bannockburn
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Still not sure yet but tempting...very tempting!
Still not sure yet but tempting...very tempting!
It is a health issue I've heard, sadly.Whatever happened to Clint Smith? He used to be a regular contributor to Guns magazine but he hasn't written an article for them in months nor have they ever acknowledged any reason(s) for his absence. I hope it's not a health issue.
................... using that "stiff arm" stance
I wasn't able to view the video, but I'm curious how that grip helps recoil at all. It seems to be on the horizontal side. It appears like your hand would slide. I'm not being critical cause I like it and I'm waiting for a double barreled version (SxS) just curious on this raptor grip statement.All reports are very positive that the raptor grip helps absorb recoil.
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Whatever happened to Clint Smith? He used to be a regular contributor to Guns magazine but he hasn't written an article for them in months nor have they ever acknowledged any reason(s) for his absence. I hope it's not a health issue.
It is a health issue I've heard, sadly.
I suspected as much. Sorry to hear this and hope that what you heard is wrong.
I wasn't able to view the video, but I'm curious how that grip helps recoil at all. It seems to be on the horizontal side. It appears like your hand would slide. I'm not being critical cause I like it and I'm waiting for a double barreled version (SxS) just curious on this raptor grip statement.
With the birdshead grip, your wrist is closer to the bore and it is canted forward, your elbow is closer to being in line with the bore. With a traditional pistol grip, your wrist becomes a pivot. With the birdshead grip the recoil is more straight-back and it moves your hand and forearm back, it doesn't force your wrist to pivot upward.
I also bought an OPSol Mini-Clip to reliably use Aguila minishells:
Here is the shotgun with 8+1 mini Aguila buckshot rounds and the OPSol Mini-Clip installed. Each shell contains seven #4 buck pellets and four #1 buck pellets for a total of 11 pellets at approx. 1200 FPS. Decreased recoil and increased magazine capacity over standard 2 3/4" buckshot loads. Effective for sure!
This is what I think really makes it shine. I picked up a couple of the OPSol Mini-Clips and ran some minishells through my regular 590 and it run like a champ. Unfortunately I haven't found any buckshot rounds recently (locally), but the birdshot rounds fed perfectly. I would be interested in how well they run in the Shockwave and recoil is probably non-existent.
ROCK6
I noticed the Remington version of this - the 870 Tac-14 doesn't even come with a strap
Clint tells people to use the strap and warns people to not take it off the forend. But I noticed the Remington version of this - the 870 Tac-14 doesn't even come with a strap.
Has anyone who has actually fired the Mossberg Shockwave have an opinion on the strap?