Like many other traditional semi-automatics, the magazine tube end cap features a sling swivel should you want to rig up a carry method. Up front is a textured polymer hand guard. YouвЂ™ll note three finger grooves for improved purchase on the limited stock space. This entry in the list features a birdвЂ™s head grip with a twist. Several models are new for 2019, one of which is a semi-automatic version of their Honcho Tactical. mfg photoД¬harles Daly Defense is giving the folks at Mossberg a run for their money in terms of investment in a family of shorty shotties. MSRP: $915 -DM Charles Daly Defense Honcho Tactical вЂ“ Semi-Auto The Charles Daly Defense / Chiappa Honcho Semi-Auto line is versatile and affordable. As with the other short shell-shooting firearms, the V3 TAC-13 includes a fore-end strap to help control recoil and muzzle flip. Just like a traditional shotgun, this one includes a sighting rail that extends along the length of the 13-inch barrel and a sighing bead on top of the muzzle. The V3 TAC-13 accommodates both 2 Вѕ and 3-inch shells and holds 5+1. The V3 TAC-13 has a 3-inch chamber holds 5+1 rounds. With a 26.5-inch overall length and weight of just 5.94 pounds, thatвЂ™s a big deal. That diversion of energy also helps to tame recoil.

The VersaPort gas ports bleed energy from the system to cycle the action, ejecting a spent shell and adding a new one-just like in the Big GreenвЂ™s full-sized offerings. Remington offers semi-auto convenience in a small package with their V3 TAC-13. Remington V3 TAC-13 вЂ“ Semi-Auto The Remignton V3 TAC-13 uses the companyвЂ™s VersaPort system to mitigate recoil and allow the semi-auto to cycle any shell without adjusting the gas system. MSRP: $539 -DM Mossberg 590M Shockwave вЂ“ Pump Action The Mossberg 590M Shockwave works just like the original Shockwave, but feeds from a detachable box magazine instead of a tube magazine. And despite its old school looks, the Nightstick will also work with the Lasersaddle laser sight from Crimson Trace, which is invaluable on a gun that is best fired from the hip. ItвЂ™s handy not to mention easy on the eyes. This 12-gauge sports a 5+1 shell capacity (with 2.75вЂі shells), a thick-walled cylinder bore barrel, and 26.37-inch overall length. It helps the user control muzzle flip when firing powerful 12-gauge loads from such a compact firearm. With a 14.3-inch barrel, you donвЂ™t want fingers to slip forward. The fore-end also carries a leather strap loop instead of a nylon one, which keeps your hand in place during vigorous operation and out of the way of the short muzzle. The Raptor (birdвЂ™s head) rounded grip is wood as is the corncob fore-end. The wood corncob forend on the Mossberg Nightstick features a leather strap to keep your support hand in safe and in place, as well as helping to mitigate muzzle flip when shooting harder kicking shells A close look at the Raptor grip, made by Shockwave Technologies.

Of course, some states still restricted their sale, despite the ATF saying they could be transferred like any long gun, but most have allowed it-even New Jersey. Thus, the original Shockwave and TAC-14 were introduced with barrel lengths around the 14-inch mark. However, if a firearms comes from a manufacturer with a shoulder stock never having been installed, it is considered a вЂњfirearmвЂќ and not subject to the NFA rules on barrel length. It was intended to make it illegal to create sawed-off shotguns. Basically, for something to be considered a вЂњshotgun,вЂќ and therefore restricted by the actвЂ™s rules, it has to have been manufactured with a shoulder stock. Both companies realized that there was a bit of a loophole in the way the National Firearms Act restricts shotgun barrel length, specifically with how it defines a shotgun. The Mossberg 590 Shockwave and the Remington 870 TAC-14 hit the scene just weeks apart, and they created quite a splash. Mossberg Shockwave вЂ“ Pump Action The original Mossberg 590 Shockwave in 12 gauge.

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