Mossberg 464 SPX. Beauty or Abomination?

[mr surveyor]

..... because they could .....

[JustinN]

IMO if they were selling this as an all weather tacticool rifle, they should have made it stainless....

The good thing about it is I know want a lever gun slightly less....

[dkmatthews]

I can say, having recently acquired a Winchester 94, that the 30-30 is one heck of a rifle platform. I had always discounted it in my mind before, but now I understand that it is a seriously powerful cartridge and makes an excellent defensive or hunting rifle. The only problem with this particular rifle is that it is just godforsaken ugly. It is still extremely powerful and I still wouldn't want to be on the business end of it.

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[hogsnguns]

Would my carrying a butt ugly gun make me look butt ugly?

[b4uqzme]

Fugly

[JustinN]

Also, for that gun setup, I feel like they should have went with .308....I know its not necessarily the best cartridge for a tube mag, but if we're going tactical, might as well go all the way...

[Fxstchewy]

Only thing I can see, is it might be suited for cold rainy climates, where you wouldn't want to expose your nice wooden stocked rifles. Or maybe a gun to keep on your boat, or something.

This^^

[VBVAGUY]

I have one and it is great !!! With the adjustable stock just about anyone can shoot it. From a person that is under 5 foot to all the way to 7 foot can shoot this. When the Hummer first came out people said it was ugly, but it sold. I was told that they have a hard time keeping this thing in stock as it is selling pretty well. God Bless

[ParabellumJ]

Mossberg 464 SPX. Beauty or Abomination?

Too many good lookin guns in the world to consider this one. Put a bag on it.

[les strat]

I know it's adjustable for a variety of shooters, but I just can't do an AR collapsible stock on a lever gun. A black synthetic stock would have been ok.

[muggsy]

That is one ugly suminabitch.

[Popeye]

Looks like that thing was designed by someone who's still on a bad acid trip from the late 60's. All that tacticool plastic BS would have to go straight to the recycle bin, where maybe it could be melted down into something useful.

[Bawanna]

Now yall, we ought to lighten up a bit here, VBVAGUY has one and he says he likes it.

Many here (never myself) don't feel looking cool is important. So from a practical application stand point it might have merit. I don't see none but that sure don't mean it ain't there.

Now to me looking cool is everything, job #1, numero uno! I'm also an old school wood guy so this just isn't gonna float my boat. I do love a nice lever gun, love a nice bolt gun and I'm starting to warm up to some of them automatic rifles too, so I got a semi open if small mind to soak this up.

But there's someone for everyone and some folks just might find it appealing. I know I got an urge to find one, put a paper sack over my head and hold it and look it over in real life. Maybe I'd 180 and think highly of it. Never know.

[Popeye]

Bawanna some things are just better off being left alone, as they are perfect already. True classics. That's like putting a poly frame on a 1911. Sure it works but does it really work. Maybe for some it does, but not in my world.
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[Bawanna]

To be brutally honest and you gotta know I still love you, you crossed the line putting a scope on that fine lever gun. Just ain't natural.

Now some would say with my old eye's I need the scope, but that don't justify not looking cool. You just fake it or get a scatter gun or a bolt rifle that can wear a scope and look natural and most of all look cool.

There's certain old school etiquette that shouldn't be messed with.

I'm sorry but I'm gonna have Jocko send you a horse head as a reminder.