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AndyC wrote:Ok, pistol-grip shotgun - much better concealment (eg the bodyguard above with his sports-bag) than a fixed stock but the downside is the lack of accuracy if held in unpractised hands. I reckon it's a trade-off that will work for some but not others - the ones who would get the most benefit would be those who practise with it enough to develop some fair amount of expertise.

I asked that bodyguard what he likes to do in his spare time. He said he likes to shoot his guns! Supports your point about practice, AndyC.

My bodyguard when I made a business trip to Colombia. Shots had been fired outside the office and I snapped him as he was about to go investigate. He has a pistol grip shotgun. He carried it in a sports bag. He also has a pistol on his hip that you cannot see. I don't think it adds much to the debate as to whether a pistol grip is a good idea but I thought you might find it interesting. It shows at least that a pistol grip is not disdained by professionals but his choice may have been dictated by the need to carry it in a sports bag. BTW all my guards were beautifully dressed while I was normally in jeans and teeshirt. At one bar, I was toid I could not go in because I had no tie but my guard could. My guard talked them into letting me in even though I was such a scruff.