- Hey guys, James again for TFB TV.
Today, I've got the Mossberg Blaze 47.
Which is an AK style semi-automatic 22 rifle.
And I have to apologize, you know,
we're out here in the Louisiana swamp.
It's hotter than hell and it wont stop raining.
(rain falls)
So I might have to take some cuts here and there.
I also, before I get into this review,
want to give a big shout out to Mike at Ventura Munitions,
who's one of our new sponsors.
Mike, thanks a lot, and thank you Ventura Munition
for sponsoring the program.
The Blaze 47 is obviously a 22 caliber rifle
that's modeled after the AK-47.
It comes with wood furniture, such as this one.
Or, you can go synthethic and get
either fixed or adjustable stocks.
The difference being it'll save you about half a pound
to go with the synthetic.
Whereas, the wood, obviously, is heavier
and more expensive.
It's about 30 to 40 dollars more expensive.
And that's kind of a funny thing that
I want to jump into with this rifle.
This wood, the wood on these stocks,
is actually really nice.
It's much better than what you'd get
like with a WASR or any of your
comparable surplus AK's.
I mean, the furniture's amazing,
but, then you look at the receiver
and the entire thing's plastic.
It's all plastic.
And the juxtaposition of this handsome
wood furniture, with this almost toy like
receiver, it's a bit of a contrast.
Now, that said, I'm not sure that there
are better options, in terms of, metal
for your typical 22's.
You know, you might have a Zinc gun.
This, certainly, the polymer, is going
to keep this gun lighter and cheaper.
So, there are some benefits
but, it really is sad to have, you know
nice solid wood stocks and like
an Airsoft receiver.
And to another similar feature of this gun,
you've got these really nice ...
These really nice fiber optic
rear sights.
And you've got an on sight blade
which really isn't that bad.
But one thing that I discovered
whenever I was messing with the gun.
There's a little allen screw
that you might be able to see here.
And, I took that off thinking that
maybe there'd be threads underneath
this thing, which would be awesome
because you could ...
You know, hopefully, they'd be
half by 28 and, hopefully,
you can put your suppresor
on there.
So, I removed that.
Turns out this piece of plastic,
it's the entire front sight base.
So, I actually knocked off my
point of impact, my point of aim
whenever I messed with that allen screw.
So don't touch it.
But, you know, it's also
another drawback.
You got one screw holding your
entire front sight in.
But, then again, we're talking
about a 22 caliber rifle here.
Now, other features,
you've got an ambidextrous safety,
thumb safety, which is a
really nice feature.
It comes with 25 round or 10 round
magazines.
And, I got to tell you, these 25 rounders,
even though they're plastic,
very impressive, very impressive.
I've got a short little clip here
of me feeding some rounds into
the magazine.
The thumb stud on there,
it's a textured thumb stud.
It's a 16 1/2 inch barrel,
with a 13 1/2 inch length of pull.
Street price, I've seen on the
synthetics, between like 250 and 270 dollars.
And then, like I said, another
30 or 40 bucks, if you want
the wood stock.
Which is a really nice touch.
I could go on and on about
the aesthetics of this gun all day,
but really what matters is
how does it shoot?
It is accurate?
Is it reliable?
And, we're talking about a 22,
so is it fun?
(gun fires)
So I've had the Blaze 47
for a couple of weeks now
and taken it to a couple of
range sessions, put a few
hundred rounds through it,
and it's been 100% reliable, so far.
I actually went and read other reviews
out there.
Not that any of those are relevant
compared to The Firearms Blog.
It seems like other people had
the same experience I did,
in terms of, reliability.
This seems to be a pretty reliable
22 caliber.
And, I feel bad earlier
for making fun of it for looking
like an Airsoft gun.
I mean, really, I can't say
that I like the plastic receiver,
but it's lightweight, it's inexpensive,
it's got the cutest little rock and lock
magazine, with the cutest little
paddle release, and a teensie little
charging handle.
And I did just notice that ...
You'll catch it on the video,
that narrow thumbscrew will ...
That will catch your hand if you do
a magwell hold on this gun.
Not a big deal.
Not going to chop your fingers off
or anything, but, you know, whatever.
And I got to tell you, so far, I mean
this things been a blast.
It's like shooting a laser gun,
there's no recoil.
(gun fires)
Not bad, pretty fun.
Before I get to my final thoughts
about the Mossberg Blaze 47,
I want to say first, thank you TFB TV
viewers and subscribers.
Second, thank you to our sponsors,
Grizzly Targets, the toughtest
steel targets on the market
and Ventura Munition.
Now, as to my final thoughts
about the Blaze 47.
What did I like about it?
Well, it was fun.
It was accurate.
It's got a good price point.
It's lightweight, it's about 1/4
or a 1/2 pound lighter than
your standard Ruger 10/22.
Or if you're a fan of the AK-47
and you just simply wanted
an AK-47 style 22, the Blaze 47
is the way to go.
As far as, what I didn't like about it.
Like I said, I didn't like the plastic body.
The furniture was great, now,
that wood furniture.
But the plastic receiver kind of
cheapened it a little bit.
It's a really good gun and
I would have even thought that
maybe making it a little bit heavier
and making it out of metal
would have improved the aesthetic
a little bit.
That said, it's going to be corrosion
resistant, it's going to be lightweight,
it's going to be cheap.
So, you have your trade-offs there.
All in all, there are a lot of good
22 auto's on the market.
I can't tell you that the Blaze 47
is a must buy, you have to get it.
But there's really nothing wrong with it.
And if you want an AK style,
auto loading 22, that's the way to go.
In any case, thanks again guys.
Thanks for watching.
See you next time.