Kills on one end and cripples on the other.

I would say it was an answer to a question nobody asked but in this case a 12 gauge pistol was inevitable.

Purely nuts!

Cary

Dumbest thing I've seen since the Taurus Judge.

Well, that's not fair. I think the Judge is probably dumber...

Wow. No thanks. And I don't think I've ever said that about another gun.

Would be good for cracker shells and flares.

I stopped by a local gun shop today to do a little windowshopping.
They had a couple versions of the Mossberg M590 "Shockwave" in stock.

https://www.americanrifleman.org/articl ... ve-review/



For those who aren't familiar with it,
it's a 12-gauge pump gun that comes from the factory with a 14-1/2" barrel and a (sor of) pistol grip.
Don't know how Mossberg got the ATF to go along with a shotgun with a shorter-than-18" barrel, but they did.
KInd of a blunderbuss or howdah pistol looking thing the way it is,
but IMHO this would be a pretty slick camp or boat gun IF it had a standard buttstock on it.
However, it's not legal to do so.

Reminds me of when Thompson-Center came out with the Contender carbine,
you couldn't mix a shorter-tha-16" barrel with a buttstock.
In fact, you couldn't use a handgun-registered receiver as a rifle, or a rifle receiver as a handgun.

Hotrod,
The 590 Shockwave has 14" barrel due to being a firearm and not a shotgun. you can read up how it's firearm and not a shotgun in this link. http://www.mossberg.com/wp-content/uplo ... 3-2-17.pdf

I've got a Rossi single shot 12 gauge with a 28" barrel and stock. That sonofabitch hurts like hell shooting a 2-3/4" slug with out the slip on Limbsaver pad on it, it still hurts to shoot with 2-3/4" target loads without the pad on it.

I'll pass on shooting the pistol.

gbflyer wrote:Would be good for cracker shells and flares.

True....

My tendonitis flares up just watching the video. Ooof!

I love this about America, but it's a sidearm I'd just as soon not shoot.

I'd get one and let my friends shoot it so I can watch.

I like but don't own a Judge. Cool concept but questionable utility.

I have a S&W 500 Magnum. Works for me.

My wrist hurts looking at that thing, though I'd like to watch someone else use it. My 460 Magnum is punishing enough, those 300 gram bear loads are a beast - interestingly similar ft-lb muzzle energy to the 12ga pistol when I do the math, though my S&W doesn't seem to recoil to the moon like this guy did. Muzzle brakes on hand cannons are a good, good thing.

Your 460 has an excellent muzzle brake. I think it's just like my 500. The brakes are quite effective, at the expense of greatly increased report.

I'd load most of my 500 cartridges pretty mild, but I'd still load up some full/maximum power rounds for shock and awe.

Zzz wrote:https://youtu.be/fQR21EcH8Rs

Does it work on Zombies?

G44 wrote:

gbflyer wrote:Would be good for cracker shells and flares.

True....

This hand cannon might be a good candidate for Aguila mini shells.
1-3/4" long, they come in 5/8 oz #4 buckshot and 7/8 oz slug versions.
Never heard of them before, but they got a brief mention as well as a photo in the American Rifleman Mossberg article I linked earlier.

https://www.aguilaammo.com/shotshell/

I can see one of these Rossi pistols using shot shells, but slugs... not so much.
Ditto the Taurus Judge series and the S&W Governor.
According to an online article I just read, the Judge has been a big seller since it was introduced.
Not my cup of tea, but apparently a lot of people do like them.

https://www.personaldefenseworld.com/20 ... revolvers/
http://www.guns.com/2012/09/11/judgemen ... lver-hype/

A handgun shooting shotshells can be handy for snakes & other pests.
I used to own a couple different revolvers in 45 Colt,
and handloaded some (#8?) birdshot rounds using cardboard boards to hold it in.
They worked OK. Toughest part was keeping the over-wad in place during recoil-
finally ended up putting a pretty good crimp on them and using some silicone to seal/secure the end.
There used to be a couple different style shotshells available, in 357 & 44 mag as I recall

FWIW I bought a single-shot 12-ga shotgun when I was a kid,
specifically for the purpose of cutting it down.
Bobbed the barrel right at the end of the forend,
cut the buttstock off just aft of the pistol grip and rasped it into a acceptable shape.
It ended up looking like something Blackbeard the pirate would carried tucked into his belt.
I only shot it once, it kicked like a MIssouri mule even with light bird loads.
I lived in the big city then, and I was afraid to take it out to shoot anywhere (even a deserted area in the desert)
because it would be an instant felony if I got rousted by a cop or USFS ranger.
It made me so nervous to even just own it that I finally ended up cutting the barrel and the receiver each in half,
and disposing of the evidence in a couple of widely-separated dumpsters.

Mountain Doctor wrote:Your 460 has an excellent muzzle brake. I think it's just like my 500. The brakes are quite effective, at the expense of greatly increased report.

I'd load most of my 500 cartridges pretty mild, but I'd still load up some full/maximum power rounds for shock and awe.

Yeah I don't care about the noise, if I'm lighting it off for real it's because I have a grizz about to chew my face off and a big boom is the least of my concerns. I do think we have the same brakes as well. I haven't tried a lighter 460 round yet, but this thing pops off 45 long colt like a plinking gun. It's fairly hilarious actually, shooting off such a large round with almost no recoil. I don't entertain the bear loads too often just because it's highly uncomfortable if the grip is off even a little. This thing is murder on watermelon though. I ended up pairing it with a Kenai chest holster for hunting, and it stays accessible without interfering with my pack or binos. Great combo.

I have a Mossberg SS boat gun with an 18 1/2" barrel, which I've never shot. Good bet that unless I was hopped up on adrenaline preparing to blow away the marauding pirates about to board my boat, it'd probably knock me on my keister. I've always hoped that it's wicked enough looking that it would scare away all but the most determined bad guys.

Cary

This thing is murder on watermelon though

Good riddance on dispatching the watermellon.

Those things are a scourge on society. I hope the wall keeps them out.

Yikes! What impressed - amazed and made me ask why, is that he shot the thing again.

Pete

SixTwoLeemer wrote:

Zzz wrote:https://youtu.be/fQR21EcH8Rs

Does it work on Zombies?

I sure hope so...the folks who buy it believe in them, by in large.