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I browsed back 5 pages, didn't see what I was looking for so I'll ask.

I've been bushwhacking quite a bit lately and am in the market for a shotgun, preferably nice and short and light.

A pistol grip would be nice, but it has been 20 years since I've seen a 12 gauge fired from my uncles shoulder and I just remember how the recoil would knock him back and bruise his shoulder to a nice purple colour after an afternoon of shooting.

My question: How brutal is it to fire a pistol grip shotgun? :shotgun:

Thanks for your input.
 
1) Just don't hold the pistol grip shotgun upto your face :eek:

2) I have never found a 12g that bad, for bushwhacking I would think you could get away with a lighter load too. If its really bad, consider a better recoil pad or ported chokes.
 
I find that regular #4 or #6 shot feels fine but slugs make the area between my index finger and thumb swell up after only a shot or two
 
schmidt64 said:
I find that regular #4 or #6 shot feels fine but slugs make the area between my index finger and thumb swell up after only a shot or two
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Really, I remember firing several slugs with my brother one afternoon with no problems. Was this done with a pistol grip?

All my shooting is with a full stock.


I forgot to mention, you can also get shoulder rigs with extra padding if you need it, they're kinda like a sling which pads the area where the buttstock rests.
 
It's not bad at all. If the grip is rough, it'll chaff your hands after a couple rounds, but I've done a few hundred rounds of skeet shooting with a pistol gripped Mossberg 500 and I came out okay. Pistol grip with one hand only is also not as bad as you might think. I've shot two slugs, both at once, a shotgun in each hand. No wrist breaking etc. etc. Kinda hurts though.
 
Older shotguns typically had shorter forcing cones, and therefore produced more recoil. New guns (in my experience) have longer forcing cones and it tends to take the bite out of the recoil.

I fired 3" 00 mags through a single shot 12ga and thought I separated a shoulder once. F*** did that ever hurt.

If you are really worried get a semi, they tend to be tamer - or a 20 ga.
 
DASQ said:
Pistol grip with one hand only is also not as bad as you might think. I've shot two slugs, both at once, a shotgun in each hand. No wrist breaking etc. etc. Kinda hurts though.
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Kind of pointless no??? Unless the guns are semi's and the zombies or Zenomorphs are right on you.
 
Onagoth said:
Really, I remember firing several slugs with my brother one afternoon with no problems. Was this done with a pistol grip?

All my shooting is with a full stock.


I forgot to mention, you can also get shoulder rigs with extra padding if you need it, they're kinda like a sling which pads the area where the buttstock rests.
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Yeah that was with Mossberg 500 with a pistol grip only. When I swap in the full stock it's hard to tell which is a slug and which is shot.
 
i find that if you put a forward as well as a rear pistol grip recoil is better considerably.

also i reccomend going out and buying some gloves, best are thick leather insulated work gloves or if you can get them the padded bycycle gloves.

the gloves realy take the pinch off in between your thumb and fore finger.


as for gun i reccomend the one im selling!

or a dominion arms mag fed, iether or if you can get a folding stock then you got the best of both.
 
I've fired buckshot with pistol grips in the past and find the recoil strong enough to hurt one's wrist if you hold it too low. Make sure you fire the gun with the grip just slightly in front of your hips.
 
I put a knoxx reducing recoil folding stock on my Mag Grizz 15" barrell, and the pistol grip is absolutley phenominal while shooting slugs. I shot over 100 slugs so far, 40 in one outing, and absolutely no problem or funny feeling in my wrist or hand. This is holding it up and shooting as though the stock is against my shoulder, but the stock was folded up instead. Unreal how smooth the knoxx stock is. The best investment for any gun. You don't know what you are missing until you try the knoxx. As for shooting from the hip, with buckshot I am getting better at aiming, but would recomend lots of practice with cheap buckshot first until you hit the paper on every shot, then try out slugs to see if you are good at hitting what you are looking at. I have shot over 400 rounds of buckshot so far, and all from the hip so I can have good practice so I am ready for when it counts if I ever need to shoot in a panic situation with a grizz coming down on me fast which is what I have this gun for.
 
MonkeyBean said:
A pistol grip would be nice, but it has been 20 years since I've seen a 12 gauge fired from my uncles shoulder and I just remember how the recoil would knock him back and bruise his shoulder to a nice purple colour after an afternoon of shooting.
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Your uncle mustn't have been holding the shotgun properly. I've spent many many days hunting upland game and waterfowl and never had a bruise or even a sore shoulder. Most of that hunting was with a single shot 12ga with no recoil pad. Eventually I bought a semi-auto but again, still no recoil pad. I used to frequently use 3" magnums when hunting Canada geese.

The ONLY time I've ever seen anybody with a bruise was when they weren't holding the butt of the shotgun firmly against their shoulder.

MonkeyBean said:
My question: How brutal is it to fire a pistol grip shotgun? :shotgun:

Thanks for your input.
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My hunting partner and I recently took his new Mossberg pump out to the range. He put the pistol grip on it and we ran a few rounds through it. With the "normal" loads it was fine. However, he ran 3, 3" magnums through and his hand was numb for a little while after. I had a good laugh at his expense.....
 
Why shoot slugs from a pistol gripped shotgun when you can just buy a 44mag or bigger?

Pistol grips are cool looking and make the weapon shorter and easier to handle, but IMHO it is better for house clearing with buck or door breaching. In these situations, you would not need to worry about accuracy so much. for hunting or camp defence ranges may be longer so just get a full stock and be done with it.

Unless you are in it for ####s and giggles, then go nutz with whatever you fancy.
 
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