870: Wooden youth stock?

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CraigKN

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I'm looking for a shorter stock on my Remington 870. I have short(er) arms and find the full size stock to be uncomfortable. I went out and bought the black poly youth stock, but I really like the look of wood - anyone know where I can find a short wood stock for an 870?
 
I was wanting to do the same thing but couldn't find one in wood either. What I ended up doing was removing the 1 "rubber but pad and getting one of those slip on neoprene pads.

removing the butt pad reduces the stock down to the youth stock length.
 
wood stock sets

We have a bunch of wood stock sets from our police contracts.
They are around $30.00 plus shipping, most are in good condition and are workable, some are real nice.
Shipping is the bad part, i could send them on my own time through USPS, it's cheaper that way.
Let me know by e-mail if i can help.Paul Salchow.
 
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Wow, I've had my 870 Wingmaster for 33 years and have never grown into the stock. I've just always put up with it. One of these days I'll take it into a smith and have them cut it down a bit. ;)
 
olebill,
Great post! Good old American ingenuity is best. I never thought the youth stocks were short enough anyway, that's the best solution.
 
I have cut down maybe half a dozen wooden stocks for my friends over they years. I generally do it on a power miter-saw. Because the stocks are tapered and won' lay flat or square to the bed and fence, it works best to measure the distance you want to cut off from the back of the stock and scribe a line to follow. Then prop and shim the stock on the saw base to get the correct cut and then clamp it or make sure it's held securely.(otherwise messy and dangerous things can happen). Cuts that are off a little can be adjusted with a belt sander or better yet a table disc sander. Remember, you can always cut more off, but it's hard to put it back on after you saw it off.

Sometimes, depending on much is cut off, and how much taper the stock has, the recoil pad or butt plate will need to be sanded down to match the new contour of the stock.
 
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