There's always going to be stuff that makes sense, and stuff that just looks cool (beauty in the eye of the beholder). When I lived in town, most of my neighbors owned pick-up trucks. What for? I don't know, all they did with them is commute to work, or park them in their drive-way.

The only thing that doesn't really make sense to me about this Mossy is the triple rail, which I don't think makes sense on any rifle.

I have a Win 94 trapper with an 11" trigger pull and a 16" barrel in .30-30. The only reason I own it is because it's short and portable, so it would fit in the truck easily while driving around the ranch. Having a 16" barrel on a telescoping stock, yeah, that'd be a step up, since that short 11" pull SUCKS for me. With a tele-stock, I'd get all of the convenience for storage, but a comfortable fit for shooting as well. Best of both worlds.

Not saying it's not just a dumb marketing gimmick targeted at wannabe's, but there ARE guys out there that will have a practical use for this rifle.