would you buy a pistolgrip shotgun? - Page 2

slick slidestop · March 12, 2008, 10:15 PM

No....

Too awkward for me. I guess I'm old school.

I grew up hunting with traditional stocks on my shotguns, and anything different is just "wrong" even on a tactical shotgun....just doesn't feel natural to me.

Hawg · March 12, 2008, 10:36 PM

No.

curmudgeon1 · March 12, 2008, 10:45 PM

My Mossberg 12ga. 18.5" pump has a Knoxx pistol grip on it that makes it fun to shoot, and it's a good HD gun for maneuvering in close quarters. It's easy to aim accurately off the hip at ranges up to 21ft.

Alert · March 13, 2008, 03:37 AM

SR420 · March 13, 2008, 05:40 AM

I've never owned a shotgun that did not have a pistol grip...

kozak6 · March 13, 2008, 05:12 PM

If it were a really good deal, I'd buy it and install a conventional stock.

I have no use for a pistol grip shotgun.

zxcvbob · March 13, 2008, 05:22 PM

I might buy a SxS pistol if the price was right -- but probably not a 12 gauge. A 20 or 28 would be about right.

I've shot a 16 gauge muzzle loading pistol before and you would not believe how loud that was. It didn't really sound like a gun at all, it more went "B O O M !" when it roared, with lots of fire and smoke. (how could you not like something like that?)

Quote:

I have no use for a pistol grip shotgun.

Somethings don't really need a use, they are just for fun.

Playboypenguin · March 13, 2008, 05:50 PM

I have no need what-so-ever for one but I do want this one.

Jag351 · March 13, 2008, 07:24 PM

I really want to buy the grip for my Mossberg 500. I have other shot guns, it would be a try to shoot it, and if was a no go then no big deal. I have no experience with one at all.

rantingredneck · March 13, 2008, 07:31 PM

I've got a Mossberg pistol grip for my 500 and a speedfeed pistol grip for my 870s (It will also fit a 500 with a different bolt and adapter that are included in the package, but I've never installed it on the 500). That all being said, the only time those go on either shotgun is when I'm travelling and want to toss a scattergun in the suitcase for hotel room defense duty. Though I'm travelling now with only a .380 and a .45. I'm undergunned!!!!

They aren't really practical for anything better than across the room shots for me. Not painful to shoot per se, but definitely not something I'd want to shoot a lot at one time.

My shotguns all wear regular buttstocks under normal circumstances.

Nemsis · March 13, 2008, 09:23 PM

I have a pistol grip but havn't used it yet I'm having too much fun with my knoxx

RandyStacyE · March 13, 2008, 09:52 PM

I like my forend grip. I have tried ONLY 2 brands and I can honestly say that the Advanced Technoloty forend grip SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS. I mean anyone that has ever tried it has to admit that it is a piece of junk. This thing flops from side to side and offers absolutely no stability. This is the one:

I like the TacStar forend grip:

This thing is rock solid.

TheNatureBoy · March 14, 2008, 12:18 AM

No! I was checking out a few pictures of shotguns with pistol grips and thumb holes in the recent edition of "Turkey and Turkey Hunting". I might consider using one for home defense purposes, but other than that......

Jag351 · March 14, 2008, 03:07 PM

I just ordered a pistol grip form my Mossberg, it should be hear next week then I will have first hand knowledge.

Maser · March 14, 2008, 09:59 PM

Not meaning to hijack this thread, but did any of you guys who own a TacStar pistol grip forend have to grind away some of the material on top so it wasn't rubbing against the bottom of the barrel? I know I had to because it was taking WAY too much strength to cycle it with so much resistance.

Tommy Vercetti · March 14, 2008, 10:13 PM

I honestly hope nobody thought that I meant the foregrip

saboteur · March 14, 2008, 11:30 PM

Playboy, I've got that exact one. I have shot mine and a single pistol grip Mossy several times. It is not bad, in fact it is fun. The Mossberg is so light that I fird it one handed a few times...that is less fun, but do-able.

Playboypenguin · March 14, 2008, 11:33 PM

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Playboy, I've got that exact one. I have shot mine and a single pistol grip Mossy several times. It is not bad, in fact it is fun. The Mossberg is so light that I fird it one handed a few times...that is less fun, but do-able.

How much did it cost you? My dealer has it for $379. I am considering getting it.

Anchorage · March 15, 2008, 12:09 AM

I been wanting one ever since I saw kate beckensale shoot her pistol grip shotgun at the enemy.. she came out of the water and emptied it on the BG..

She was hot, the PG Shotgun was cool ! and it had a light on it. Totally awesome,

When I get the spare funds, I'd get a maverick 88 with pistol grip.

Alert · March 15, 2008, 12:10 AM

what movie?

yourotherleft · March 15, 2008, 01:48 AM

I vote no. To me, they're not as natural as the regular stock. Plus it took a little more space in my medium size safe. They look good no doubt it, but it's just not for me. In fact, I'm selling my fn tactical police and getting a remi 870p instead. I'm pretty sure I'm making a right decision here

trigger happy · March 15, 2008, 03:37 PM

I've never shot it though, just never get around to it

BigV · March 15, 2008, 05:32 PM

If you have never used a pistol grip on a shotgun for Turkey Hunting you are missing out! Its so much more comfortable to hold for long periods of time (like waiting for an active bird to get closer) and feels great when sitting on your backside waiting…

trigger happy · March 15, 2008, 06:15 PM

I look at it like it belongs in the same category as an airweight .38 loaded with +P hollowpoints

carried when everything else is too big and shot only if you absolutely have to

RedneckFur · March 15, 2008, 06:37 PM

Nope, I like not having sprained wrists. After shooting a shotgun one handed before, I realise that its a stunt best left in Hollywood.

'Sides, i'm pretty sure anything I could do with a pistol grip, I can do just as well with my 20" wingmaster.

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March 12, 2008, 10:15 PM	#26
slick slidestop Senior Member Join Date: October 30, 2001 Location: Texas Posts: 394	No.... Too awkward for me. I guess I'm old school. I grew up hunting with traditional stocks on my shotguns, and anything different is just "wrong" even on a tactical shotgun....just doesn't feel natural to me. __________________ Be insensitive....tell the truth

March 13, 2008, 03:37 AM	#29
Alert Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 2007 Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 203	I bought one of each __________________ "One man with courage makes a majority" Andrew Jackson

March 13, 2008, 09:23 PM	#36
Nemsis Senior Member Join Date: December 27, 2006 Location: Peoples Republic of Chicago Posts: 408	I have a pistol grip but havn't used it yet I'm having too much fun with my knoxx __________________ "The American people will never knowingly adopt Socialism. But under the name of 'liberalism' they will adopt every fragment of the Socialist program, until one day America will be a Socialist nation, without knowing how it happened." --Norman Thomas

March 14, 2008, 10:13 PM	#41
Tommy Vercetti Senior Member Join Date: June 26, 2004 Location: Fairhope, Alabama Posts: 1,119	I honestly hope nobody thought that I meant the foregrip __________________ "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross." Sinclair Lewis, (It Can't Happen Here, 1935) "Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak" Marcus Tullius Cicero

March 12, 2008, 10:36 PM	#27
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,189	No.

March 12, 2008, 10:45 PM	#28
curmudgeon1 Senior Member Join Date: October 21, 2007 Location: n.e. ohio Posts: 544	My Mossberg 12ga. 18.5" pump has a Knoxx pistol grip on it that makes it fun to shoot, and it's a good HD gun for maneuvering in close quarters. It's easy to aim accurately off the hip at ranges up to 21ft.

March 13, 2008, 05:40 AM	#30
SR420 Senior Member Join Date: May 12, 2005 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 3,336	I've never owned a shotgun that did not have a pistol grip...

March 13, 2008, 05:12 PM	#31
kozak6 Senior Member Join Date: June 16, 2005 Location: AZ Posts: 3,113	If it were a really good deal, I'd buy it and install a conventional stock. I have no use for a pistol grip shotgun.

March 13, 2008, 05:50 PM	#33
Playboypenguin Junior member Join Date: February 27, 2006 Location: Great Pacific Northwest Posts: 11,515	I have no need what-so-ever for one but I do want this one.

March 13, 2008, 07:24 PM	#34
Jag351 Member Join Date: January 2, 2008 Location: Abilene, TX Posts: 66	I really want to buy the grip for my Mossberg 500. I have other shot guns, it would be a try to shoot it, and if was a no go then no big deal. I have no experience with one at all.

March 13, 2008, 07:31 PM	#35
rantingredneck Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,728	I've got a Mossberg pistol grip for my 500 and a speedfeed pistol grip for my 870s (It will also fit a 500 with a different bolt and adapter that are included in the package, but I've never installed it on the 500). That all being said, the only time those go on either shotgun is when I'm travelling and want to toss a scattergun in the suitcase for hotel room defense duty. Though I'm travelling now with only a .380 and a .45. I'm undergunned!!!! They aren't really practical for anything better than across the room shots for me. Not painful to shoot per se, but definitely not something I'd want to shoot a lot at one time. My shotguns all wear regular buttstocks under normal circumstances.

March 13, 2008, 09:52 PM	#37
RandyStacyE Junior member Join Date: February 29, 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 83	I like my forend grip. I have tried ONLY 2 brands and I can honestly say that the Advanced Technoloty forend grip SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS. I mean anyone that has ever tried it has to admit that it is a piece of junk. This thing flops from side to side and offers absolutely no stability. This is the one: I like the TacStar forend grip: This thing is rock solid.

March 14, 2008, 12:18 AM	#38
TheNatureBoy Senior Member Join Date: September 6, 2007 Posts: 1,204	No! I was checking out a few pictures of shotguns with pistol grips and thumb holes in the recent edition of "Turkey and Turkey Hunting". I might consider using one for home defense purposes, but other than that......

March 14, 2008, 03:07 PM	#39
Jag351 Member Join Date: January 2, 2008 Location: Abilene, TX Posts: 66	I just ordered a pistol grip form my Mossberg, it should be hear next week then I will have first hand knowledge.

March 14, 2008, 09:59 PM	#40
Maser Senior Member Join Date: May 21, 2006 Location: Mysterious Cities of Gold Posts: 920	Not meaning to hijack this thread, but did any of you guys who own a TacStar pistol grip forend have to grind away some of the material on top so it wasn't rubbing against the bottom of the barrel? I know I had to because it was taking WAY too much strength to cycle it with so much resistance.

March 14, 2008, 11:30 PM	#42
saboteur Member Join Date: February 28, 2006 Posts: 27	Playboy, I've got that exact one. I have shot mine and a single pistol grip Mossy several times. It is not bad, in fact it is fun. The Mossberg is so light that I fird it one handed a few times...that is less fun, but do-able.

March 15, 2008, 12:09 AM	#44
Anchorage Junior member Join Date: February 10, 2008 Posts: 112	I been wanting one ever since I saw kate beckensale shoot her pistol grip shotgun at the enemy.. she came out of the water and emptied it on the BG.. She was hot, the PG Shotgun was cool ! and it had a light on it. Totally awesome, When I get the spare funds, I'd get a maverick 88 with pistol grip.

March 15, 2008, 12:10 AM	#45
Alert Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 2007 Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 203	what movie? __________________ "One man with courage makes a majority" Andrew Jackson

March 15, 2008, 01:48 AM	#46
yourotherleft Senior Member Join Date: May 4, 2006 Posts: 105	I vote no. To me, they're not as natural as the regular stock. Plus it took a little more space in my medium size safe. They look good no doubt it, but it's just not for me. In fact, I'm selling my fn tactical police and getting a remi 870p instead. I'm pretty sure I'm making a right decision here

March 15, 2008, 03:37 PM	#47
trigger happy Senior Member Join Date: January 6, 2006 Location: Pensacola Posts: 759	I have one I've never shot it though, just never get around to it __________________ "You cannot invade mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass" Admiral Yamamoto "You have enemies ? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life" Winston Churchill

March 15, 2008, 05:32 PM	#48
BigV Senior Member Join Date: October 26, 2005 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 328	If you have never used a pistol grip on a shotgun for Turkey Hunting you are missing out! Its so much more comfortable to hold for long periods of time (like waiting for an active bird to get closer) and feels great when sitting on your backside waiting…

March 15, 2008, 06:15 PM	#49
trigger happy Senior Member Join Date: January 6, 2006 Location: Pensacola Posts: 759	I look at it like it belongs in the same category as an airweight .38 loaded with +P hollowpoints carried when everything else is too big and shot only if you absolutely have to __________________ "You cannot invade mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass" Admiral Yamamoto "You have enemies ? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life" Winston Churchill

March 15, 2008, 06:37 PM	#50
RedneckFur Senior Member Join Date: January 14, 2007 Location: Central NC Posts: 1,424	Nope, I like not having sprained wrists. After shooting a shotgun one handed before, I realise that its a stunt best left in Hollywood. 'Sides, i'm pretty sure anything I could do with a pistol grip, I can do just as well with my 20" wingmaster.