Home defense project - The Firearms Forum

southernshooter · 04-04-2006, 09:30 PM

I just finished my 12 gauge Mossberg 500A project check it out. The before and after pictures are below
Its got top folding pistol grip stock
Pistol grip forend
Hi viz front sights
Shot force shell holder
Laser light
Heatshield

ysacres · 04-04-2006, 11:07 PM

That really turned out nice. where did you get the parts at ?

southernshooter · 04-04-2006, 11:10 PM

Most came from www.centerfiresystems.com and the light and laser came from www.ebay.com

JohnK3 · 04-04-2006, 11:16 PM

Whatcha got loaded in them shells? The crimps look a bit high and domed. Not what I'd normally put through one of my shotguns.

southernshooter · 04-04-2006, 11:23 PM

Winchester 000

stash247 · 04-05-2006, 03:26 AM

Your post said 'Home Defense', with which I certainly have no problem.
But, consider this. You are truly the victim of a 'home invasion'; luckily, able to get to your highly modified Mossberg shotgun, complete with folding stock (purpose?? Concealment???) high cap mag, heat shield (purpose?? Extended firefight???) Laser sight (Purpose?? ambush accuracy????), and loaded with ammo that would stop a truck(purpose?? Defense against Marauding bears???)
We've just begun the courtroom dance that will ensue, likely, after you justifiably 'put down' the perpetrator of a 'home invasion' kind of crime.
OTOH, if I take the head clean off the same SOB, with a vent rib, 18 1/4" Ithaca 37 (you know better, never built, but looks factory), with a load of Wal mart #7 1/2's, it's cut and dried, because plaintiff's attorney has no case.
Your Mossy qualifies "race gun", by most standards, and will put you, not the perp, on trial, in most venues, since it (?) says you were looking for trouble, by PC standards.
My "home defense" shotguns, about half a dozen, are all 'stock looking' Ithacas, placed convenientlyand accessibly, about the property, and loaded with 'promotional load' birdshot; the reason? My attorney said he would not deal with another case if it was not of this profile!
You appear to 'flying on instinct'; my course is dictated by (?) bad experience, and sound legal counsel.
You are free to use, reuse, or discard this message, as you see fit, but the cost of a "Justifiable Shooting", here, in Texas, was about 20K$, US, last time I checked.

JohnK3 · 04-05-2006, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by southernshooter

Winchester 000

Reloads or factory loads?

Goes along with stash's comments regarding defensibility. For self-defense, it is usually best to use factory loads. Lawyers *love* to claim all sorts of nonsense, such as "he loaded up KILLER BULLETS because he was so BLOODTHIRSTY!"

Practice with reloads, defend with factory. Same philosophy works for handguns, also.

southernshooter · 04-05-2006, 11:59 AM

JOHNK factory loads

southernshooter · 04-05-2006, 12:01 PM

Stash it sleeps right next to me, and Mississippi just got the castle doctrine and the stand your ground bill. So I put on everything that will help me in the middle of the night if something does happen. Thanx for the advice

rmrdaddy · 04-05-2006, 10:45 PM

Neat! You certainly have it tricked out.

I went a little tamer with my pair of Wingmasters....

southernshooter · 04-06-2006, 10:22 PM

How does that speed feed stock work out RMRDADDY

rmrdaddy · 04-11-2006, 09:26 PM

I think it works fine. But, it's not fast to access that ammo, and of course you have the weight issue of it being added to the gun. On the other hand, of course you have the 4 extra rounds with you, in case some additional zombies that need dispatching.....

southernshooter · 04-11-2006, 09:35 PM

I got ya man.

delta13soultaker · 04-12-2006, 02:49 PM

Southern, I spent some time in Vicksburg as a kid and I remember 'em calling those kind of shotguns there "streetsweepers" lol

southernshooter · 04-12-2006, 09:39 PM

I wish mine was full auto.

04-04-2006, 09:30 PM	#1
southernshooter Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deep South Mississippi Posts: 5,943	Home defense project I just finished my 12 gauge Mossberg 500A project check it out. The before and after pictures are below Its got top folding pistol grip stock Pistol grip forend Hi viz front sights Shot force shell holder Laser light Heatshield Attached Images __________________ Only you can see this --> Last edited by southernshooter; 04-04-2006 at 09:36 PM..

04-04-2006, 11:07 PM	#2
ysacres Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Wazzu WA Posts: 2,413	Re: Home defense project That really turned out nice. where did you get the parts at ? __________________

04-04-2006, 11:10 PM	#3
southernshooter Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deep South Mississippi Posts: 5,943	Re: Home defense project Most came from www.centerfiresystems.com and the light and laser came from www.ebay.com __________________ Only you can see this

04-04-2006, 11:16 PM	#4
JohnK3 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1,636	Re: Home defense project Whatcha got loaded in them shells? The crimps look a bit high and domed. Not what I'd normally put through one of my shotguns.

04-04-2006, 11:23 PM	#5
southernshooter Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deep South Mississippi Posts: 5,943	Re: Home defense project Winchester 000 __________________ Only you can see this

04-05-2006, 03:26 AM	#6
stash247 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Central Texas Posts: 2,815	Re: Home defense project Your post said 'Home Defense', with which I certainly have no problem. But, consider this. You are truly the victim of a 'home invasion'; luckily, able to get to your highly modified Mossberg shotgun, complete with folding stock (purpose?? Concealment???) high cap mag, heat shield (purpose?? Extended firefight???) Laser sight (Purpose?? ambush accuracy????), and loaded with ammo that would stop a truck(purpose?? Defense against Marauding bears???) We've just begun the courtroom dance that will ensue, likely, after you justifiably 'put down' the perpetrator of a 'home invasion' kind of crime. OTOH, if I take the head clean off the same SOB, with a vent rib, 18 1/4" Ithaca 37 (you know better, never built, but looks factory), with a load of Wal mart #7 1/2's, it's cut and dried, because plaintiff's attorney has no case. Your Mossy qualifies "race gun", by most standards, and will put you, not the perp, on trial, in most venues, since it (?) says you were looking for trouble, by PC standards. My "home defense" shotguns, about half a dozen, are all 'stock looking' Ithacas, placed convenientlyand accessibly, about the property, and loaded with 'promotional load' birdshot; the reason? My attorney said he would not deal with another case if it was not of this profile! You appear to 'flying on instinct'; my course is dictated by (?) bad experience, and sound legal counsel. You are free to use, reuse, or discard this message, as you see fit, but the cost of a "Justifiable Shooting", here, in Texas, was about 20K$, US, last time I checked. __________________ Don't start no s**t and there won't be none, Terry

04-05-2006, 11:59 AM	#8
southernshooter Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deep South Mississippi Posts: 5,943	Re: Home defense project JOHNK factory loads __________________ Only you can see this

04-05-2006, 12:01 PM	#9
southernshooter Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deep South Mississippi Posts: 5,943	Re: Home defense project Stash it sleeps right next to me, and Mississippi just got the castle doctrine and the stand your ground bill. So I put on everything that will help me in the middle of the night if something does happen. Thanx for the advice __________________ Only you can see this Last edited by southernshooter; 04-05-2006 at 09:34 PM..

04-05-2006, 10:45 PM	#10
rmrdaddy V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: southern NJ Posts: 165	Re: Home defense project Neat! You certainly have it tricked out. I went a little tamer with my pair of Wingmasters.... Attached Images

04-06-2006, 10:22 PM	#11
southernshooter Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deep South Mississippi Posts: 5,943	Re: Home defense project How does that speed feed stock work out RMRDADDY __________________ Only you can see this

04-11-2006, 09:26 PM	#12
rmrdaddy V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: southern NJ Posts: 165	Re: Home defense project I think it works fine. But, it's not fast to access that ammo, and of course you have the weight issue of it being added to the gun. On the other hand, of course you have the 4 extra rounds with you, in case some additional zombies that need dispatching.....

04-11-2006, 09:35 PM	#13
southernshooter Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deep South Mississippi Posts: 5,943	Re: Home defense project I got ya man. __________________ Only you can see this

04-12-2006, 02:49 PM	#14
delta13soultaker Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Depends on Uncle Sam's whim every 3 yrs. Posts: 2,948	Re: Home defense project Southern, I spent some time in Vicksburg as a kid and I remember 'em calling those kind of shotguns there "streetsweepers" lol __________________ Never say die! "A nation who forgets its defenders is soon forgotten itself." "A good shot must necessarily be a good man since the essence of good marksmanship is self-control and self-control is the essential quality of a good man." – Theodore Roosevelt

04-12-2006, 09:39 PM	#15
southernshooter Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deep South Mississippi Posts: 5,943	Re: Home defense project I wish mine was full auto. __________________ Only you can see this