[Taffnevy]

Anyone know where I can find a 13" (youth model) wood stock for an 870?

I would prefer not to cut down a full size stock. Do you think it would work if I called up Remington and asked real nice for them to sell me one?

[CWL]

Did you try a Google search? I just did and had 287,000 hits in .1 second...

eBay & cabellas both have em for $59.99, not to mention other places that sell them.

If you want a 13" LoP, you may need to add a 1" pad because it seems that standard youth models only come in 12" LoP.

[Fred Fuller]

There's no reason at all not to have a 'smith cut down a stock to fit a given shooter properly. It's possible to buy a spare and have that one altered if you have particularly nice wood on the gun and don't want to cut it up, but shotgun stocks are not that much of a big deal to find. Search "870 shotgun stock" on eBay and see how many you come up with, for example, and note prices too while you're at it. All it takes is a long-shanked slot screwdriver to change out the stock on an 870 (plus a #2 Phillips to remove the recoil pad)- lord knows it isn't rocket science, after all I can do it.

However you decide to do it, make that shotgun fit properly. And add a good recoil pad while you're at it, too. It will make a world of difference.

lpl/nc (6'3", 37" sleeve and perfectly comfortable shooting any of 4 870s here with 12.5" LOPs- my wife has to be able to comfortably shoot them too, and she's 5'4")

[Taffnevy]

Posted by CWL:

"Did you try a Google search? I just did and had 287,000 hits in .1 second...

eBay & cabellas both have em for $59.99, not to mention other places that sell them.

If you want a 13" LoP, you may need to add a 1" pad because it seems that standard youth models only come in 12" LoP."

That's awesome, would you do me a huge favor and link to just one of those 287,000 hits? I would really appreciate it, I just can't seem to find it.

[Geno]

I just bought a new Remington 870 youth 20 gauge for our daughter at Dunhams...$289.00

[Taffnevy]

Hey guys, thanks for the info...but let me try again.

I already have a Remington 870 with a 13" synthetic stock and fore-end made by SpeedFeed, this model: http://www.arizonagunrunners.com/Products/SpeedFeed/speedfeed4tacticalss/body_speedfeed4tacticalss.html

I want to replace it with a WOOD stock of the same dimensions minus the pistol grip.

I've posted this on several forums now, and I feel like nobody even understands what I'm asking.

Please do me a favor, if you understand this, even if you don't have an answer, just post that you understand what I'm looking for!

Thanks!

[ugaarguy]

Taffnevy, give the folks at Brownells a call they'll set you up. Phone number is at the top of the page http://www.brownells.com/ .

[Fred Fuller]

Well, apparently I don't understand what it is you are looking for- sorry.

Whatever it is you want, I hope you find it...

lpl/nc

(One of the main advantages to wood furniture on a shotgun is that any half-decent gunsmith can cut a stock down as short as necessary to fit most any shooter, and grind a good recoil pad to fit it. It's sort of like buying pants off the rack that are not hemmed, they just have to be hemmed to fit properly.

Furniture for 870s is generally easy to swap out, forearms are sometimes more of a problem than stocks, but even that is not often a problem to someone who has the proper tools. And wood furniture for 870s is available all over the place. There's several items listed at eBay, found by searching "Remington 870" in the search engine there. The cheapest set is bid right now at at $10.50 for a Police gun takeoff set- forearm, buttstock and recoil pad all included.)

[GRB]

Seems to me that you want a youth sized wood stock for a Remington 870, is that right? Remington sells gun parts for the 870. I know they sell black synthetic stocks in the youth size, so I imagine they sell them in wood too. Why not try their web site: http://www.remington.com/ and if you do not find it there, give them a call. I would also imagine there are a lot of other places where you could buy this as new, see the suggestions above, or you could by an aftermarket youth stock or even a used one.

All the best,
Glenn B

[Taffnevy]

Thanks for all of the info guys.

I talked to a rep from Remington this afternoon, and he told me that they do not manufacture or sell a wood youth (13") stock for a 12 gauge 870.

They do sell "junior" wood stocks for a 12 gauge 870 which are 1" shorter than youth (12") for $165.

He recommended, as other of you fine fellas have, that I cut down a full size stock and grind down the butt pad.

I asked specifically about the angles on both models. He said that the full size has exactly the same angles as all other models (youth, junior), just that it extends out further. So, you can cut down a full size to any length you wish and still have an in-spec stock.

Hope this info helps anyone else who is having the same problem.

[Taffnevy]

I just wanted to add that it's very annoying that I can buy 13" synthetic stocks all day long, but not even Remington offers a 13" wood stock for sale.

Everything is so cheap and disposable now. Manufacturers make everything as cheaply as possible, and market it as "better" and sell it for just as much, or more. What happened to the old blued guns with nice walnut stocks??

[Fred Fuller]

Just look on the 'used' racks in your local FFL dealers' establishments. They're out there, and usually a lot better deal than 'new' to boot.

870s wear IN, not out. Learn how to tell if one has been abused, and you can buy used with absolute confidence.

Stay safe,

lpl/nc