Recoil? Usefulness? Fun factor? Defense work? What are your experiences with it? Any upgrades to make it better?

Academy has them on sale for $339 I think.

I want one just to have...not really for any purpose but to play with...home defense option I guess.

Bought one because......America?

Put an XS front sight on it, better safety, GG&G side saddle and sling mount. Totally a hoot to shoot, no reason not to have one. Pussy cat with the mini shell adapter and not bad with Federal low recoil 2 3/4 buck.

Every one that I have sold, the buyers have come back and said they were fun to shoot.

I really really wanted to find a reason to buy one of these. A friend of mine brought one to the range when we were shooting a steel match and it was a hoot!
But shooting it side by side with a conventional 18" defense shotgun it's really lacking in speed and comfort. Maybe all of us just didn't have enough trigger time on that type of design, but the 18" guns were blowing it away time wise and handling wise, especially if there were longer 30yd shots added in on a couple of clay targets on the dirt backstop.
As a range toy I still want one, and if I can find a reasonable purpose to use it for home defense I'll get one, I'm still on the fence about them.

I recently saw a brace devise and a pistol grip for them. Seems like there are a few different things out there for these now.

It is super fun to shoot and I love the size of it. I think I will get a brace for it eventually.

It serves as one of my back up home defense weapons.

I bought one just because. Changed out the stock and put a telescoping one on it. While it shoots fine, I don't care for it and will be trading it in on the 870 variant.

I do not like the safety on top. Perhaps that's just me having owned 870s all my life and being comfortable with the safety down below.

I love mine. It is a blast to shoot.

If you add this insert from OPSol it will reliably cycle the mini shells too and ups the capacity to 9 which makes it even more fun at the range.

Recoil is manageable with heavier loads but I keep it loaded with lower recoil buckshot. I used to keep an 18"barreled 870 next to my bed for HD but this has replaced it. It is a lot easier to move through the house with. I also put a GG&G sidesaddle and light mount on mine.

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Originally posted by Pale Horse:
I love mine. It is a blast to shoot.

If you add this insert from OPSol it will reliably cycle the mini shells too and ups the capacity to 9 which makes it even more fun at the range.

Recoil is manageable with heavier loads but I keep it loaded with lower recoil buckshot. I used to keep an 18"barreled 870 next to my bed for HD but this has replaced it. It is a lot easier to move through the house with. I also put a GG&G sidesaddle and light mount on mine.

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Bought the Remington witness protection replica.

Fantastic little gun.

If you don't have a handgun, this is a must have.

I like the Remington as it is heavier and can double as a melee weapon as well as dampen recoil.

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Originally posted by Expert308:

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Originally posted by Pale Horse:
I love mine. It is a blast to shoot.

If you add this insert from OPSol it will reliably cycle the mini shells too and ups the capacity to 9 which makes it even more fun at the range.

Recoil is manageable with heavier loads but I keep it loaded with lower recoil buckshot. I used to keep an 18"barreled 870 next to my bed for HD but this has replaced it. It is a lot easier to move through the house with. I also put a GG&G sidesaddle and light mount on mine.

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Day I picked it up



Now

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Originally posted by Pale Horse:

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Originally posted by Expert308:

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Originally posted by Pale Horse:
I love mine. It is a blast to shoot.

If you add this insert from OPSol it will reliably cycle the mini shells too and ups the capacity to 9 which makes it even more fun at the range.

Recoil is manageable with heavier loads but I keep it loaded with lower recoil buckshot. I used to keep an 18"barreled 870 next to my bed for HD but this has replaced it. It is a lot easier to move through the house with. I also put a GG&G sidesaddle and light mount on mine.

Pic?

Now

Nice. Does the light mount on the magazine cap or on the forend? Looks like mag cap...

Damnit there goes some more money. Can't sit on fence any longer.

Bought a 20g Shockwave a few months ago and it is fun to shoot. Out in front of my torso, also from the hip, at short distances a decent shooter. As posted earlier, this also serves as a backup to my AR in the house.

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Originally posted by Expert308:

Nice. Does the light mount on the magazine cap or on the forend? Looks like mag cap...

Yeah it is on the mag cap.

Light mount

Side saddle

Generally useless.

Pistol grip shotguns are generally useless. They are already not as compact as pistols. So adding a short actual shoulder stock doesn't make them much less compact (since you won't be holstering it anyway). And pistol grip shotguns are hard to handle, and most importantly they loose the natural pointing ability of a shoulder arm.

If you use heavy loads, the recoil can be hard to deal with.

Get a real pistol, or a real shotgun.

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Have you fired one of these or just a vertical pistol gripped shotgun?

I never liked vertical pistol grip shotguns but this handles totally different for me. this points very well when you raise it up like a shoulder stock shotgun and I don't think it is hard to control at all.

A vertical pistol grip shotgun? I agree with most of what you say. This is a different beast. For me anyway.

Pistol grip shotgun were/are hard for me to aim with, maybe my wrists are in a weird angle but it doesn't work. The raptor/birdhead or whatever it's called works and I can aim very well with it. I feel confident using it for home defense.

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Originally posted by jhe888:

Get a real pistol, or a real shotgun.

The Shockwave is neither pistol or a traditional shotgun. If you think it is just like a pistol grip shotty, you're mistaken. It is not difficult to aim and shoot on target.