Decades ago I bought a Mossberg 500/3” chamber, 20” barrel. Came with a barrel shroud and a PISTOL GRIP! Took off the stock, put on the PISTOL GRIP, bought some 3” 00BUCK, and headed off to the range. Put 4 in the magazine tube, cranked one into the chamber, took a breath, braced, squeezed off. POW!!! WORST recoil experience I ever had in my life! EVER!!!.
Well, I knew it was just me. Caught the whole recoil in the web of my hand! I just wasn’t ready for it. Recovered. Shook it off. Cranked another into the chamber, put my left hand on top of the barrel shroud, thumb toward me, to hold it down during recoil, took a breath, braced myself for a running block from MONGO, and slowly squeezed the trigger.
IT WASN’T JUST ME!!! I NEVER TOOK A THIRD SHOT! TOOK THE PISTOL GRIP OFF, PUT THE BUTT STOCK BACK ON, GAVE THE PISTOL GRIP AND THE 3” SHELLS TO A FRIEND, WHO TRIED THEM, AND GAVE THEM TO A FRIEND WHO TRIED THEM WHO GAVE THEM TO A FRIEND...
WENT BACK TO 2 3/4” SHELLS AND NEVER LOOKED BACK. SAVING MYSELF FROM A CHARGING GRIZZLY ISN’T WORTH THE RECOIL OF A 3” 00BUCK!...GOOD LUCK
It has the pistol grip too...