Replacement shorter LOP stock for Mossberg 590S

[geologist]

I'm looking for a shorter LOP replacement stock for my 20" 590S with ghost ring sights.

Uses will be buckshot to 25 yards and slugs to 100 yards on dinner plate sized targets.

I'll road hunt rabbits and grouse with it as well.

I know the Magpul will probably be most people's recommendation but I'd appreciate other options including telescoping or even folding stocks.

With winter clothes or armor on the current 14" LOP is too long for my arms.

 

[TexasGuns]

Hogue makes a nice shorter stock.

 

[geologist]

12" Hogue definite candidate.

Has anyone chopped their OEM stock and installed a new pad?

I assume you need a smaller pad so cut it to say 12.75" LOP then find recoil pad close to right size?

 

[Greenhorse six]

Mesa stock adapter, hydraulic recoil buffer tube, Magpul CTR stock with a limbsaver recoil pad.
All that and short shells out of a 20 barrel, there'd be almost no recoil. Lol

 

[Ravage]

I went with the 12" LOP Hogue set with the pump grip its rubberized and feels awesome in the hand

 

[Leg]

12" Hogue definite candidate.

Has anyone chopped their OEM stock and installed a new pad?

I assume you need a smaller pad so cut it to say 12.75" LOP then find recoil pad close to right size?

I have cut an inch (approx 13” LOP) off a wood stock on an old 500 that I have. In my case I was able to grind the pad down that was already on there. I think it’s a Pachmayr but I can’t say for sure as the name was defaced for reasons unknown.

 

[enefgee]

Limbsaver makes a grind to fit if you go that route.

 

[Butcherbill]

Houge if you want a reg style of buttstock, Mesa tactical if you want a M4 style of buttstock. The Mesa is really well built.

 

[geologist]

My grip thumb knuckle is 2.25" from my nose so I'm going to cut 0.75" off the stock and see how that fits me.

 

[Greenhorse six]

Shoulder the stock without the recoil pad on , that might give you a little better idea of how much to cut .

 

[alpining]

...Has anyone chopped their OEM stock and installed a new pad?...

It can be an issue to reattach the buttpad once you've chopped a typical plastic stock - The screw holes need to be a certain length, and if you take off too much stock you'll have a problem.

The Hogue 12" is a good option. Nice stock, as far as plastic goes. And a pretty cheap experiment if you don't like it, whereas you can ruin your factory plastic stock by chopping it (as above).

 

[alpining]

My grip thumb knuckle is 2.25" from my nose ...

You might want to retrain yourself to keep the thumb of your trigger hand on the opposite side of the stock. Heavy recoil and short LOP stocks can mean hitting yourself in the nose pretty good.

 

[Greenhorse six]

That's another thing to do before you chop the stock, drill the screw holes deeper.

 

[alpining]

...drill the screw holes deeper.

Some stocks don't have enough meat to get deeper.

 

[geologist]

Shoulder the stock without the recoil pad on , that might give you a little better idea of how much to cut .

Great idea! I'll try it tonight. Probably a medium Phillips screw?

 

[brybenn]

I have a ati m4 adjustable on my 535 ATS. Works great and has several different length settings. If you don't use the screw holding the buffer tube you can just pull it off and you're left with a vertical pistol grip. ATI sells a slip on rubber pad as well. I used mine alot when shooting 3.5" buckshot and turkey loads. It's held up great and I've also got a side saddle on the buttstock as well

 

[geologist]

Shoulder the stock without the recoil pad on , that might give you a little better idea of how much to cut .

Without the pad the LOP is 13 3/8" and feels really good.

I think I'll cut 3/4" off the stock and try to shape the pad with my belt sander. There's lots of screw tube left after I shorten it.

 

[alpining]

Sounds promising, let us know how it turns out.

 

[geologist]

I cut 3/4" off but I broke one of the screw holes so I'll have to drill a new hole.

Have it taped on for now and it feels much better with the 13.5" LOP.

I don't think I'll grind the recoil pad as the fit is close enough for me. I'll shoot some clays with it and if it doesn't snag me I'll leave it as is.

 

[alpining]

That's a bummer, but if it works, then it works.

If you want to, you can rebuild the screw hole with some arts and crafts techniques.