MustangMan Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 20 minutes ago, Flatland Shooter said: I mentioned I wanted one to my LGS and turned out he had two in stock. Picked one up early Friday (the first "legal" day in Texas). I've not had a chance to shoot it but its built like a tank. Nice, a local store has the Remington version but it's over $400, I haven't handled one yet but want one nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatland Shooter Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 (edited) My LGS got his before the Texas law changed. He had to sit on them for several months and was ready to get rid of them. He offered to beat PSA's price and I accepted. He was setup at a gunshow in Allen, Texas this weekend so I bet the second gun sold quickly. Edited September 3, 2017 by Flatland Shooter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmiller Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Did you get to shoot it yet, Bill? I am not sure why I want one, but I want one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatland Shooter Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 17 minutes ago, bmiller said: Did you get to shoot it yet, Bill? I am not sure why I want one, but I want one. The road to my practice range flooded out and still no access. I plan on starting out small with 1145 fps AA shells. If that's too punishing, I'll track down a box of the 980 fps shells. Otherwise, I plan on working my way up with heavier loads until I know than particular load was a bad idea. Other than replacing my house gun (S&W 916 12 gauge pump bought back around 1980), I have no idea what to do with this other than have a little fun. Showed it to a neighbor and he's convinced I must have some machine guns in the safe (I don't). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatland Shooter Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 On 9/4/2017 at 2:22 PM, bmiller said: Did you get to shoot it yet, Bill? I am not sure why I want one, but I want one. Made it to the range this morning. Shot a box of 1145 fps #8 Winchester AA's. Function was 100% and recoil not as bad as I feared. I was surprised how tight the pattern you can get with a 14" cylinder bore barrel. Still got to aim to get the hits. Still happy I bought it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmiller Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 (edited) Did you sight down the barrel, or shoot it from the hip? Glad you like it.? Edited September 7, 2017 by bmiller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatland Shooter Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Both and everything in between. The 10" x 10" shotgun steel plates are set about 8 yards from the firing line and less than 2' above ground level. They are on a hinge and reset with a rope. Best accuracy is pushing forward on the hand guard and strap and pulling back on the pistol grip. Gun held high enough that I could reference the front bead at about 5 o'clock on the plate. Not really looking down the barrel, more like sighting along side of the barrel. The pistol grip was about the same distance from my shoulder as it would have been if this was a full stocked shotgun. And I'm holding kinda "gangsta" style. Canted about 45 degrees. From the hip I'm shooting high. Just need more practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmiller Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 A friend brought his shockwave to my place tonight. I had a few Federal 3" magnum 12 pellet buckshot on hand. I had to try it. The recoil was rather brisk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatland Shooter Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 Why the smiles? That don't look like fun. Next time to the range I plan on shooting some 1200 fps shells but that's as brave as I get. I do have a box of Praire Storm 3" shells that I'll let some friends shoot if they think they are tough enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmiller Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 I have always liked energetic firearms, can't explain it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intel6 Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 Shoot those one handed and the gun will unlock and rack the slide back and eject the shell. I used to do that with my 16" pistol grip Remington 870 and tried it with my shockwave and it did the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12Bravo Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 I'd like too see one of these in semi-auto with a Franchi Affinity/Stoeger M3000 type action... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustangMan Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 On 9/19/2017 at 7:18 PM, 12Bravo said: I'd like too see one of these in semi-auto with a Franchi Affinity/Stoeger M3000 type action... Oh that would be tons of fun!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatland Shooter Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Took my Shockwave to the range again but decided to try some slightly hotter shells. I ran less than half of a box of 1350 fps shells. The fun factor is inversely proportional to the velocity of the shot. 1350 FPS = No fun 1145 FPS = Fun 980 FPS = Lotsa fun Experiment over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tattooo Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 They look cool but for those who have handled one how does it shoot ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatland Shooter Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 With light loads, they are fun. From the hip I consistently shoot high. Holding the gun up where I can sorta aim down the barrel is much more accurate but you feel the effects of recoil much more. Held high actually took a toll on my right wrist, but them I'm a wimp. Thinking of adding a rail and laser to see if I like that. I've not fired any of the mini-shells (bought all the LGS had but it was only 15 rds) but everything else I've shot is 2-3/4" and feeds and fires 100%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmiller Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Shoots extremely high. Very cool in theory, in reality, not that great. In my opinion. In a self defense scenario, my edc Glock 27 is a better way to go for me. ( And I really don't like glocks that well) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatland Shooter Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 I agree with bmiller. As a self defense gun, its not the best selection. For it to be accurate I would need to shoot it a lot more than I ever will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tattooo Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 That's what I figured, more of a cool factor. But that's o.k, I have had quite a few of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyTownAggie Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 For cool factor and self defense, the KSG is probably a better option. I wouldn't mind owning one of these though... just to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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