Hi-point 995ts - shortening stock?

[Bob01]

Hello All,

After a bit of reading and some guidance from the forum, I am looking at the High Point 995ts....however, when I finally got to hold one at my local gun store - I found the stock to be a bit long...thinking about my better half...it is probably too long for her to be comfortable to use....from reading around the various sites on measuring L.O.P.....it appears our ideal L.O.P. is around 12"

Would anyone know if the ATI stock is shorter than the TS stock?

Assuming the ATI stock is not considerably shorter, and there are no commercially available collapsible stocks for this rifle - I was thinking the ultimate redneck solution would be just to cut n' epoxy stock...removing the rear butt pad (it looks like it would be held with 3 screws?), cutting the rear of the stock to the next support in the skeleton stock...a rough idea:



For both Butcher jobs - I am assuming there are no horizontal metal rods/supports going the stock - can anyone confirm this?

Butcher Job #1
Removed the last "empty spot" in the stock - epoxy the 2 vertical supports together

Butcher Job #2
Removed the last "empty spot" and the spring/screw buttplate supports - epoxy the buttplate to the 2nd vertical support

Beyond the buttplate hanging lower than the rest of the stock and voiding the warranty, any other cons? A good epoxy should be able to handle the recoil of a 9mm? Any suggested epoxy/adhesives?

Thanks,

Bob

 

[4thPointOfContact]

I would probably go with option #2, possibly filling any voids created with SteelBed, or JB Weld. (I've never really examined one of those, so it's all theoretical.)

 

[sansone]

ATI makes a nice stock with shorter LOP ..
ATI# HIP-9000
I believe the LOP is 13.5"

 

[nipprdog]

There is simply no need for that spring loaded recoil pad on a pistol caliber carbine.

How about just removing it, and covering it with a thin, rubber pad?

 

[Bob01]

Good point about just putting a new pad on...For #2, I was thinking of just cutting the butt plate off (sans screws and springs) and epoxying it on....I guess my only big concern would be fit (height, width) to be sure it fit well (not that the original butt plate would), and the rubber pad would work well with the epoxy and not pop off...any leads on rubber butt plates?

Thanks,

Bob

 

[USAF_Vet]

There are no metal parts on the stock other than the screws holding it together. I agree with the post above,

There is simply no need for that spring loaded recoil pad on a pistol caliber carbine.

I didn't even notice the LOP on mine, but I've got long arms. I'll +1 on removing the spring loaded buffer and slipping a thin pad over the end before going off and chopping it up or buying another stock.