I commented on the linked post as such. Specifically, I mentioned the ATF and constructive intent, and the legality of possessing both the as-pictured firearm and a bone-stock Mossberg 500 at the same time. You see, that's constructive intent - your 14" barrel could fit the stock firearm, or the stock could be switched over; either way it's a short-barrel shotgun and an unregistered NFA item. Big no-no.
I pointed out that while I think it's a nifty concept and I'd love to have one, I have no interest in being the test case and spending a whole lot of money on a legal defense. My final line was, "Neat. Pass."
The original poster edited my comment before approving it, as pictured here, with my followup comment - in case that gets ignored, or finds the white-out/memory hole.
Shady, unethical, distasteful.
Edit: I got an email from the original poster with an apology and my comments on his site were deleted as I requested. He also pointed out that thanks to the court decisions regarding Thompson/Center Contenders and their change-barrel/change-stock configuration that constructive intent wouldn't apply.
Personally, I'll stand where I am: it's a neat item, but not neat enough for me to take a ride and spend money on legal fees.
Thanks to Marty at Shockwave for doing the right thing.
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Where in the world are they that they're posting time is so far ahead of EST??
Gotta say thats not a good way to represent the company.
Well, at least they aren't as bad as TTAG. But having also looked at the Shorty Mossie, I'm still trying to figure out what I could do with it that a regular pistol-gripped shotgun won't do. I don't plan on being the Door Breacher on an Entry Team, so....
But it does look cool.
Les - got me. "It looks cool" is, of course, a perfectly acceptable reason to own something, and I'd love to get my hands on a Serbu Super Shorty for just that reason.
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