Mossberg 472
- Category
- Rifle
- Barrel
- 508 mm
- Weight, empty
- 3.30 kg
- Introduced
- 1972
About
What it is, and why it matters
The Mossberg 472 is an American lever-action rifle produced by O.F. Mossberg & Sons from 1972 to 1983. Chambered in .30-30 Winchester or .35 Remington, it used a Winchester-style locking-bolt mechanism with a side-ejecting receiver that allowed easy scope mounting, and it fed from a tubular magazine beneath the barrel. Frequently compared to Marlin's Model 336, the 472 was offered as a pistol-grip rifle (472PR) with a 24-inch barrel, a straight-stock carbine (472PC) with a 20-inch barrel, and short-barreled brush guns (472SA and 472SB) with 18-inch barrels. Production ended in 1983 with a final run of Roy Rogers commemorative carbines.
The Mossberg 472 marked the company's entry into the traditional American lever-action carbine market long dominated by Winchester and Marlin, and it is remembered as a competent, affordable .30-30 brush rifle. Its final commemorative run honored Western film star Roy Rogers and his horse Trigger.
An unusual design feature placed the trigger on the lever loop, allowing very rapid cycling. The line was succeeded by the improved 479-series; the final 472-family production was a 5,000-piece Roy Rogers commemorative edition (Model 479RR) in 1983.
Specification
Everything measured
IdentityWhat it is, who built it and when.
- Manufacturer
- O.F. Mossberg & Sons
- Category
- Rifle
- Country
- United States
- Status
- Discontinued
- Produced
- 1972 to 1983
DimensionsAs issued, without a magazine or an optic.
- Barrel
- 508 mm
- Overall length
- 978 mm
- Weight, empty
- 3.30 kg
ActionHow it cycles, what trips it, and what feeds it.
- Action
- Lever action
- Firing mechanism
- Hammer fired
- Trigger
- Single action
- Capacity
- 6
- Magazine
- Tubular
MaterialsEach swatch is the material itself, not a colour chosen to stand for it.
- Frame
- Steel
- Barrel
- Steel
- Stock
- Walnut
- Finish
- Blued
BallisticsFrom the service cartridge, not a handload.
- Muzzle velocity
- 701 m/s
- Muzzle energy
- 2627 J
- Effective range
- 180 m
Trajectory
What the round does downrange
Solved from the muzzle figures and the bullet. The dashed rule is the effective range on the record, and the crosses are the steps the solver returned.
No load solved for this record yetThe flight path is computed from a cartridge and a bullet. This record has no ammunition filed against its chambering, so there is nothing to solve.
Features
What it has
What the record lists as fitted, drawn from the catalogue.
Side ejection
Scope mountable receiver
Tubular magazine
Exposed hammer- Trigger on lever loop
Standing
How it compares
Each figure against the firearms of the same type and cartridge that record it, or of the same type where that cartridge has too few. Positions are read to the nearest tenth.
| Measurement | This firearm | Median | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empty weightAmong 1,612 rifles | 3.30 kg | 3.50 kg | Lighter than about 60% |
| Overall lengthAmong 1,557 rifles | 978 mm | 1080 mm | Shorter than about 80% |
| Barrel lengthAmong 1,659 rifles | 508 mm | 584 mm | Shorter than about 70% |
| Magazine capacityAmong 1,611 rifles | 6 | 5 | Holds more rounds than about 60% |
Answers
Questions about the Mossberg 472
How much does the Mossberg 472 weigh?
The Mossberg 472 weighs 3.30 kg (7.28 lb) empty.
What caliber is the Mossberg 472?
The Mossberg 472 is chambered in .30-30 Winchester.
How many rounds does the Mossberg 472 hold?
The Mossberg 472 holds 6 rounds, fed from a tubular magazine.
How long is the Mossberg 472?
The Mossberg 472 is 978 mm (38.5 in) long overall, with a 508 mm (20.0 in) barrel.
Who makes the Mossberg 472?
The Mossberg 472 is made by O.F. Mossberg & Sons (United States).
When was the Mossberg 472 introduced?
The Mossberg 472 was introduced in 1972 and discontinued in 1983.
How does the Mossberg 472 operate?
The Mossberg 472 uses a lever action, and its firing mechanism is hammer fired.
Compatibility
Which parts fit this firearm
Studio
Every part that mounts on this, resolved
Not a list the maker typed out: the answer comes from the mounts this firearm exposes and the interface each part needs, so it stays right when either one changes.
- Every part that mounts on any firearm in the catalogue
- Interface standards, platforms and fit overrides
- The same answers through the API and the MCP server
Requires a signed-in GunSpec account on the Studio plan. The answer is computed per part, so it is not part of the public record.
Provenance
What the record holds
Every figure above was taken from one of these pages. The confidence reflects how much of the record came from a page a claim can be checked against.
In service
- Civilian hunters and sport shooters
- United States
Provenance
Confidence in this record
78%
Stockists
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API
The call that returns this record
The same fields, in the same units, from the same endpoint the page reads.
curl --request GET \ --url 'https://api.gunspec.io/v1/firearms/mossberg-472' \ --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'{ "id": "mossberg-472", "name": "Mossberg 472", "manufacturer": { "id": "mossberg", "name": "O.F. Mossberg & Sons", "countryCode": "US", "foundedYear": 1919, "website": "https://www.mossberg.com", "logoUrl": null, "description": null, "status": null, "defunctYear": null, "stateOwned": null, "makesFirearms": null, "parentId": null, "predecessorId": null, "createdAt": "2026-02-11 23:44:40", "updatedAt": "2026-02-18 03:40:45", "version": "efbce48d45f2bf96c91e5b66c03052b97d55affea9178a31feda8fd7fc882671" }, "category": { "id": "rifle", "name": "Rifle", "description": "Long-barreled firearms designed for accurate shooting" }, "country_of_origin": "US", "year_introduced": 1972, "barrel_length_mm": 508, "weight_empty_g": 3300, "action_type": "lever_action"}