If I showed up to the club with that thing my club membership and man card would be revoked!

That's like recoil gloves on the mini shells.

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I picked one up today from the LGS for $425.70 out the door. This included 250 rounds of dove/target shotshells and a simple shotgun cleaning kit. This included Idaho state tax and a 5% discount for being a veteran.

I'll be heading to the range tomorrow and will post photos soon.

BTW, mine came with the swivel eye on the grip.

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M&P 2.0 9mm / Mossy Shockwave

You'll enjoy firing it, just keep a firm grip.
Have fun!!

So yesterday evening I finished my second Shockwave. I bevelled the ejection and loading ports, took the slack out of the trigger, and dehorned the safety. It's pretty sweet now. I just need a good 100 rounds through it or so to get it nice and slick. I slightly enjoy these guns.

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Here are photos from my first time out at the range with my new firearm. Sorry, the photos are out of focus, but my phone takes ****** photos and will not focus at all anymore.

The first photo is of the target with 12 rounds of birdshot fired at 3 yards (bad breath distance. I did shoot it out to 30 yards and was eventually pretty accurate to that distance, but I want to be accurate out to 5 yards. I have more practicing to do...). This was after firing about 30 rounds through it to get the feel and to learn how it shot. I was high left for the first ten or so shots. If the photo was in focus, you may be able to see some 9mm holes in the paper as well - after I ran the firearm empty, I drew and fired two rapid shots with my 9mm as backup, just in case.

The Shockwave shot well, and it was not as bad as I was expecting. I shot 100 birdshot shells, ten reduced-recoil slugs, and 25 #4 buckshot shells. My right wrist was a bit sore when I got home, but otherwise, I was good.

The second photo is of both of my firearms.

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What was the weight of the shot charge on your bird shot? Did you find the #4 Buck to recoil more or less than it? I'm guessing that it was pretty standard 27 pellet 2¾"?

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A picture of twins...sort of. I have left the one set up with the cheater strap, but other than that they are almost identical. It will probably end up with a synthetic loop sling of a different color. I like the design and find it better than the cheater strap. The largest problem with the cheater strap is if you don't make it inside and grab over top of it, the forend has a severely diminished grip surface. The synthetic loop sling is easier to get into and in a quick motion it allows the gun to be slung or goes taut and stays out of the way.

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Finished my fraternal twin set today. Picked up a Marinecote 590 Shockwave to go with the first one I bought. Now I have a nightstand shotgun and a truck shotgun. Awesome pair . . .

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I just bought one yesterday. Won't get to shoot it till the middle of next week. In the mean time, I've got a bunch of target 12ga loads, I think #8 shot, light loads. I'll try them first.

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I took my Remington version Gatekeeper II (yeah, I should have waited for Remington to come out with theirs) to the range a few days ago. A buddy of mine, who is a grizzled veteran of shooting, finally decided to shoot mine after I kept encouraging him. I had taken a bucket full of 12 ga. reloads (#8). I think my buddy didn't really want to like the gun, but the longer he shot, the bigger the grin on his face! There is a learning curve, but he was quick to get on and stay on target, out to 15 yards.

I'm thinking about putting a dowel rod plug in mine and dove hunting with it tomorrow . . .

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I've heard that cyl bores work pretty well on birds..

ONE OF MY CLUBS MEMBERS ALREADY DESTROYED ONE OF OUR TARGET STANDS WITH HIS SHOCKWAVE.
Jim

(caps lock on in err)

Palmetto has the Remington for $379 free shipping.

I'll tell ya... with my paw riding about an inch away from the muzzle I'm a lot more comfortable with it inside the Shockwave strap.

I've handled them both and I agree. Also, I'm left handed, and Mossberg's tang safety and the position of the slide release just work better for me . . .

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When I bought my Shockwave, they also had a Remington. The strap, the extra round and the safety positioning were all equal deciding factors. The Remington is nice looking, but there is just a cool factor that the Shockwave has.

I found the Op Sol to be unacceptable in my Shockwave. I have since replaced it with a Hollister device. It's plastic (the utube doesn't mention that) and uses a different design to facilitate using the minishells. I used skate tape on both sides of the receiver to insure a tighter fit. I'd like to get some feedback/info on some low recoil 2 3/4" shells.
Any info much appreciated, Jim

After my first range outing, the first accessory I installed was an aftermarket forend strap for my Gatekeeper II.

Thanks for posting, that is an interesting way to address the issue of the Mini shells. But not for me. I like the cleaner look of the OPSol. Unlike your experience, I have had zero problems with the OPSol in my Shockwave. I have put about 150 rounds through it without a single feeding problem. Granted, 150 rounds is not a lot, but those Aguila Mini-Shells are scarce as hen's teeth, even online. I should also note, they are expensive when you do find them. JMHO

Not enough rounds to prove anything but no probs with my opsol yet...

First thing I thought of when reading your post.... 150 MiniShells is a LOT considering price and availability.

A little different than the video earlier in thread.lol

Picked one up today. One of those things you don't quite need, but I was compelled to own. I tweaked mine with a pic rail, and a inexpensive Tru Glow Micro Tac Laser on top. Wrapped the "Beak" in some cushy baseball bat wrap which worked out rather well. Have the Opsol adapter on order, but the mini shells were nowhere to be found today. Not the sort of thing I would take to my local rifle club, so I will need to wait for an invite to some of my buddies private ranges to give it a proper run.

I've held one, very cool, would like to buy one, but not legal in mass. Barrel has to be 18+ inches to bolt, and must be over 30" long I believe... I have a 20 gauge mossberg with a 19" barrel, and a 12 gauge mossberg with an 18.5" barrel... they'll have to suffice for now.

I've heard that the grip on the shockwaves is much better than a standard pistol grip, and had debated buying a stock off eBay and making one for my Mossberg 500 ATP which was the precursor to the 590...



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I have to say I don't understand why people are going so crazy over the Shockwave shotgun.

But I guess I don't have to.

Yeah I don't understand it either, but heck I jumped in with the rest of them when my local big gun shop sent out a late night email that they were in. I ordered it half asleep and will go get it this morning. Not sure why I did other than I want to have as many things that make the non gun supporter squirm......probably not a good reason but for the price how could I not have one in the arsenal.

I bought a hundred buckshot minishells when I bought the gun. The mini's have been around a long time but the devices to facilitate reliable feeding like the Op Sol have been around how long? I'm thinking all the minishells languished on store shelves do to low acceptance. Now with the introduction of SG's like the Raptor maybe Aduila will start making them again. They still list them on their website

I kept mine pretty simple. They did just announce a 20 Ga. But with the mini-shell option, I do not see the point.
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