The Mossberg 702 Plinkster is a

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chambered for the

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cartridge, using 10- or 25-round

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s. It has been sold under the Mossberg name since at least 2003. It is a competitor to the

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, the

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, the Remington 597, and the Mossberg Blaze. The "Plinkster" name was previously applied to a different Mossberg offering—the Model 377, which was also chambered for .22 Long Rifle, but with a 15-round tubular magazine, available from approximately 1977 to 1984. "

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" is a popular term for informal recreational target shooting.

Description

The 702 Plinkster is one of several .22 caliber rimfire rifles that Mossberg sells. It is available with many combinations of barrels and stocks, from synthetic to

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stock, and from chrome to blued

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barrel. The blued barrel is long and the chrome barrel is long; overall lengths are and , respectively. The 702 Plinkster is made in Brazil by

Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos {{Infobox company , name = CBC - Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos , logo = , type = Private , genre = , fate = , predecessor = , successor = , foundation = ...

(CBC) and is sold under the Mossberg name. It is essentially the CBC Model 7022 restyled to Mossberg's specifications and previously sold under the MagTech brand name. The bolt and receiver design is modeled on the Model 70 variant of the

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; the ejector, firing mechanism and feed system are different.

Variants

* 702 Youth Bantam Plinkster, features an barrel with an overall length of * 715T, a semi-automatic rifle based on the 702 action, fitted with an AR-style stock * 801 Half-Pint Plinkster, a

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rifle for youths, fitted with a limiting plug to restrict the magazine to a single round * 802 Plinkster, a bolt-action rifle

References

{{Mossberg firearms .22 LR semi-automatic rifles Rifles of Brazil Rifles of the United States Plinkster, Mossberg