I had one of the Mossberg MVP Patrol rifles and wasnt at all impressed with mine. One of the main reasons I bought it was its being able to take AR mags.That was about its only positive.
Biggest issue I had was the action. It was hitchy as hell, and more often than not, you had to pull the bolt back a little (after trying to close it) and fiddle the round into the chamber to get it to lock up. It was not at all smooth or positive in function.
I think a lot of that had to do with the little "flapper" they added to the bottom of the bolt to pick up the rounds off the mag. The whole set up was pretty hokey.
One other issue to consider with them too, if you try to load longer bullets, youre limited to an OAL that will fit in the AR mag. Something else I didnt consider when looking at it.
Accuracy was at best mediocre, and nothing to write home about.
It does come with a threaded barrel, which was another reason I was interested in it. Unfortunately, when I put my suppressor on it, it was only good for a couple of rounds before the mirage from the heat coming off it was so bad, you couldnt see the target clearly through it. Thats never been a problem with my AR with a scope mounted and using the same round.
When I bought mine, I was actually looking for a Ruger American, but they were in demand and hard to come by, even just to look at. I saw one of these and figured Id give it a try. When I finally did get to look at the Rugers, I wasnt at all impressed with it either, and passed on it too. Im thinking I probably should have gone with the Savage Hog Hunter, but its barrel was longer than I liked. Still, Ive never had a problem in the past with any of the Savages Ive owned.
At this point, my AR's are still filling in for the bolt gun roll, At least until I decide on whether or not to keep looking for a 223 in a bolt gun. At this point if I do, it'll probably be the Savage, or an older Remington.