Shockwave!

KSDeputy said:
I may buy the Remington model when it comes out. I do not like the strap, nor do I like the location of the safety. I am a lifetime Remington owner. Nothing wrong with Mossberg, they make fine shotguns. I had two, sold them over the safety location.
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It's all about what you get used to. I'm a Mossberg guy because I'm a lefty, although I've worked out manipulating a right handed Remington. Given the choice, I'll take the Mossberg dual extractors any time . . .
 
Muss Muggins said:
It's all about what you get used to. I'm a Mossberg guy because I'm a lefty, although I've worked out manipulating a right handed Remington. Given the choice, I'll take the Mossberg dual extractors any time . . .
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What's lefty about a Mossy? I thought they were pretty much the same

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Picked up a mossy SW today but due to time constraints, was only able to run 3 rds. high-brass #8's, one #4 and one 00. Bucked a little but never felt a thing to my shoulder. :D
Seriously though, it wasn't too bad but it is a short barrel 12 gauge with no shoulder stock.
 
Arik said:
What's lefty about a Mossy? I thought they were pretty much the same

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I don't know for sure. My old 870 had a push button safety on the trigger guard. Push to the left for off safe. The Mossbergs have the safety on the tang so easy to manipulate for right or left handers.
 
moosedog said:
I was going to wait for an 870 since I carried one in my scout car since 1985, but I talked with several of my friends who own gun shops and they told me that the quality of Remington's have gone down since they became part of the Freedom group.
Magnaport did not have to refinish the barrel to port it.
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I've owned a couple of Remington 870's over the years and carried and qualified quarterly with them. The quality of my Gatekeeper II compares to the older 870's. Of course there is plastic, but so are some of my handguns and they hold up just fine.
 
moosedog said:
I bought this Shockwave a few weeks ago and was surprised at the recoil flip. I'm usually not recoil conscious, but come on, It's a sawed off 12 gauge.
I took my barrel to Magnaport and had it ported. I just picked it up today and shot it, expecting an improvement. I was pleasantly surprised at how little the recoil was, even with Magnum 00 Buck.
As I get older, the arthritis in my hand has had a negative effect on my grip. The Magnaporting is a God send.
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That looks like a good solution. I bought some mini buck rounds from Nobel Sport. If they pattern well and reduce recoil to an easily manageable level, I'll probably forgo the Magnaporting, but if not, I may send my barrel off.
 
Muss Muggins said:
Like somebody else said, safety on the tang. Crossbolts move the wrong way for lefties to work without moving around a lot . . .
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Gotcha. I'm a lefty but I'm so used to not having lefty friendly guns that I don't even pay attention anymore. Adapt and overcome!

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D Brown said:
Richard,

Please refer to my previous post in this thread. If you will open the link I provided, you will find that while Federal Statutes seem to be fairly clear on the new Mossberg Shockwave, they certainly aren't so cut and dried when it comes to the state of Texas. My concern with your post is it would appear to be a blanket statement that Federal law will trump state statutes. My concern is that such thinking might place some of our members in legal jeopardy, those in Texas in particular.

I suggest a wait and see approach (at least for our Texas members) until we can get a definitive answer from the TSRA or the Texas AGs office.
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Wouldn't it just be a $5 tax stamp as an AOW at the worse case like the Serbu Super Shorties?

per Serbu's website:
The SUPER-SHORTY is based on a Mossberg 500 or Remington 870 (at additional cost) 12-gauge shotgun that came from the factory with a pistol grip. Because of this, the SUPER-SHORTY is considered an AOW (Any Other Weapon) and can be transferred with a $5 stamp!
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moosedog said:
I bought this Shockwave a few weeks ago and was surprised at the recoil flip. I'm usually not recoil conscious, but come on, It's a sawed off 12 gauge.
I took my barrel to Magnaport and had it ported. I just picked it up today and shot it, expecting an improvement. I was pleasantly surprised at how little the recoil was, even with Magnum 00 Buck.
As I get older, the arthritis in my hand has had a negative effect on my grip. The Magnaporting is a God send.
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I saw on Magnaport's website that they wanted like $99.50 + shipping for a single barrel with a single row of 11 ports. I assume that yours cost considerably more than that since you have 18 ports.
 
Picked mine up yesterday. Shot it today. What a blast! Love it.

This is one serious destructive device.

Informational only: mine came with a sling stud installed in the bird's head grip.
 
i'm in CA and put together my version of a Shockwave a while back. Mossberg 500 cerakoted battleship gray, hogue forend,Raptor grip, laserlyte magazine type laser mount, laser, Marbles tritium bead sight
 

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BE Mike said:
That looks like a good solution. I bought some mini buck rounds from Nobel Sport. If they pattern well and reduce recoil to an easily manageable level, I'll probably forgo the Magnaporting, but if not, I may send my barrel off.
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Rather than get into the time and expense of porting, I experimented with different loads (not difficult with 12 ga.!) and came up with the Hornady's TAP (Tactical Application Police) round. 8 pellets/00 buck at a milder 1100fps. The difference is the load does not expand at the accepted 1 inch spread per yard. At 5 and 10 yards: one hole. That's it. Also very controllable, much more so than the reduced recoil R-P and W-W loads. It's not a slug load. Worth a try.

Kaaskop49
Shield #5103

P.S. The SW is still hard to come by here in the valley: $499 at my LGS. FWIW, he had one with a matte nickel receiver. Very attractive.
 
Inusuit said:
Will it fit the Mossberg or only the Remington 870? You probably understand the purpose of the strap is to prevent your support hand from accidentally getting in front of the muzzle. I assume the product you linked to serves the same purpose? I understand there are versions of the 870 available in a configuration similar to the Shockwave but more expensive.
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^^^^what he said! Yes, it is to protect the hand from the muzzle. I understand that horizontal slit at the bottom of the guard is to provide a forward installation point for a sling.

Kaaskop49
Shield #5103
 
Since this didn't get any traction earlier......

What are the differences/similarities between the Shockwave and the Asylum Weaponry Gatekeeper?

What makes one different/better than the other?
 
4506517 said:
Since this didn't get any traction earlier......

What are the differences/similarities between the Shockwave and the Asylum Weaponry Gatekeeper?

What makes one different/better than the other?
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Looks like a secondary market modified gun that the OEM started making in house, for half the MSRP. Other than "Gatekeeper" scrawled on the side, they appear to be identical.
 
Further research has yielded this:

Gatekeeper I: uses the Mossberg receiver
Gatekeeper II: uses the Remington receiver

Apparently the I also uses the forend with the nylon strap and the II does not.

If I am not mistaken, the Gatekeeper does not use the genuine Raptor Shockwave grip.
 
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