Shockwave & Tac 14 Hard Wood

[Mike SC Hunter]

I bought the Tac-14 because I prefer a forged receiver. I have nothing against the Mossberg..but given the choice of forged vs stamped steel,especially for the same price, I'll take the forging. My 870 Tac-14 has been great right out of the box. Mine has plastic furniture,but does not matter to me. It's not meant for show..

In the 870 the receiver and maybe the bolt is forged......Everything else is stamped steel or plastic. The Mossberg has an aluminum receiver and everything else is stamped steel and plastic also.

 

[oink]

I bought one of the Mossberg Shockwaves shortly after they came out but I still don't know why. I much prefer the standard short barrel extended magazine riot gun. Being able to tuck the butt stock under your arm to open a gate or door sure comes in handy, not to mention accuracy past a few feet. And a standard short riot gun of whatever flavor is plenty easy to handle in a house, etc. But I have one......

 

[Muss Muggins]

I have a Mossberg in every gauge because I'm left handed and the Mossberg is better suited with the tang safety and the position of the slide release. I plan to buy a Remington at some point just because of the wood and the resemblance to the witness protection piece . . .

 

[jsfricks]

I plan to buy a Remington at some point just because of the wood and the resemblance to the witness protection piece . . .

And it does that resemblance well! I just need to put an M1 Carbine strap on mine to get it there all the way.

 

[Wishbone]

Does Remington make the Tac-14 in 20 guage?

 

[gdogs]

Does Remington make the Tac-14 in 20 guage?

Yup.

 

[BE Mike]

I bought a Remington Gatekeeper before the TAC 14 came out. I went with the Remington because that is what I've always used and I have a lot of trigger time with. The 20 ga. would probably be a very good choice because of the lessened recoil, but I bought mine before that was an option. 12 ga. is probably a good choice for me because I am all set up for 12 ga. with a lot of factory ammo and reloading equipment. I changed out the plastic forend for an after market aluminum one. It added weight (less muzzle rise) and allowed me to add a Crimson Trace Railmaster and strap. I also added an arm brace. All of these accessories made the gun much more useful as a real tool and not a toy.

 

[getoff]

local shop has one here with the wood. might have to pull the trigger on it... pun FULLY intended.

 

[jsfricks]

Does Remington make the Tac-14 in 20 guage?

Yes, Remington has recently come out with the TAC 14 in 20 ga. It looks like the other TAC 14 firearm, not like the shotgun pictured above in thread #26.

 

[wood714]

Mossberg came out with a 410 Shockwave, seems kinda pointless to me.

If I wanted a 410, I'd probably buy a revolver variant.

 

[wood714]

My Mossberg's action is way worst than my 50+ year old Winchester.

Will racking the slide multitudes of time help, or just wear it out faster? I'm not talking about dry firing it, just holding the slide release down and racking it.

 

[Echo40]

Mossberg came out with a 410 Shockwave, seems kinda pointless to me.

If I wanted a 410, I'd probably buy a revolver variant.

I remember thinking when I first heard about the Shockwave .410, "Can it chamber/fire .45 Long Colt as well?" then upon learning that it was just an ordinary .410 Shotgun, promptly lost all interest.

If it could fire .45LC then that would actually be pretty cool, especially if it were built strong enough to handle +P loads, but as is, I honestly can't think of a valid reason to own one over either a 20 Gauge variant or a .45/.410 Revolver like the Judge/Govornor/BFR.

Granted that I actually already own a Taurus Judge Magnum, so it's easier for me to dismiss it, but even so, I still can't think of anything the Shockwave .410 could do that couldn't be done better with a combination revolver or the Shockwave 20 Gauge.

 

[jsfricks]

My Mossberg's action is way worst than my 50+ year old Winchester.

Will racking the slide multitudes of time help, or just wear it out faster? I'm not talking about dry firing it, just holding the slide release down and racking it.

When I first received my 870 TAC 14 it was pretty stiff so I broke it down and oiled it well with Breakfree and worked the action a lot and it did break it in well and it can almost be racked one handed (not that I would of course).

 

[Mercs]

Shockwave & Tac 14 Hard Wood

My 20ga Tac 14 action was very nice out of the box. After some lithium/moly grease on the rails its like butter. I fit a CMR-206 green laser on the front of the forearm and added a strap that works perfectly for hip shooting. oddly enough, the laser unit fits into a cutout in the original box foam. I just need a 20ga +1 extension and a shell carrier to finish it off imo

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[Mercs]

Yup.

Where’d you get the +1 extension from?


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[gdogs]

Suarez International - and though I've read plenty of horrible things regarding the seller, the product is very high quality - and the only 20ga extension I could find at the time.

Where’d you get the +1 extension from?

 

[Mercs]

Shockwave & Tac 14 Hard Wood

Suarez International - and though I've read plenty of horrible things regarding the seller, the product is very high quality - and the only 20ga extension I could find at the time.

Thx, I believe it’s still the only option. Good to know it’s a quality part. At $60 I’m gonna wait and see for a Black Friday special


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[Screwball]

Suarez International - and though I've read plenty of horrible things regarding the seller, the product is very high quality - and the only 20ga extension I could find at the time.

Think a lot happens to be due to Gabe, and not the actual company...

I had a vent rib barrel that came from them... host barrel (Chinese) had the extractor cut positioned off. Emailed them, sent pictures, and they took care of it. Tried to make it work first, then did it on a new barrel. A lot of people automatically think that they are all in stock products... but for something like a barrel, where you pick different features... it is made to order.

Shy of that, everything else I got from them was spot on. I keep an eye on them, because they really are pushing the TAC-14 away from the hip-fire crowd and into something useful.

 

[wood714]

Think a lot happens to be due to Gabe, and not the actual company...

I had a vent rib barrel that came from them... host barrel (Chinese) had the extractor cut positioned off. Emailed them, sent pictures, and they took care of it. Tried to make it work first, then did it on a new barrel. A lot of people automatically think that they are all in stock products... but for something like a barrel, where you pick different features... it is made to order.

Shy of that, everything else I got from them was spot on. I keep an eye on them, because they really are pushing the TAC-14 away from the hip-fire crowd and into something useful.

You sure that has on OAL of 26" when closed? Lot of the folding braces won't give you 26" when folded. Sure looks short.

I've looked into a few braces, and decided if I go that route, I'll just send the ATF $200 and put any stock I want on mine.

 

[Screwball]

You sure that has on OAL of 26" when closed? Lot of the folding braces won't give you 26" when folded. Sure looks short.

I've looked into a few braces, and decided if I go that route, I'll just send the ATF $200 and put any stock I want on mine.

Nope... it is 24” folded.

Doesn’t matter when it is folded. ATF uses the extended position for measurement (same with stocks). Suarez writes it on his webpage... but being I really didn’t trust it coming from him, look at the Black Aces DT. Even shorter barrel (9ish”), has a folding brace, and is over 26”.