
- The drop box magazine and the LBA trigger are the same parts the full-size Patriot uses, so those remain current catalog items.
- The pull adjusts in one step, where Ruger's spacers come in several thicknesses, so the fit is coarse.
- Mossberg's current Super Bantam combos are configured differently, so matching this rifle's stock or spacer means the used market.
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.243 Winchester Ballistics →Frequently Asked Questions
Is this rifle still made?
Not in this form. Mossberg's current Patriot range still lists Super Bantam scoped combos, so the action and the adjustable stock both continue; this exact combination does not.
How does a Super Bantam stock differ from a Bantam one?
Super Bantam is the adjustable one. Mossberg describes its Super Bantam stock as including a removable spacer to customize length of pull, which it aimed at smaller-stature and growing shooters.
What scope came with it?
A 3-9x40mm. Mossberg named no brand or model for it, so check the glass on a used rifle, and the common base pattern means replacing it costs the scope and nothing more.
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