Pistol grips - good or bad?

[Covey Ridge]

Thanks!

 

[Covey Ridge]

yup and my roomie did the same thing with his Auto 5 after missing 6-10 with my valtro... sounds like someone was putting the blame on his gun instead of his skill level with said firearm.

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Someone who can go 25, but misses 6-10 with the Valtro shows me that he and the gun was not the best choice for the game.

 

[Covey Ridge]

cost depends on the size of your stock. Deformed/old stocks are a little more

In this case, I think straight stocks would be best

 

[Covey Ridge]

in my opinion the pistol grip is the best for a tactical package. it allows you to manipulate the shotgun better with one hand, takes away some of the pain when shooting 3" slugs and i think it reduces the stress on the wrist since it allows your hand to be in a more "natural" position as opposed to conventional stocks that keep your wrist at an angle. i can carry my mossy all day long with no pain in the wrist

I agree! A *tactical pistol grip* would be better for this purpose. It should be maintenance free as well as it does not require any type of special lubricant or the aid of a philipino of any kind.

and since you have been carrying that thing all day you will probably not get lucky when you get home so it is a good thing that you do not have any wrist pain

Just joking! As long as you're haveing fun, shoot whatever you like and don't listen to the old Fudd's like Elmer 64

 

[cdngunner]

You, being "hung like a baby" will be free.

yah, but I'm hung like a BIG baby

 

[drvrage]

WOW. This was my most successful highjack ever. Sorry folks. I'll keep the oil rubbing Philipino models out of my thread fantasies from now on.

 

[Covey Ridge]

WOW. This was my most successful highjack ever. Sorry folks. I'll keep the oil rubbing Philipino models out of my thread fantasies from now on.

No need to say sorry! Thanks! This thread needed to be highjacked and crash landed

 

[jerichoholic_ninja]

Just for clarification, is it safe to say that a pistol grip works best when shooting at ground-level targets and a more traditional grip works for airborne targets? There's a bit of conflicting information in this thread.

 

[drvrage]

Just for clarification, is it safe to say that a pistol grip works best when shooting at ground-level targets and a more traditional grip works for airborne targets? There's a bit of conflicting information in this thread.

I would say no to this. There is no advantage one way over the other. The ONLY advantagers I can think of are what has already been said about pistol grips aiding one handed control (not a big concern) and that pistol grip stocks can come in special recoil reducing versions while conventional stocks don't.

I would say that pistol vs conventional is 99.99999% aesthetics/personal preference and .000001% boredom so people try and discuss something that doesn't really matter anyways.

 

[Covey Ridge]

Just for clarification, is it safe to say that a pistol grip works best when shooting at ground-level targets and a more traditional grip works for airborne targets? There's a bit of conflicting information in this thread.

Traditional stocks that include a non tactical pistol grip are good for airborne targets, ground targets and targets that are below ground level or are going down hill. You will see all of these targets on an average sporting clays course or shooting upland birds. Sharp tails often flush and go down hill.

 

[jerichoholic_ninja]

Thanks for clarification, I misinterpreted the stuff in the thread.