Pistol Grip Forend???

RobertSB701 · March 29, 2012, 11:31 PM

Wondering if anyone with actual experience with an installed pistol grip forend would offer their opinion on whether or not they liked the upgrade. Thanks Much.

Irish B · March 29, 2012, 11:46 PM

I actually just installed one on my hd 870. I love it so far. Works very well with my specops stock. It does take some getting used to though

hoytinak · March 29, 2012, 11:59 PM

Tried it a long time ago on the 500, actually I've tried just about every stock option they make trying to make the perfect HD shotgun and after putting several hundred rounds through the 500, I've gone back to the factory wood stock, just shortened it up about an inch....couldn't be happier with it now.

radom · March 30, 2012, 05:46 AM

Dont much care for the things too here. They tend to snag brush and load a cleared action very fast. Like a lot of things they look better in pictures than in real use.

zippy13 · March 30, 2012, 11:15 AM

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Like a lot of things they look better in pictures than in real use.

Truer words are seldom spoken.

RobertSB701 · April 7, 2012, 02:56 PM

Appreciate the input. Thanks much.

Dfariswheel · April 7, 2012, 08:08 PM

This was one of those neat ideas that failed to pan out in the real world.
The reason they were temporally popular is because an Ithaca Model 37 cut down to a pistol with a pistol grip fore end was featured on the TV show Miami Vice.

What people found out is that the pistol grip fore end wouldn't allow the shotgun to be "pointed" as well or as fast as a standard fore end, and it transfered too much recoil to the left hand.
For a time you saw a lot of them on the range and in some matches, but as people figured out the downsides, they disappeared from serious guns.

Stonefly_Soldier · April 10, 2012, 02:15 AM

i like how fast i can work the action with a vert grip on the fore-end and it works great for an HD gun but for a practical field or trap firearm it makes very little sense

March 29, 2012, 11:31 PM	#1
RobertSB701 Senior Member Join Date: March 1, 2008 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 125	Pistol Grip Forend??? Wondering if anyone with actual experience with an installed pistol grip forend would offer their opinion on whether or not they liked the upgrade. Thanks Much. __________________ NRA MEMBER, ISRA MEMBER, IL CCL, LOCAL 701 MEMBER (United We Stand...Divided We Fall) Glock 21SF \| FNH FNP-45 \| S&W 686 \| Taurus PT1911SS \| CZ75 SP01 Tactical 9mm \| Buck Mark Stainless Camper \| Ruger LCP \| Springfield Armory TRP \| Springfield Armory XDS-9 \| Springfield Armory XDM Compact 9MM \| S&W M&P15X \| Ruger Mini-14 \| Mossberg 500 20ga

March 29, 2012, 11:46 PM	#2
Irish B Senior Member Join Date: October 10, 2010 Location: Colorado Posts: 359	I actually just installed one on my hd 870. I love it so far. Works very well with my specops stock. It does take some getting used to though __________________ If a man hasn't found something worth dying for, he isn't fit to live

April 7, 2012, 02:56 PM	#6
RobertSB701 Senior Member Join Date: March 1, 2008 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 125	Appreciate the input. Thanks much. __________________ NRA MEMBER, ISRA MEMBER, IL CCL, LOCAL 701 MEMBER (United We Stand...Divided We Fall) Glock 21SF \| FNH FNP-45 \| S&W 686 \| Taurus PT1911SS \| CZ75 SP01 Tactical 9mm \| Buck Mark Stainless Camper \| Ruger LCP \| Springfield Armory TRP \| Springfield Armory XDS-9 \| Springfield Armory XDM Compact 9MM \| S&W M&P15X \| Ruger Mini-14 \| Mossberg 500 20ga

March 29, 2012, 11:59 PM	#3
hoytinak Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 5,721	Tried it a long time ago on the 500, actually I've tried just about every stock option they make trying to make the perfect HD shotgun and after putting several hundred rounds through the 500, I've gone back to the factory wood stock, just shortened it up about an inch....couldn't be happier with it now.

March 30, 2012, 05:46 AM	#4
radom Senior Member Join Date: January 21, 2000 Posts: 1,357	Dont much care for the things too here. They tend to snag brush and load a cleared action very fast. Like a lot of things they look better in pictures than in real use.

April 7, 2012, 08:08 PM	#7
Dfariswheel Senior Member Join Date: May 4, 2001 Posts: 7,478	This was one of those neat ideas that failed to pan out in the real world. The reason they were temporally popular is because an Ithaca Model 37 cut down to a pistol with a pistol grip fore end was featured on the TV show Miami Vice. What people found out is that the pistol grip fore end wouldn't allow the shotgun to be "pointed" as well or as fast as a standard fore end, and it transfered too much recoil to the left hand. For a time you saw a lot of them on the range and in some matches, but as people figured out the downsides, they disappeared from serious guns.

April 10, 2012, 02:15 AM	#8
Stonefly_Soldier Senior Member Join Date: January 28, 2011 Location: Colton, WA Posts: 168	i like how fast i can work the action with a vert grip on the fore-end and it works great for an HD gun but for a practical field or trap firearm it makes very little sense