Adding a pistal grip makes a shotgun not a shotgun?

[mckrob]

I watched a guy put his front teeth through his upper lip once while firing the PG shotgun before anyone could stop him. Technique counts! Watched another black an eye with a folding stock PG shotgun. PG's with full fixed stocks are more comfortable in one-handed control and the i'm-in-the-stuff-now around-the-corner shooting, but may not be as compact. ditto the law and perception stuff.

When I was 16, I tried installing a pistol grip on my Winchester Defender. The first shot kicked up from about chest height and the back of the grip hit me square in the mouth knocking my front tooth loose ! The stupid thing is I quickly fired the second round exactly the same way and once again hit myself in the mouth. The pistol grip was promptly removed! I have since learned my lesson and have a Butler Creek folding stock on it, which I higly recommend. It is just as compact, but with the folding stock it is just as secure and comfortable to fire as the factory wooden stock it came with.

In Canada the barrel must be greater than 18", and the overall length greather than 26", if it is under these dimensions it is considered a "restricted weapon", if it has been "altered by sawing or other means..." to bring it under these dimensions it is classified as a "prohibited weapon". So in Canada there is no problem with most pistol grip shotguns.