I saw both the above "Firearms" yesterday at the SHOT Show. Unfortunately Remington didn't have a TAC-14 magazine fed with a arm brace. They did have one with the birdshead and detachable magazine. It looked pretty cool.
Well I guess the controversy is over now. Both Mossberg and Remington are now offering their Shockwave and TAC-14 respectively with arm braces attached from the factory.
I too found out the hard way that the light mounted at the 9 o'clock position will inflict a very painful shot to my thumb. I will be moving it to the 3 o'clock position as well.
I have installed a mesa Tactical adapter and a Shockwave arm brace on my Shockwave. The regulation that Mossberg built the Shockwave around is that it is a "firearm" not a shotgun, that has a MINIMUM overall length of 26.5 inches, and does not have a shoulder stock attached to it. ATF has ruled...
Yesterday at the briefing held by Sheriff Joe Lombardo, he stated there is no evidence of any second shooter. I have two very close friends that are part of this investigation, and they too believe that there was only the one animal shooting.
I would love to put a Surefire forend light on my Shockwave, but not if I have to do a bunch of mods to it first. Too expensive to go start "chopping" on up.
These are the changes I've already made, or will in the next few days. I installed the Mesa Tactical Telescoping stock adapter, and a Shockwave tube and blade. I installed the GGG AZ Side Saddle last night. I opted for the model without a single point sling mount since the Mesa Adapter had one...
Now there are no less than approximately ten ranges that rent full autos. The Gun Store use to be a sort of locals indoor range facility, but then several years ago they turned it into "Disneyland with guns" for the tourists. I don't fault them for making a buck, it was a much more lucrative...