new 870 build, retro style

I have the exact same stock for my Law Enforcement 870 I bought 25 years ago.
Soon after buying it I shot a 3 gun match with the stock and a two round extension tube - just because I could.
Can't recall exact details - but it wasn't the most pleasant experience. The last 25 rounds (100 round match) was an exercise in concentration due to the magnification of the recoil from the stock design.
Back teeth were sore for a couple of days - to be young and stupid again.
Ended up buying a police surplus wooden stock that I swapped out soon after.
Folder has never been back on the gun.

Pictures brought back memories (notice I didn't say "fond").

Originally bought it as a bear gun that I could throw into the bottom of the canoe. Folder made it that much more compact to transport.
If I would do it again I would go with a 12 LOP Hogue stock. My cheekbones (had to shoot from both sides of the barricade) have never been the same.

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Nice gun. There is unfortunately no way to pad the butt without messing up how it folds up. You can however wear a recoil shield on your shoulder if you want to shoot it a lot. I have often thought that one of those stocks would be great in the front compartment of my kayak.
 
dogzilla said:
Doesn't need to be permanently installed for that matter, an extended screw in choke should be ok
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The gun needs to be 26OAL in firing condition...the screwin choke would be risky..subject to the interpretation of whomever is challenging it I suppose.
A permanently attached breacher or similar device would be the way to go...no issues there....

And yeah....those stocks look cool and pack away real nice....pretty much midevil torture to shoot.
 
I still have one of those that I bought new when they came on the market back in 1980 (folding stock, wooden grooved police forend, standard length magazine tube, 20 inch barrel with rifle sights, standard Wingmaster blued finish receiver, aluminium trigger group, in the white bolt and solid shell carrier if you are interested in recreating the original). They came with a rubber butt pad in the Remington box that was simply a flat piece of rubber 1/16 inch thick, cut in the shape of the butt plate. It had a paper covered adhesive side that you peeled back and stuck it on the butt plate. It was the right thickness to stop metal to metal contact with the barrel when folded and was slightly under compression to take out any play when folded as well. Simple.

You could quite easily find a flat piece of rubber or gasket material 1/16 inch thick at an auto parts supplier, trace out the buttplate and cut it out with an X-acto or box cutter.

The original factory adhesive did not last so I epoxied it on.....still in place 35 years later.

As for the mitigation of recoil, I epoxied a strip of vinyl automotive trim which did not interfere with folding, but took the bite out when shooting standard 2 3/4 inch loads. I think you can find it sold by the foot at automotive suppliers or Lexan/plastic supply shops. Snowmobile and motorcycle windscreens used to have the same vinyl edging, which may be another source.

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I thought I read somewhere that removable muzzle brakes and compensators are not considered when measuring OAL or barrel length.
 
Only when calculating barrel length. Technically you could put a blob of bubble gum on the end of the stock if that's all you need for OAL
 
cman said:
Crap, you were right, 25 inches, oh well, looks like its time for a 18 inch barrel!
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What is the barrel length? it looks like 14" to me. I have pretty much the same rig with a 14" barrel, but I've had a King Armory breeching choke silver soldered on which adds two inches. My shotgun measures 25 7/8" with this choke. Pics please with a tape measure in the background.
 
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