Just posting up my new Wallpaper. Just for fun. The Revolver is a classic Peacemaker Replica by Cimmaron… of which I forget the name, but it’s “The Hand of God” from 3:10 to Yuma. The Shotgun is a braced Mossberg Shockwave. One of Many, but this is the only one wearing a brace. The sword is a Cutlass from Cold Steel.
YES! Another SHOTGUN Post! Booyah!
I’ve been seeing some nice guns that have had the original synthetic stocks replaced with classic wood furniture. I love the look of such guns so I did it myself. This is a pretty new Remington 870 HD model, which normally comes with the typical Express Synthetic stocks. Some classic old Walnut stocks look much nicer. These old stocks bear a lot of stories that I don’t know. But I didn’t have the heart to clean them up and refinish them. So I left them as they were. Can’t wait to shoot it.
I also can’t wait to do this to my 870 Tactical that is currently wearing a Butler Creek folding stock.
I don’t know what it is, but I grow more and more fond of older guns, older style guns, and classic firearms, that I am of anything new coming out.
Mossberg’s model 500 shotgun is a very simple little beast. The one I picked up was rather lacking in that it was a Pistol Grip Only shotgun. I was going to do something else with it, but decided to sandbag that and go a different round. So I needed a stock for it. After some consideration I decided to give the Magpul stock a shot, and I am really glad I did. I almost always throw on a Butler Creek folding stock, but wanting “different” this time really paid off.
The location of the safety switch on the Mossy shotguns is on top and at the rear of the receiver. Which makes it’s position perfect for this stock. It’s awesome if shot from either shoulder. If you have a Mossberg – this is the stock you need.
The grip angle looks exaggerated, but actually feels very comfortable, and the length of pull is adjustable by adding or removing the spacers. It comes with no spacers in, making it too short for me. So adding 2 puts it just right. For me. You might be different.
The shotgun remains the most versatile arm we have in our armories. For home defense, it is without equal. Yet they are always forgotten and neglected. They are not the guns that people pull out to show friends. The classic 870 Remington is still my favorite. Now, my friends at Scalpel Arms have taken the 870 to heart as well… They did the 870 proud.
The finish is pure art… but what I like about it best is the 12.5″ Barrel. It looks good… nice and tight. And done right, will still shoot very well. But I think I like 14″ the best… but I’m not sure. I need to test both side by side to see which works the best.
I really like this stock.
I’ve totally sidelined all my “Combat Rifles” for Home Defense use. Specifically the 5.56mm guns. See, the AR-15 does great for Home Defense in many aspects. They are easy to use, have precision accuracy, and have a great capacity. They should be perfect for Home Defense, right?
Not really.
The AR-15 has one dramatic problem. They are hella loud. The High pressure, Supersonic Crack, of the AR-15’s Report is severely damaging to human ears. Even Ogre ears.
Last time I took one of my boys out shooting, I provided him with Ear Pro and Eye Pro. We were having fun shooting, and he’s a good Shooter. Well he loaded up an AR-15 and forgot to put his Ear Pro back in after taking them out for some unknown reason. (No, that’s his reason… “I don’t know”.) I wasn’t looking as I was loading a magazine and normally he is a cautious shooter and does it right. Well, he cracked off a shot. Now, we were outside, well away from structures that would reflect sound waves. But the rifle was still so loud that it hurt his ears pretty badly. 2 Weeks later, he still had signs that his hearing took some damage. Unfortunately with Hearing, there is nothing you can do. What’s done is done.
Imagine how this could have gone down if we were in an Indoor shooting range. He could have been made deaf from the AR’s blast.
Imagine in an emergency situation in the home… Bad Guy makes a threat. You suddenly grab your AR and let him have it. 5, 6, 12 rounds into the Goblin. Inside your house. Now you and your wife and all your kids are all completely deaf thanks to the AR-15 and thanks to the Pain In The Ass and Expensive Restrictions on Suppressors. Sure, the Goblin is no longer a threat… but now all of you are going to suffer from this the rest of your lives.
Sure, a Home Defense Shotgun is Loud – but it’s not that sharp, eardrum shattering crack of a 5.56mm Carbine. Hell, even my .45-70 Thumper isn’t that loud. Even pistol caliber carbines are a great option compared to the AR-15.
Another bad choice for HD duty is the .357 Magnum. An ungodly loud handgun that is unpleasant to fire with earpro in an indoor range… Devastating to your hearing when fired indoors unprotected.
The best weapon ever invented for Home Defense remains the Tactical Shotgun. Probably the most effective and least damaging to one’s hearing for weapons running Un-Suppressed. And you can get a good shotgun for a few hundred bucks. Or you could use that Thousand Dollar AR, with that 800 Dollar Can and that 200 Dollar Tax Stamp… Couple Hundred bucks vs A Couple Grand. You chose. But ask yourself this… Is that 2 Grand worth of rifle going to do a better job of home defense than the Shotgun?
Crusader Weaponry has been in the Shotgun business for awhile now. This is what we are doing for our customers who demand the absolute best. We worked on this configuration with leading members of the US military elite. This gun is now being offered to the American Gun Owner. I am very pleased with these guns, and they are one of my favorite weapons that Crusader offers. They are not just affordable, but also shockingly effective. If you can only buy one gun, buy one of these 870’s. The Shotgun offers a flexible weapon system that is simple to use, rugged, and reliable… and you can engage targets as small as Humming Birds, and as large as a Brontosaurus at ranges out to 200 Yards.
Features include a tuned action with our Slipstream treatment. Rifle sights for greater precision with slugs over the popular ghost ring option. Improved spring and follower. Tac Star Side Saddle for flexibility.
This gun is of course already spoken for. He’s going to be well pleased with it! We are offering these shotgun for only 795 USD. If you want one of your own, or have any questions about it, contact Joe at Crusader Weaponry.
Have to say, the guns I go to the most are Glocks, AK’s, and 870’s.
The 23 in .40, remains my most favored handgun for CCW. The model 20, in 10mm is coming in second. The more I use the Glocks… the more I like them. Not just an appreciation for the function… but liking them for the way they feel and point, the triggers… The elegant simplicity of them… I just really like Glocks now. I don’t know… maybe it’s the crash… but I really dig them and the more I’m around them, the 19 and 23’s stand out as the perfect handguns to me – even more so than the 1911 now. Yup. They crossed that line for me. I like them more than 1911’s. No they are not the prettiest, but they are still beautiful. Kinda like the Girl Next Door that you grew up best friends with and there is that moment when you realize “You want that.” That’s Glock.
My Crusader Kalashnikov is more and more my go to rifle. I just really feel an attachment to it. It suits me to a T. It can hit. It’s reliable. Mag changes are getting much faster and everything is “Clicking”. And I get more satisfaction out of running the Kalash well than running an AR well.
For the 870’s, my adopted Police Tactical is my favorite. I have my other 870’s and they are cool and all… but something about that old wood furniture. Nothing says I am going to “Jack You Up” like an old wood stocked gun… You just know you are going to get an old school beating. The warmth it has when you handle it. Wood is an under appreciated material to a whole generation of shooters and I find that a sad state. Poly is fine – but Wood is finer. Especially nice grained wood with character. Again, Wood stocked guns have “Soul” that Poly guns just don’t have and never will. They can’t. I’ve said that before… And when I pick up that old Police Tactical… You can feel it has a History of Kicking Ass and all that experience is backing you up giving you some extra confidence. A new 870 Tactical with a plastic stock – it’s like a new Police Rookie with his first pair of Mirrored Cop Shades. The authority is there… maybe even the skill is there… But not the Character and Experience – that Soul just isn’t there.
These are my Guns of Choice. What are yours?
I didn’t really understand the desire to own an M4. The magazine was limited and it was just overpriced.
Then we got in the new civilian M4 H2O. It’s even more expensive. But this time there is a difference.
Now, its worth every penny.
You get the full capacity. The anti corrosion coating. And the collapsable stock… It’s the full enchilada. It is the most badass automatic tactical shotgun in the world.
Those new Magpul 870 stocks. I know I said I wasn’t digging them… But now I’m actually considering getting another 870, just for those stocks.
What’s wrong with me?