Hey guys!
What are the advantages and disadvantages of putting vertical fore-end grips on a shotgun? (I'm not talking about replacing stock with a pistol grip -- just mounting a vertical grip on the pump). I'm considering mounting one on my mossberg 500 that I use for HD, but as a newbie I need advice.
I'm not considering this for tacticool reasons. There are 2 practical reasons: (1) Vertical grip will provide better purchase on the gun for mitigating recoil when the front hand is gripping the gun firmly and is pushing it forward forward (without vertical grip my hand slides forward on the pump during firing, and sometimes comes in contact with WML -- which hurts and which might accidentally activate the WML); (2) with my setup, it will allow me to access WML controls without changing my front-hand grip, when firing from either shoulder.
Please help me think through all the pros and cons of vertical for-end grips on pump shotguns.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of putting vertical fore-end grips on a shotgun? (I'm not talking about replacing stock with a pistol grip -- just mounting a vertical grip on the pump). I'm considering mounting one on my mossberg 500 that I use for HD, but as a newbie I need advice.
I'm not considering this for tacticool reasons. There are 2 practical reasons: (1) Vertical grip will provide better purchase on the gun for mitigating recoil when the front hand is gripping the gun firmly and is pushing it forward forward (without vertical grip my hand slides forward on the pump during firing, and sometimes comes in contact with WML -- which hurts and which might accidentally activate the WML); (2) with my setup, it will allow me to access WML controls without changing my front-hand grip, when firing from either shoulder.
Please help me think through all the pros and cons of vertical for-end grips on pump shotguns.
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