Hharvey123
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Hey all, glad to have found this place
So I've been using handguns for HD for years now and never really had much experience with shotguns, until I shot a friend's Mossberg 500 a few months ago. I've been thinking about getting one for awhile and have decided to go ahead and do it.
One thing I'm curious about is grip selection. I've seen the 500 with pistol grips and I've seen it with full stocks. Which one would/did you select for home defense? I'm thinking a full stock is much more comfortable to shoot, but a pistol grip might be a little less "unwieldy" in a stressful situation.
Is a full pistol grip practical, or is it just a "cool" factor that makes them attractive? I have rifles for long range shooting, so the shotgun I buy is going to be for in your face defense situations only.
Also, I'm pretty uneducated when it comes to ammo selection for shotguns. We were shooting some sort of turkey load out of my friend's gun, and it wore me out even with a stock. What would you recommend that is a little lighter to shoot, but still nasty?
Thanks a lot!
Harvey
So I've been using handguns for HD for years now and never really had much experience with shotguns, until I shot a friend's Mossberg 500 a few months ago. I've been thinking about getting one for awhile and have decided to go ahead and do it.
One thing I'm curious about is grip selection. I've seen the 500 with pistol grips and I've seen it with full stocks. Which one would/did you select for home defense? I'm thinking a full stock is much more comfortable to shoot, but a pistol grip might be a little less "unwieldy" in a stressful situation.
Is a full pistol grip practical, or is it just a "cool" factor that makes them attractive? I have rifles for long range shooting, so the shotgun I buy is going to be for in your face defense situations only.
Also, I'm pretty uneducated when it comes to ammo selection for shotguns. We were shooting some sort of turkey load out of my friend's gun, and it wore me out even with a stock. What would you recommend that is a little lighter to shoot, but still nasty?
Thanks a lot!
Harvey