Mossberg 590 shockwave 14" non nfa

[jsharmon7]

Has anyone shot one of these? I simply question the practicality of this set-up. It doesn't seem like it would be pleasant to shoot, or all that accurate. Looks cool though!

 

[LPMan59]

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[Beowulf]

Has anyone shot one of these? I simply question the practicality of this set-up. It doesn't seem like it would be pleasant to shoot, or all that accurate. Looks cool though!

I picked one up from ACME at the 1500 and got it out to the range this last weekend. With full power 2 3/4 loads, it wasn't the most pleasant shooting experience, but not as bad as I expected (I believe that is thanks to the shockwave grip).

Now, with the 2" Nobel Sports buckshot rounds, it shot like a dream. You can run it quickly and smoothly. Aguila mini-shells, on the other hand, at 1.75", don't feed properly. I bought an OpSol mini clip to install in it and see if the Aguilas will feed with it on, but haven't tried it yet.

 

[Alamo]

.... I bought an OpSol mini clip to install in it and see if the Aguilas will feed with it on, but haven't tried it yet.

I will be interested to hear the results. Unfortunately. Because if the results are good, it will just increase my "want" factor that much more...

 

[nipprdog]

Now, with the 2" Nobel Sports buckshot rounds, it shot like a dream. You can run it quickly and smoothly.

NSI MiniBuck, 12 Gauge, 2 1/4", "00" Buckshot, 6 Pellets, 250 Rounds - 578203, 12 Gauge Shells at Sportsman's Guide

Are these the ones you're referring to?

 

[nipprdog]

Has anyone shot one of these? I simply question the practicality of this set-up. It doesn't seem like it would be pleasant to shoot, or all that accurate. Looks cool though!

I shot this one a few months ago. Owner put it together using parts from Shockwave. And, of course, he used a Moss 500 that came from the factory with a pistol grip. As mentioned earlier, recoil isn't that bad thanks to the angle of the grip. Just needs a laser for aiming.

 

[aztec777]

I really like this setup. I am not a fan of barrel porting, but I would seriously consider it for this.

 

[nipprdog]

I really like this setup. I am not a fan of barrel porting, but I would seriously consider it for this.

No need for it. Not a lot of muzzle rise.

 

[Beowulf]

NSI MiniBuck, 12 Gauge, 2 1/4", "00" Buckshot, 6 Pellets, 250 Rounds - 578203, 12 Gauge Shells at Sportsman's Guide

Are these the ones you're referring to?

Yes, those are the ones.

 

[gglass]

No need for it. Not a lot of muzzle rise.

Have you done any testing to confirm your theory? I have, and found that there is a 2" to 3" muzzle rise with a shockwave equipped mossberg that does not have porting. The recoil impulse becomes a direct rearward push with ports added to the equation.

My son and I added Shockwave grips to our pistol grip shotguns, but only mine was ported. We decided to test the difference and found that there was a noticeable improvement in felt recoil with the ported version.




Ported testing:

 

[sgtmack]

I have absolutely no use for one of these, but I still kinda want one. Does the porting make it noticeably louder?

 

[gglass]

I have absolutely no use for one of these, but I still kinda want one. Does the porting make it noticeably louder?

It likely does, but a short shotty is loud either way, so it is hard to tell.

 

[gglass]

Video of the ports in action.

https://youtu.be/cXU70-rgdAo

Note the lack of muzzle rise in the two video frames below. It shows the exhaust coming from the ports in the first frame, and then the full extent of the recoil in the second frame... Zero muzzle rise!

 

[KokomoDave]

I bought one at Rural King. Just waiting to see if they fixed the computer system that went down here @ RK in Kokomo.

 

[nipprdog]

Have you done any testing to confirm your theory?

Got to shoot one at the range. Also watched several others shoot it. Most of the recoil seemed to just push back more than up.

 

[SNAFU-M1A]

I bought one at Rural King. Just waiting to see if they fixed the computer system that went down here @ RK in Kokomo.

Hey, same thing here! I went in to USDS but they didn't know when they would get any in. Wife wanted to go to Martinsville Rural King for dog junk & there 1 was in the case. I tried to buy it but same thing, the system had been down since Monday & no idea when it would be back up so I had to put it in layaway.

 

[aaron580]

What are these running on the street price wise? Im thinking truck gun.... have a 590 as a bathroom gun so this would fit in nicely!

 

[HubertGummer]

I picked one up from ACME at the 1500 and got it out to the range this last weekend. With full power 2 3/4 loads, it wasn't the most pleasant shooting experience, but not as bad as I expected (I believe that is thanks to the shockwave grip).

Now, with the 2" Nobel Sports buckshot rounds, it shot like a dream. You can run it quickly and smoothly. Aguila mini-shells, on the other hand, at 1.75", don't feed properly. I bought an OpSol mini clip to install in it and see if the Aguilas will feed with it on, but haven't tried it yet.

You didn't happen to go to the point blank in Carmel on Sunday afternoon (3-19) did you? I was next to a guy who was shooting one.

 

[teddy12b]

Clint Smith of Thunder Ranch just put out an excellent video on the subject.

[video=youtube;fM_sqSTg2v8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM_sqSTg2v8[/video]

 

[SNAFU-M1A]

What are these running on the street price wise? Im thinking truck gun.... have a 590 as a bathroom gun so this would fit in nicely!

Rural King had it for $350 before tax.