Okay, finally confirmed round count.
With the Noble Sport 2.2" buckshot rounds, the gun will hold 6 in the tube and 1 in the chamber.
With the Aguila 1.75" minishells (and the OpSol miniclip to allow it to cycle them), the gun will hold 8 in the tube and 1 in the chamber.
I have a single point sling coming for mine. I think I will drill and tap the Shockwave to accept a sling stud as I bought two of the 590 single point sling mounts to my thumb hits the mount when I am holding the pistol grip so I nixed that idea.
Do you think the ported barrel really helps in reducing felt recoil?
Do you think the ported barrel really helps in reducing felt recoil?
I think that there will be a lot of used ones on the market in 6 mos., once people take them to the range. That being said, I'm average height and have an average reach. I never felt like my Remington 870 Gatekeeper was a danger to my face, even when using slugs. Without the strap installed, the forend was very hard to hang onto because of muzzle rise. I have since installed a forend strap. I am going to try out some of the 2.25" 00 buckshot loads because although the Hornady Critical Defense 2 3/4" loads (8 buckshot) weren't terrible, I'm thinking that the short buck rounds might be easier for follow-up shots. We'll see.I will say this about the Mossberg Shockwave (which I'm sure applies to all shorty pump guns with 14" barrels and pistol grips), my arms aren't quite long enough to let me keep a proper hold on the grip and the slide and bring it up to my face so that I can get a proper sight picture... at least not enough that I feel comfortable doing so with full power rounds. The 2.2" and 1.75" shells are mild enough that's no problem, and with my 9" barrel SXS SBS, I can do it with full power buckshot rounds (but it's a much smaller package).
So I don't know if I'm quite ready to make the Mossberg my primary HD weapon. I think I will stick to my SBR Arsenal Krink and my S&W Model 66 as my primaries.
However, the Mossberg Shockwave sure is fun to shoot on the range.
with my 9" barrel SXS SBS, I can do it with full power buckshot rounds (but it's a much smaller package).
Owned a 500 Mossberg with the pistol grip. Shot it a few times then put the stock on it as I did not like the recoil of the pistol grip. Maybe with the angle of the grip on the shockwave, it would feel different.
This is what I use on my Shockewave and I love it. No chance of hitting your thumb, and no drilling needed.
https://www.natchezss.com/mesa-sling-mount-mossberg-sling-mount.html
it really isn't bad to fire, recoil is very manageable. I love mine and have fired it a bunch already. Come to the PROteq shoot and you can try mine before you get one.If they made it in a 20 gauge I would buy one in a heartbeat...
it really isn't bad to fire, recoil is very manageable. I love mine and have fired it a bunch already. Come to the PROteq shoot and you can try mine before you get one.