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Where did you get the wooden birdshead grip?
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Where did you get the wooden birdshead grip?
I'm too lazy to quote, but here's a story for those guys saying a pistol grip shotgun is no good for bear defense.
I have a (now deceased) friend who was salmon fishing years ago. He had a mossy 500 loaded with alternating slug and buck. A bear came across the creek, took one look at him, and charged. He hipshot all five rounds into the bear killing it. He was really shook up afterwards, white as a ghost, and shaky. Didn't even know how many rounds he'd fired. The Co's came and took a statement, knew he was telling the truth because of the state he was in. I asked him why he fired from the hip and his answer was "i didn't have time to shoulder it!"
In a real life bear attack, you may not have the time for anything but hipshooting. In that case, a pistol grip shotgun would be no disadvantage.
I have a (now deceased) friend who was salmon fishing years ago. He had a mossy 500 loaded with alternating slug and buck. A bear came across the creek, took one look at him, and charged. He hipshot all five rounds into the bear killing it. He was really shook up afterwards, white as a ghost, and shaky. Didn't even know how many rounds he'd fired. The Co's came and took a statement, knew he was telling the truth because of the state he was in. I asked him why he fired from the hip and his answer was "i didn't have time to shoulder it!"
In a real life bear attack, you may not have the time for anything but hipshooting. In that case, a pistol grip shotgun would be no disadvantage.
alternate loads is nonsense, slugs all the way. If your gonna shoot, shoot to kill not to injure as 00 buck will most likely just injure, causing a more dangerous bear if he gets away.
anyhow shockwave raptor grip being sold on EE.
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/foru...-pistol-grip-for-590-590A1?highlight=mossberg
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/foru...-pistol-grip-for-590-590A1?highlight=mossberg
It came with the gun !
It's a factory made original Scattergun Technologies TR870 from 1992.
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Ok how much for the Gun????
I would rather ensure my survival on one well aimed shot than what took place in your story.
Sorry, but I'm having a hard time understanding how your friend accomplished this feat. He placed all (5) shots on a rapidly closing threat from the hip at life or death levels of stress? He was calm, cool, and collected while under extreme stress when firing the shotgun, yet he was visably upset and shaken while being interviewd by CO's?
This doesn't seem plausible.
I meant if you were gonna sell it to me lol.
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I need that....
to anyone thinking about making one drill your hole for the retaining bolt before you do any shaping . also do your in-letting around the receiver end .if you do this and mess up you will have not ruined a nearly finished piece .i made mine out of a scrap piece of cherry .i used a cut down retaining bolt from some spare parts i had laying around and re threaded the rod .do not use a pistol grip as a pattern as the profile around the trigger is not what you want but rather use a full stock as a pattern. it can be a fun project for very little cost if you do not put a value on your time .
Plausible or not, it happened. I never said he was calm, cool, or collected. He was terrified! The bear was close, and the time was short, as in he had a few seconds to live. In a similar situation you might be doing some very rapid and accurate hipshooting, and scratching your head afterwards as to how you did it. In real life or death situations, reflexes and instinct can take over.
Oh and GG34, I completely agree about not alternating loads, had it been me, it would've been slugs all the way.
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