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Stock For HD Shotgun

TrapK80

TrapK80

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My HD shotgun currently has a pistol grip on it and am looking to change to a stock. Narrowed it down to two different types. A traditional style stock with a rubber pistol grip area or a AR style folding type. Does anyone have any experience with the AR style on a 12 gauge HD shotgun? Which one would you recommend.
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Depends on what you like. I prefer the traditional stock, particularly because my Mossberg's safety is on the top/rear of the receiver. And I don't like how PG stocks handle on shotguns (I have an M3 with a PG/stock and don't like it). If you shoot a lot of AR/rifle you may prefer the AR stock, and it allows easy LOP adjustment.
 
1K thanks for the info. The PG was fine when I was younger but shooting 12 gauge 00 buck is a little hard on the wrist/hand now days. I do a lot of AR training and that was the main reason considering the AR style stock. I do have one concern with the AR style shotgun stock. The buffer tube is aluminum (hollow) and was wondering how it would hold up with 00 buck rounds.
 
My brother had the AR stock on his 12ga, felt recoil was brutal and the plastic bruised the heck out of your shoulder.

1 range trip before converting it old school to a "trench" style gun

I much prefer the traditional stock for a pump gun. I feel it allows me to shift positions better without getting tangled up. But that might just be the angles of my limbs.
 
Jeeper Creeper thanks for the info. Certainly something to take into consideration. The PG and the AR style stock (in it's closed/short configuration) initially seems like a good way to go for mobility inside the home. The more I think about it, after 35 years of clearing buildings, businesses, factories, houses, etc. my room clearing days are over.
 
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Even with traditional stocks, a properly fitted stock is more comfortable than an ill fitting stock is when shooting. While it is easier on me with arthritic wrists to use a pistol grip stock, I still prefer a traditional stock on my shotguns since they make shooting more pleasurable.

And after owning a Mossberg Shockwave for a few years now, I'll take a birds head grip over a pistol grip. The reason is that the birds head grip keeps your wrist more inline with the gun which helps with felt recoil. The same goes for shoulder stocks too.
 
12Bravo20 thanks for the info. I haven't considered a birds head grip. Definitely check it out.
 
What kind of shotgun?
How tall is your neck?


Traditional stock for sure.

If you have a shorter neck, a Mossberg, Winchester, Browning, FN stock out of the box will likely "fit" pretty well, even before shims. If you have a longer neck (like me,) a Remington, Beretta, Benelli stock will fit your body better, as they typically have more drop from the receiver, and an angled comb.

I have a giraffe neck, and these Remington/Beretta/Benelli stock dimensions fit me very well.

Since the rear sight on a shotgun is actually your cheek weld, having a proper & comfortable fit is paramount. When speed is priority, this matters.



To answer your question, traditional stock, but make sure it fits you well.
 
JAshley73 the stock is for a Maverick 88 12 gauge 18.5" barrel. If I go with a traditional stock it will probably be the Hogue Synthetic Overmolded model with a 14.25 LOP.

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Any side folder shotgun stock is a disappointment waiting to happen. The only semi solid folder is the old 870 over the top folder, and with buck or slugs, that metal plate hurts!
 
entropy said:
Any side folder shotgun stock is a disappointment waiting to happen. The only semi solid folder is the old 870 over the top folder, and with buck or slugs, that metal plate hurts!
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Those metal plates sure did hurt!
 
At the range - all those years ago... it was easy to spot anyone shooting that metal stocked 870 since they were the ones needing some minor first aid to the nose or nearby areas... You couldn't give me one of them..

Pretty hard to beat the basic riotgun configuration in Mossy or Remington with a solid wooden stock and forearm (synthetic will do as well but years ago when I always had a riotgun in hand on hot calls - we never had any... At bad breath distance that weapon was also a very handy impact tool...
 
Nobody answered yet to Post 18. I'll give it a try.
-some folks just want a collapsible, pistol gripped stock for the personal preference.
-the collapsible feature could: adjust length of pull (LOP) either for an individual or other users who may share or be in the same proximity to use that same shotgun.
-perhaps the collapsable nature indeed is somehow used to reduce length and store in someone's home situation, whether in a shorter case, closet, vehicle, drawer, attic, where-ever folks can think of to store their shotgun.

I do have collapsable stocks on my AR15s.
I am aware of some states which may have some laws or situations restricting/limiting installing stocks without first getting approved by either the US Government/ATF or perhaps one's state.
Examples:
I don't believe someone can put a stock onto a 14" non-NFA firearm (as in Tac-14 or Shockwave) without first getting an SBS tax stamp.
I also understand California doesn't allow pistol-gripped-telescoping stocks on a semi-auto shotgun [ref. Penal Code 30515(a)(6)]. {I'm unsure where that was thought up, but Benelli seemed to limit its version of that stock on its M4/1014 shotguns. Perhaps it was a Federal thing.}

I don't know why a specific person wants an AR stock on a shotgun. I only know what I prefer and I don't worry too much about what other folks choose. I might be a bit interested just to ensure I'm not missing out on a usage technique which may someday be of benefit to me or being a better way of doing something.
 
L-2 said:
I don't believe someone can put a stock onto a 14" non-NFA firearm (as in Tac-14 or Shockwave) without first getting an SBS tax stamp.
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There are only two ways to legally install a shoulder stock onto a Mossberg Shockwave or similar smoothbore firearm.
  1. Register it as a Short Barreled Shotgun first
  2. Install a barrel that is at least 18" in OAL first.
A pistol grip stock on a smoothbore firearm will result in an unregistered AOW since the overall length would then fall under 26".

Back on topic concerning shoulder stocks on shotguns.

A traditional type of stock will help the shooter manage recoil better than any pistol grip stock ever will. The reason is that with a traditional stock, the shooter's hand and wrist is more inline with the bore versus below the bore when using a pistol grip stock.

I have shot shotguns with AR type adjustable stocks and find them not only uncomfortable to shoot but also harder to hit the target with. The reason is that most aftermarket AR type stocks do not have the proper angle or comb height for proper use on a shotgun.

A properly fitted stock goes a long way in making it easier to hit your target with a shotgun along with making it more comfortable. And that is why a lot of people that shoot trap and skeet will spend the money to have their shotguns fitted to them.
 
FL-NC said:
If its for home defense, why would a collapsible stock even be needed? The main purpose of those things is storage. Also, a lot of the stocks that mimic a AR carbine type stock are of poor quality.
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+1. As I mentioned earlier, the only solid folding/collapsible stock I've ever seen for shotguns is the overfolding 870 stock, and it's painful to shoot.
 
For the OP, here's an AR15 type stock kit for the Maverick 88:
https://mesatactical.com/products/l...for-moss-500-590a1-mav88-12-ga-and-20-ga.html

I've no experience with this kit. I will caution to somehow double-check the stock height/cheekweld capability before buying. The AR15 stock kits may not allow one's head/face to be low enough to view/sighting, depending also on how someone might point or aim. I suppose some folks won't mind, but a regular straight stock would be low (the stock drop) enough for me.

No single stock set-up will please everybody, but hopefully there's a stock option being sold out there to please a specific buyer.
 
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