Horses for courses, as they say, but I am of the opposite opinion, Jeff. I prefer pistol grips for harder recoiling guns, such as the larger gauges. I find that I can get on the second target, or bird, faster with a heavier recoiling gauge when it has a pistol grip because I just have better control of the gun in recoil. With "slight" gauges that recoil little, like the .410 bore, I can do fine with straight grips. Just another opinion, and we all know what they're worth. grin grin

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