The only reason to buy a pistol gripped gun is so you can maneuver and store it easily. There are little to no instances where a pistol grip will permit greater accuracy versus a stock.
For pump-actions, you need something to brace the gun against while you pump it. Without a stock being shouldered, you have to wave the thing in front of you violently, using the resistance of you right arm against your left.
It means you absolutely can't maintain a sight picture with the gun. Every single time you go to shoot, you have to reacquire the sights and line them up. Because of how clunky the operation is, your accuracy is diminished, your recoil is a bitch on the wrist and risks giving you tennis elbow, and your rate of fire on a gun that is pretty quick to fire (look at skeet shooting competitions) becomes less wieldy than a bolt-action rifle.
Pistol gripped shotguns do have a use. Typically you don't use them to hunt or take recurring shots. They are there for a lower profile, easy storage, maneuverability, and single-shot operations. Perfect for personal-defense. It's harder to miss with a shot gun, so you really only need one to drop a guy coming at you.
In this particular case, it is fine. He only needs one shot anyway if he is gonna blast his head off.
That's a birdseye grip, not a pistol grip. It's either a Mossberg Shockwave or Remington Tac-14. They were specifically designed to be easier to obtain in restrictive states like NY, CA and IL.
I understand why he's upset.
He was dumb enough to buy a pump shotgun with a pistol grip.
The only reason to buy a pistol gripped gun is so you can maneuver and store it easily. There are little to no instances where a pistol grip will permit greater accuracy versus a stock.
For pump-actions, you need something to brace the gun against while you pump it. Without a stock being shouldered, you have to wave the thing in front of you violently, using the resistance of you right arm against your left.
It means you absolutely can't maintain a sight picture with the gun. Every single time you go to shoot, you have to reacquire the sights and line them up. Because of how clunky the operation is, your accuracy is diminished, your recoil is a bitch on the wrist and risks giving you tennis elbow, and your rate of fire on a gun that is pretty quick to fire (look at skeet shooting competitions) becomes less wieldy than a bolt-action rifle.
Pistol gripped shotguns do have a use. Typically you don't use them to hunt or take recurring shots. They are there for a lower profile, easy storage, maneuverability, and single-shot operations. Perfect for personal-defense. It's harder to miss with a shot gun, so you really only need one to drop a guy coming at you.
In this particular case, it is fine. He only needs one shot anyway if he is gonna blast his head off.
After about 20 slugs my thumb is bruised :P
That's a birdseye grip, not a pistol grip. It's either a Mossberg Shockwave or Remington Tac-14. They were specifically designed to be easier to obtain in restrictive states like NY, CA and IL.