{"id":241,"date":"2015-10-11T12:57:57","date_gmt":"2015-10-11T12:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joeglock.com\/wp\/?p=241"},"modified":"2015-10-11T12:57:57","modified_gmt":"2015-10-11T12:57:57","slug":"tactical-makeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joeglock.com\/wp\/tactical-makeover\/","title":{"rendered":"Tactical Makeover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Like my father, of blessed memory, I have a pump shotgun behind the bedroom door. Just in case. Bump in the night sort of thing. I love that sound. Don&#8217;t you?<\/p>\n<p>The poor thing&#8217;s been sitting there for years (truth be told, probably 15 years or more) without being touched. I recognize that&#8217;s a good thing from a home invasion perspective, but still. Anyway, I decided to do a tactical makeover of the ol&#8217; Mossberg 500.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m a fan of <em>bullpups<\/em> &#8211; firearms with the action behind the trigger &#8211; because they are shorter and easier to maneuver. The Israeli Tavor TAR-21 is the standard\u00a0issue combat rifle\u00a0for the IDF. I have converted mine to 9mm. It&#8217;s a blast to shoot (once you ease that trigger). I found that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bullpupunlimited.com\" target=\"_blank\">Bullpup Unlimited<\/a> had a bullpup conversion kit for my shotgun. So I purchased the kit from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bullpuparmory.com\/Default.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Bullpup Armory<\/a> (right here in Charlotte) and got to work.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0overall length of my Mossberg was about 40 inches. I removed the stock and forearm to\u00a0mount the remaining stripped-down action into the polymer shroud. It was a quick task, with little to go wrong. The result?<\/p>\n<p>A reliable, tactical pump shotgun with a familiar AR15-style grip and controls, pica tinny accessory rails &#8211; and\u00a0only 28 inches long!<a href=\"https:\/\/joeglock.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/bullpup-revolver.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/joeglock.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/1_25_08_11_7_20_15.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-244\" src=\"https:\/\/joeglock.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/1_25_08_11_7_20_15-300x137.gif\" alt=\"1_25_08_11_7_20_15\" width=\"300\" height=\"137\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stay safe. Protect your family and home. Train often.<\/p>\n<p>JoeGLOCK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like my father, of blessed memory, I have a pump shotgun behind the bedroom door. Just in case. Bump in the night sort of thing. I love that sound. Don&#8217;t you? The poor thing&#8217;s been sitting there for years (truth be told, probably 15 years or more) without being touched. I recognize that&#8217;s a good 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