Pistol grip shotguns

kamagong

kamagong

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While waiting for my girl to arrive at the airport this afternoon I decided to kill some time at the local gun shop. I just bought my Kimber, so my gun fund is presently at zero. That doesn't mean I can't look though, and I browsed some of the 9mm autos with the view of getting her one down the line (I'm really leaning towards getting her a CZ P01). They let me handle a couple of the nicer 1911s, an Ed Brown Special Forces and a Les Baer Premier II. Those are two very nice guns. But afterwards I noticed in the shotgun section the Benelli Supernova with SteadyGrip stock. It was lust at first sight. For those that don't know, this configuration features a full stock with a pistol grip. It appeals to me from a purely tacticool perspective. That being said, does having a pistol grip on a shotgun have any functional advantage?

Thanks for the continued help guys.
 
The pistol grip on my Mossy does 2 things: it allows me to use my hand to absorb a little of the recoil (whereas my old Speedfeed delivered it right to my shoulder), and it makes it more difficult to reach the safety. All in all, I think it makes it easier to shoot, FWIW...
 
I put one of those aftermarket pistol grip shoulder stocks from ATI on both my Mossberg Persuader and my Remington 742 30-06. In both cases, I find the recoil reduced significantly and since I used to pistol gripped rifles (most of my long range target rifles have them....), I find I am more accurate with them. If you prefer this configuration (which I certainly do), I would highly recommend it.

Moorcat (Apache Blade Works)
 
I have the Cav Arms M-4 stock conversion on my 870 Remington.
I really like it, especialy being able to adjust the pull.
I have yet to form an opinion about recoil, I havent had it out to the range much since I did the conversion.

By the way, Kama, the P-01 CZ is an excellent choice.
Great value, reliable, and surprisingly accurate.

DaddyDett
 
I have a Choate™ pistol grip and folding stock on my Mossberg. It's worked well for over 8 years.

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Check out the CZ Sp01...you will call me and tell me I am pretty if ya play with one of those!!!

I have a rear pistol grip shotty hear somewhere..Mossy 500 IIRC

Rear pistol grips are fine..I pretty much hate the front ones and make fun of those that use them at the range

MY HD shotty (mossy 590) has the pistol grip stock with the stock attached..err does that make sense?? One of those tacitcool speed feed stock thingies that I LOVE!!!

If shot guns get ya where ya wanna go, check out the Saiga 12..Semi auto 12 guage FUN!!
 
I had to stop by the gun shop today, didn't I? ;)
We stopped in to make sure there was nothing we needed, since we were down that way anyways.......
I came out later in the day with one of these:

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I cant wait!! :)

DaddyDett
 
The pistol grip / combo stock like in the last pic as found on the Benelli is fine. Personally I hate the choate and mossberg pistol grips. They do two things: #1, you can't shoot 3" mags or even 2 3/4" buck because the recoil into the web of your hand is so brutal, AND, they make pointing the shotgun a lot less accurate. Contrary to popular opinion, missing with a shotgun is easily done. I prefer a full stock, I use a speedfeed II, and sights if possible.


The first choate pistol grip stock I bought for my MB 500 actually started to tear off the action and had to be thrown out after shooting about 100 heavy loaded rounds with it (wearing a shooting glove.) I took off the retaining bolt and found that the plastic was actually tearing. The factory Mossberg grip fits perfectly and will never tear, but is brutally hard.

I also don't like that they affect getting to the top tang safety.

IMO, good additions to a shotgun are a surefire forend, a sidesaddle shotshell carrier, the speedfeed stocks, and ghost ring sights. A high visibility mag follower is cheap and can't hurt. Bad additions are a standalone pistol grip stock, or one of those slings loaded with shotshells. Makes a perfect heavy swinging handle for the bad guy to grab onto and then insert the shotgun into your nether regions, and also spoils your aim.

That's just my experience. I will defer to Jurassicnarc or other former or current LEO's for their more expert opinions.


Norm
 
That's the style I'm talking about DD. I'm envious that you can walk into a shop and walk out later that same day with a brand new weapon. We have to wait ten days here. :(

When I do get a shotgun I'm going to keep it simple. No lights, sidesaddles, or extra fancy stocks. I want to keep it light and maneuverable.
 
I had a stock like the M4 on a Winchester Defender 12Ga. It worked OK.

I also had a folding pistol grip stock on it before that (the way it came). It was a high-quality stock, but I couldn't hit anything at any kind of range with just the pistol grip and the little folding stock was pretty punishing when deployed--especially when shooting buckshot or slugs.

I eventually went with an all-synthetic traditional stock set for that gun because it works very and isn't so high profile. (God forbid, if you ever need to use it on someone, you're going to wish it was less aggressive looking when the DA holds it up in front of the jury -- if you know what I mean.)
 
No hunters, nor skeet or clays shooters I have ever met...folks who shoot A LOT... have ever showed up with a pistol grip stocked shotgun or one with a folding stock.


Just sayin'.
 
I converted my Saiga-12 (legally) back to a pistol grip configuration. It's a Kalashnikov fer chrissakes, it's supposed to have a pistol grip. I was merely helping it to fulfill its birthright. :)

With shotguns in general (and with pumps in particular) I'm not sure that there's any advantage to a pistol grip, but I don't think there's any harm in it either. I prefer more traditional arrangements myself.
 
I wouldn't take a pistol gripped shotty to the duck blind.....but for serious social purposes however.....
regards
Nig
 
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