{"id":171,"date":"2019-02-25T12:55:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T12:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2019\/02\/25\/shorty-shotgun-shells-worth-try\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:29:56","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:29:56","slug":"shorty-shotgun-shells-worth-try","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=171","title":{"rendered":"Shorty Shotgun Shells &#8211; Worth A Try?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:6379,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.opsolmini-clip.com&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.opsolmini-clip.com\\\/&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>\nI&#8217;m in the process of updating&nbsp;my old Mossberg 500 and &#8220;slicking&#8221; it up. That is, I&#8217;ve polished the bore, replaced the follower, and have removed the rust, crud, and dried up oil. I still plan to repaint the camo from a kinda woodland to a black and green tiger stripe. I may even put a red dot on it.<\/p>\n<p>Originally, only Aguila had the short shotgun shells. They have been joined by Federal (see the video below) and the Canadian brand Challenger.<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZOpuv3xU6dM\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The problem from what I&#8217;ve deduced viewing many reviews of the shorty shells on YouTube is that they have feed problems even with modifications. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opsolmini-clip.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OPSol Mini-Clip<\/a> for the Mossberg seems to have had the best success in fixing the problem. Even so, from what I&#8217;ve read even it is not a sure thing with a pump shotgun.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2.0flex.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"569\" data-original-width=\"750\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2.0flex.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\nThat said, for the price of the OPSol Mini-Clip ($17 ppd) and a few boxes of various shorty shells, it might be worth a try just to run my own tests. I know the supposed advantage of the shorty shell is that it gives you more rounds in a standard shotgun in a defensive situation. However, if it doesn&#8217;t function 100% every time then it becomes a liability. That said, it might work well enough for extended practice so that you don&#8217;t kill your shoulder whereupon you switch back to regular 2 3\/4&#8243; shells for actual defensive situations.<\/p>\n<p>I did get to shoot the Mossberg Shockwave with the shorty shells at the SHOT Shell at the Crimson Trace booth. It worked well enough there so I don&#8217;t think I have much to lose by giving it a try.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m in the process of updating&nbsp;my old Mossberg 500 and &#8220;slicking&#8221; it up. 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