Birch Shurshot stock... 
A project to hold me over during the deep winter hunt-less hiatus, my second attempt at making a shotgun stock from scratch.
Always wanted a dedicated 20 gauge for turkey hunting, so I'm customizing this little 870 Express Compact Junior (20" barrel) to suit my needs.
Halfway installed some Hi-Viz adjustable lightpipe turkey sights, will try my luck with drilling and tapping the front sight soon, to complete.
Always liked the look of the Remington Shurshot stock but sadly the 20 Ga version is no longer produced. There's a fitting that Midway sells that coaxes it to fit but heck, where's the fun in that?
Laminated three 3/4" Birch boards for the stock. Just for insurance, I embedded and epoxied a 1/4 threaded rod in the centre piece, it spans the grip and the grip support.
As a lefty, I made sure to make it fit me, included a generous cast-on and well as a lefthand palm swell. I'm about 3/4 done now, just going to have to find time to test shoot it.
Want to make sure the comb height is OK and sand it down before final shaping, sanding and finishing. Have been keeping a running diary of pics, will post the link when I'm done.
A project to hold me over during the deep winter hunt-less hiatus, my second attempt at making a shotgun stock from scratch.
Always wanted a dedicated 20 gauge for turkey hunting, so I'm customizing this little 870 Express Compact Junior (20" barrel) to suit my needs.
Halfway installed some Hi-Viz adjustable lightpipe turkey sights, will try my luck with drilling and tapping the front sight soon, to complete.
Always liked the look of the Remington Shurshot stock but sadly the 20 Ga version is no longer produced. There's a fitting that Midway sells that coaxes it to fit but heck, where's the fun in that?
Laminated three 3/4" Birch boards for the stock. Just for insurance, I embedded and epoxied a 1/4 threaded rod in the centre piece, it spans the grip and the grip support.
As a lefty, I made sure to make it fit me, included a generous cast-on and well as a lefthand palm swell. I'm about 3/4 done now, just going to have to find time to test shoot it.
Want to make sure the comb height is OK and sand it down before final shaping, sanding and finishing. Have been keeping a running diary of pics, will post the link when I'm done.
