Have had both, 2 ruger Americans actually. Sold both rugers and held onto the mossberg. I like the stock much more, solid moa or less shooter. I’d go with the mossberg.
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You know, a lot of people who have never owned, held, or fired a Mossberg Patriot put them down because they really aren't anything more than a 4th generation Raptor. I bought the Patriot for one of my son's friends to use on his first deer hunt last fall. I did so so that I could give it to him if he tagged a deer and if his parents approved, they didn't approve, so I will give it to him when he is 18, assuming that he still wants it. He is already talking about going deer hunting with us in October, November, and January.
I still think that the Marlin X guns were a superior platform, but the decision makers at Freedom Group killed it.
