---
title: "Gun Lab: Mossberg Patriot Rifle"
description: "Mossberg's newest rifle, the Patriot, is a big departure for the company. It is one of the best looking, and best shooting, rifles Mossberg has ever made and it is the first rifle they've chambered in a dangerous-game caliber. This one is in .375 Ruger."
date: "2014-12-22"
modified: "2014-12-22"
authors:
  - name: "John B. Snow"
    job_title: "Shooting Editor"
    link: "https://www.outdoorlife.com/authors/john-b-snow/"
url: "https://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/gun-shots/gun-lab-mossberg-patriot-rifle/"
categories:
  - "Guns"
  - "Hunting Rifles"
  - "Rifles"
---

# Gun Lab: Mossberg Patriot Rifle

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Mossberg's newest rifle, the Patriot, is a big departure for the company. It is one of the best looking, and best shooting, rifles Mossberg has ever made and it is the first rifle they've chambered in a dangerous-game caliber. This one is in .375 Ruger.

## Author
John B. Snow is Shooting Editor of *Outdoor Life*, where he oversees the publication’s firearms and shooting coverage. This includes gear reviews, features on technical innovations, stories on shooting techniques and general hunting coverage with the occasional fishing story thrown into the mix. Originally from Seattle, he has lived all over the country, crisscrossing it by car and truck no fewer than 10 times as he’s moved from one location to the next. Since 2010 he has lived in Bozeman, Montana where he currently resides with his bird dog, Roo.

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