Replacing the stock and forend on an 870

[mugs79]

I've got an 12ga 870 express that I use for birds and clays, with camo patterned stock and forend, and I'm thinking about purchasing some nice wood and installing it.

I know this is probably obvious, but I want to make sure. Will Wingmaster furniture bolt right on to the express?

Also, where should I be looking at to buy this? I'm looking around on gunbroker, but are there other places to find higher quality/lower prices?

Thanks in advance

 

[dfariswheel]

Express stocks interchange with the Wingmaster and Police models.

A good place to buy accessories is Brownell's and Midway:

http://www.brownells.com
http://www.midwayusa.com

They carry most brands of stocks.

Other good sources are direct from Choate, and Speedfeed:

http://www.riflestock.com/
http://www.speedfeedinc.com/

Note that you'll need a special "Spanner" wrench to change out the fore arm.

 

[Leadhead]

Maybe try ebay....

...hey what da ya know...took a quick look and there's a sweet set waiting for your bid!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Shotgun-Stock-F...ryZ73957QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

edit, woops looked a little closer and it's got a chip out of the stock
but it will probably keep the price low

Just keep checking bound to be a few out there!

 

[jmr40]

If you are taking off a synthetic stock and replacing with wood be sure to get the metal spacer that goes between the stock and reciever. I'm not sure what the name of the part is but when I took off my wood stock and replaced with synthetic the spacer was not needed.

 

[proud2deviate]

Yeah^

It's called a stock bearing plate. It's supposed to keep your wood stock from splitting under recoil. I've heard that it isn't really all that vital, but they're dirt cheap. If it protects your nice new wood, I'd say it's easily worth the price.

 

[tblt]

I have a wingmaster and wan't to go synthetic w/pistol grip and short barrel.

 

[porsche]

check out the beautiful stocks at www.sandkgunstocks.com and if you have acess to 10/1/07 Shotgun News, there are pics of their 870 replacement stocks. i wanted to buy one even tho i dont ever use my 25 yr old 870.

 

[ArmedBear]

Bargain bin: fiddleback maple for $135, fancy English walnut $240.

http://www.gunstocks.com/bargrem.html

You'll have to finish them yourself, but they're shaped. I'd put them on an old Wingmaster, but you can get that later and they'll fit that, too.

This is what fiddleback maple looks like when it's finished (picture on right):

 

[41magsnub]

I have a wingmaster and wan't to go synthetic w/pistol grip and short barrel.

it's your gun of course.. but SACRILEGE!!!

 

[SGW42]

For the forearm nut - I had a real problem with that when I wanted to put a Hogue Overmolded stock on my Express. I read around some other places and some guys managed to get them out with needlenose pliers. I had a tough time with this. That nut was on there tight and I was afraid of breaking my pliers (or my hand).

One guy had a novel solution - get a length of PVC pipe of the correct diameter, saw the end to form two "nibs" for the nut, and cut a hole in the other end to insert a wooden dowel "handle."

Me, I just took mine to my smith where he popped that sucker off and put the Hogue on in about 15 minutes while I waited.