I've had my 870 express supermag for 5 years now and have never been completely comfortable with the LOP, length of Pull. I tried to nip it in the butt last year with a hogue 12' LOP stock. After firing my first shot with a 3 1/2 shell I proceeded to count my teeth to make sure they were all still there. I've heard of scope eye but I did not anticipate that my thumb would recoil that far back and give me a shot to the face. The stock was then boxed and given to a friend for a 15 pack of budlight and an icepack. Since then I never tried to find a new stock. That and when shooting 3 1/2s the supercell recoil pad was a good friend and didn't want to have to say goodbye. But I am phasing out my 3 1/2s. They cost more and didnt get me any more birds then the 3" shells. they also tended to make me flinch every 3rd round. A few times in the blind I found myself compensating for the heavy coat and the too long LOP. The standard LOP on an 870 I believe is 14", the short hogue was 12" aka recoil thumb of death, I figure 13" might be the ticket. From what I understand they sell speedfeeds and youth OEM stocks at 13" problem is finding a youth stock has been few and far between right now. Most likely because we are out of season. Speed feed I have not found in Canada. So in a nutshell I'm looking for a 13" LOP with a damn good recoil pad what are my options and has anyone else had experience in this problem?
looking for shorter LOP 870 stock with a really good recoil pad. what are my options?
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Buy new KICK-EEZ or LimbSaver "grind-to-fit" pad and then buy a used wood stock off the EE cut it down a 1/4" at a time until you find your right LOP, grind the pad to fit the stock and your're in business!
Or you can try these guys...they ship to Canada but it is expensive. h ttp://www.gunpartscorp.com/Products/1371210.htm
Or you can try these guys...they ship to Canada but it is expensive. h ttp://www.gunpartscorp.com/Products/1371210.htm
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I actually thought of going to a wood stock. Right now I have a frankenstien 870. It's got duckblind camo stock and reciever, the camo is flaking of the reciever in places, the forend is a black synthetic police magnum ribbed style. The barrel is on it's way. A 26" matte black vent rib. Putting on the woodstock wood give it that "I'm made of parts" lol. All joking aside I there are plans in the future to sandblast the remaining camo of the reciever and repaint it either matte black or a snake camo, done with a laundry bag. I have thought about going to a wood stock and chopping it bit by bit. I thought weight and durabitliy would be an issue, wood being heavier then synthetic and not as weather resistant. Thoughts?
I thought of going to a kicklite or knoxx, but I don't think the pistol grips, IMO, would work for me for what I use my shotgun for. Maybe for some one else, but not myself.
I had a wood stock given to me and shortened it to a 12.5" LOP and it feels so much better! The Junior stocks are that length but I had a hard time finding one. Also you could go with one of those tacticool plastic dealios...
Correct LOP for you can be measured from the inside of your elbow to the middle knuckle the index finger of that hand. If you put the end of the butt stock against the inside of your elbow, you should be able to comfortably wrap you finger around the trigger with the trigger at, or almost at that middle knuckle. Use a wooden stock, attach a good grind to fit recoiil pad to give a total length of that measurement. As far as the durability of wooden stocks, I sold a 1960's Wingmaster a few years ago with its original wood stock, and I have in one of my cabinets, my dad's old 1951 Wingmaster, with its original stock still in excellent shape. Both were well used waterfowl guns.
I've heard of that method to determine lop. Do you put a certain type of oil on the stock to maintain the quality? Like true oil?
[Correct LOP for you can be measured from the inside of your elbow to the middle knuckle the index finger of that hand. If you put the end of the butt stock against the inside of your elbow, you should be able to comfortably wrap you finger around the trigger with the trigger at, or almost at that middle knuckle.
Sorry, but when you shoot a shotgun in that fashion, that measurement will be relevant.
Sorry, but when you shoot a shotgun in that fashion, that measurement will be relevant.
...I don't understand why you are apologizing or what point you are trying to get across.
westward,
Yikes! I'm just guessing that the word you were looking for in your post is "irrelevant". You'd be incorrect though, as that is indeed a very common way of determining a close approximation of a proper LOP for a shooter. I didn't mention anything about shooting the firearm in that position. That would prove to be unwise and likely painful as well. It's just a method of determining a good LOP for most shooters.
Yikes! I'm just guessing that the word you were looking for in your post is "irrelevant". You'd be incorrect though, as that is indeed a very common way of determining a close approximation of a proper LOP for a shooter. I didn't mention anything about shooting the firearm in that position. That would prove to be unwise and likely painful as well. It's just a method of determining a good LOP for most shooters.
