Hammerhead Armament

Mossberg has always been known for their bulletproof, tough-as-nails shotguns. Mossberg 500s and 590s are used by military and law enforcement agencies all over the world. What a lot of people don’t realize is Mossberg makes a terrific line of rifles as well. Their 100 ATR and 4X4 bolt-actions are quality, accurate firearms that don’t break the bank.

Well, now Mossberg has gone off the reservation and introduced a line of AR-15s. That’s right, Mossberg has gone tactical. At first glance it’s easy to dismiss this as a novelty. However, I think Mossberg may actual have something here. But, first things first – the specs! Mossberg’s AR rifle is called the MMR and comes in two variants – MMR Tactical and MMR Hunter.

MMR Tactical

Now, this is where things REALLY start to get interesting. In addition to offering the MMR Hunter in Mossy Oak Treestand, they also offer the MMR Hunter in both black AND Mossy Oak Brush! The only major differences between the Hunter and the Tactical is the Hunter sports a standard, fixed-length A2 stock, a round free-float (that’s right, I said free-float!) handguard, a 20′ barrel, and no flash hider/muzzlebrake. All this for an MSRP os $1,010? Mossberg, are you kidding me? The only way they could make this better is by offering the MMR Hunter in either a 6.8 SPC, .30 Remington AR, or .308 Winchester. In my humble opinion, I don’t totally agree with hunting whitetail with a .223 Remington (but that’s a whole ‘nother blog entry). 🙂

• MSRP $921 – $1,010
• 20″ barrel
• Checkered aluminum tube forearm
• Stark SE-1 Pistol Grip with battery compartment
• 5 round magazine
• 5.56MM NATO/.223 Remington

I don’t know about you, but I’m purty damn excited. You can expect the “street prices” to be $100-$150 less than MSRP, so you’re essentially getting a quality, feature-ladened AR-15 for UNDER $800. A tactical Mossberg never sounded like such a great idea.