Stockless pistol grips on a shotgun look cool in the movies, and you can carry it in smaller bag or case, but that's about the limit of the value.Thane wrote:Yes, that shotgun is perfectly legal. Not sure I'd want one, though - firing 12 gauge from a pistol grip hurts. Plus, I prefer the anchor point of a shoulder stock for aiming; "shooting from the hip" isn't always that accurate.
If you hold a standard-stock shotgun in assault (or assault-fire) position with the stock tucked up under your strong-side arm and clamped between your upper arm and body, you present a profile that's no longer than a pistol-grip-only gun...and you have much better retention and aiming capability, even if you have to point-shoot. And if you have to take an aimed shot, holding that pistol-grip-only out in front of your face and pulling the trigger on a 12ga. round is not something I've ever tried...or would want to.
Gimme a shotgun and a pistol, not one tool that tries to be both.