870 bearing plate and Speedfeed

[Treylis]

Just picked up a new Speedfeed III stock and foreend for my 870 Police Magnum to replace the walnut ones on there currently. When trying to put it on, though, I noticed that it was pretty far from a flush fit. If I pull out the bearing plate, it fits just about right--would take just a little sanding to get it to be completely flush. However, I fail to see anything in the instructions about removing the stock bearing plate and I'm somewhat reluctant about just tossing parts out when I'm not exactly clear how necessary they are--I'm not an expert on shotguns.

So, should I just try and sand down the stock, or can I remove the bearing plate and just try to sand it down a little?

(The foreend was also really fun to get on, sucker was tight and I don't have a spanner wrench.)

 

[mnrivrat]

Remove the bearing plate - it is not used with the composite replacement stocks. Set it aside along with the wood .

 

[9mmMike]

What mnrivrat said.
I ran into this same problem when I built my DNC-inspired EBSG using a Hogue stock. Thank goodness for THR & TFL since the synthetic stock manufactures apparently want to keep this info a trade-secret or something.
Mike

 

[Treylis]

I ran into this same problem when I built my DNC-inspired EBSG using a Hogue stock. Thank goodness for THR & TFL since the synthetic stock manufactures apparently want to keep this info a trade-secret or something.

Yeah, I looked and I couldn't find it mentioned anywhere.

Why don't the composite stocks use the bearing plate?

 

[mnrivrat]

Quote:"Why don't the composite stocks use the bearing plate?"

The bearing plate is designed to keep the wood stock from splintering where it meets the reciever. This of course is not a problem with composite stocks.