I am having a heck of a time finding an original buttstock for a 20 gauge 870 express. Not a youth model, just a regular 870 20 gauge. Does anyone know where I should be looking? Does anyone have an old one laying around? Thanks!
In fact, they're not. 20ga buttstocks are interchangeable with Remington 6, 760, 7600, 740, 742 and 7400 rifles that use the same small frame. 12ga 870 is large frame. Don't ask me how I found that out...I believe they are the same as 12 and 16 gauge stocks.
OK, I went and pulled measurements on my 20 gauge and my one of my 12 gauge 870's, just about 3/16" of difference between them on the thickness at the wrist. So just enough to mess things up on interchangeability. But they do have them listed on Numrich's as multi, and then there are a couple that says for 20 gauge as well.In fact, they're not. 20ga buttstocks are interchangeable with Remington 6, 760, 7600, 740, 742 and 7400 rifles that use the same small frame. 12ga 870 is large frame. Don't ask me how I found that out...
That's what lead me to find out about the difference myself.But they do have them listed on Numrich's as multi, and then there are a couple that says for 20 gauge as well.