Greetings all. Posting this review for people that are interested in shotgun scabbards for a 590 Shockwave.
I bought the Voodoo Tactical and can't really use it for my specific needs. It left the trigger guard completely exposed, the firearm's grip sat too low on my shoulder to easily reach, and the whole rig shifted around too much on my back while hiking through the woods. I found I was constantly holding the strap, the muzzle end of the scabbard, and even the grip of the gun while stepping over fallen logs, etc.
The Voodoo can still be a pretty good scabbard for a truck gun or whatever. But I can't use it as a serious, all-day carrier in the woods or while casting a fishing line.
I purchased the Beez Combat "Short Barreled Shotgun" scabbard and am extremely pleased with it. At just over $100, it isn't exactly cheap, but it fits my needs perfectly.
It wears just like a backpack. The pouch itself is narrow at the muzzle end and wider at the opening. This allows you to choose either the left or right shoulder to draw from, with the grip pointed either direction. The pouch has enough compression on it to keep the gun wherever you originally holstered it (when the straps are cinched down around your shoulders and waist). When not being worn on your back, the grip can slide to either end of the opening and is generally pretty loose in the scabbard. So the Beez wouldn't be a good choice for off-body carry, in my opinion.
I really like that it lays very flat against my back. The Voodoo has a bulky, round shape in comparison. The Beez allows me to wear a regular backpack over the top of the scabbard, which is a major plus for my specific needs.
The Beez scabbard also stays very secure when drawing the firearm, which is another major plus over the Voodoo. After lots of practice, I was consistently able to draw and fire in about 3 seconds (from a loaded chamber, safety on condition).
Overall, I found it very unobtrusive and surprisingly comfortable. I wore it for about 6 hours and kept it on while shooting other handguns and rifles, just to see how it felt after a full day. I'm going to add some velcro loops to tidy up the loose ends of the various straps while I'm wearing it, but besides that, it was perfect out of the box.
I practiced a ton of draws and re-holsters and learned to love it compared to other carry methods I've tried. Drawing a shotgun from any rear-mounted scabbard is going to be an awkward movement compared to a 2-point sling from a low-ready, and this was no exception. It's going to take a lot of practice before I'll be able to confidently say "yeah, I can do this in front of a bear without having to think about it."
One thing I realized is that drawing up over my shoulder and catching the swinging gun with my waiting support hand is pretty natural. But it is also very tiring. It's fine the first dozen times, but by the 20th draw, both arms were pretty tired from swinging a 6 lb firearm like a pick axe and then catching it mid-swing. Video below is one of my smoother draws and was after god-knows how many practice runs off camera. You can tell my arms are getting tired...
It's a great little scabbard for the Shockwave and I highly recommend it to anyone that needs to wear one on their back for long hours while fishing, hiking, etc. It wouldn't be my first choice for a truck gun scabbard, or even an emergency grab-and-go scenario. Too many straps hanging all over the place if you're not wearing it properly.
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I bought the Voodoo Tactical and can't really use it for my specific needs. It left the trigger guard completely exposed, the firearm's grip sat too low on my shoulder to easily reach, and the whole rig shifted around too much on my back while hiking through the woods. I found I was constantly holding the strap, the muzzle end of the scabbard, and even the grip of the gun while stepping over fallen logs, etc.
The Voodoo can still be a pretty good scabbard for a truck gun or whatever. But I can't use it as a serious, all-day carrier in the woods or while casting a fishing line.
I purchased the Beez Combat "Short Barreled Shotgun" scabbard and am extremely pleased with it. At just over $100, it isn't exactly cheap, but it fits my needs perfectly.
It wears just like a backpack. The pouch itself is narrow at the muzzle end and wider at the opening. This allows you to choose either the left or right shoulder to draw from, with the grip pointed either direction. The pouch has enough compression on it to keep the gun wherever you originally holstered it (when the straps are cinched down around your shoulders and waist). When not being worn on your back, the grip can slide to either end of the opening and is generally pretty loose in the scabbard. So the Beez wouldn't be a good choice for off-body carry, in my opinion.
I really like that it lays very flat against my back. The Voodoo has a bulky, round shape in comparison. The Beez allows me to wear a regular backpack over the top of the scabbard, which is a major plus for my specific needs.
The Beez scabbard also stays very secure when drawing the firearm, which is another major plus over the Voodoo. After lots of practice, I was consistently able to draw and fire in about 3 seconds (from a loaded chamber, safety on condition).
Overall, I found it very unobtrusive and surprisingly comfortable. I wore it for about 6 hours and kept it on while shooting other handguns and rifles, just to see how it felt after a full day. I'm going to add some velcro loops to tidy up the loose ends of the various straps while I'm wearing it, but besides that, it was perfect out of the box.
I practiced a ton of draws and re-holsters and learned to love it compared to other carry methods I've tried. Drawing a shotgun from any rear-mounted scabbard is going to be an awkward movement compared to a 2-point sling from a low-ready, and this was no exception. It's going to take a lot of practice before I'll be able to confidently say "yeah, I can do this in front of a bear without having to think about it."
One thing I realized is that drawing up over my shoulder and catching the swinging gun with my waiting support hand is pretty natural. But it is also very tiring. It's fine the first dozen times, but by the 20th draw, both arms were pretty tired from swinging a 6 lb firearm like a pick axe and then catching it mid-swing. Video below is one of my smoother draws and was after god-knows how many practice runs off camera. You can tell my arms are getting tired...
It's a great little scabbard for the Shockwave and I highly recommend it to anyone that needs to wear one on their back for long hours while fishing, hiking, etc. It wouldn't be my first choice for a truck gun scabbard, or even an emergency grab-and-go scenario. Too many straps hanging all over the place if you're not wearing it properly.
Speaker/headphone warning for the video: Lower your volume before clicking the first video link!
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