which Mossberg 500 stock should I get?

[JohnnyK]

I need to get a stock for my pistol grip Mossberg 500... it's a Home Defense gun but I haven't shot it in a long time.. I've taken up shooting clays and that's probably the only way it'll get some love and fed... and shooting with just pistol grip is pure brutality...
I don't know much about these stocks... they are about the same price... which should I get? thanks, Johnny

BLACKHAWK! Knoxx SpecOps Recoil Reducing Shotgun Stock for Mossberg 12 Gauge Models 500, 535, 590, 835 and Maverick 88
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Shotgun Recoil Reducing Tactical Stock With Pistol Grip Mossberg 500, 590, 835, 12/20 Ga Black Kicklite Phoenix Technologies

 

[Inebriated]

I've never heard much about Kicklite, but I know a lot of people like Blackhawk's stock. I personally hate it, but then again I'm not a fan of collapsible stocks on shotguns, and the little hump knocks me in the cheek, but it's a good stock... just not for me. Now if you didn't need the recoil reduction, then I would recommend the Mesa Tactical LEO. Just a tad more, but felt very solid when I handled it, and you can use AR grips on it. Not like there's much reason to, but a Hogue on a shotgun would be pretty comfy.

 

[Dave McCracken]

Get a standard wood stock, make it fit you and add a good pad.

 

[Fred Fuller]

One more vote for a conventional style shotgun stock. You'll have far better access to the safety and action release on a Mossberg than with any kind of pistol grip stock.

 

[Sheepdog1968]

Get a standard wood stock, make it fit you and add a good pad.

I tried several different stocks before comming to the same conclusion. Also, most shotgun stocks are too long. A better length of pull would be somewhere between 13.5 to 13". It's better to have the LOP a bit too short than too long. I found it really helps with recoil. Local clay sporting place will have folks who can shorten LOP and install a LimbSaver or Kickease pad, which IMO made the recoil feel something like 30 to 40% less. While you're at it, put a wood forearm on it as well so it matches.

 

[Nerostarr]

I went round and round with aftermarket stocks for my Mossberg 500. I had the ATI Talon, it looks nice but it didn't feel solid to me. I tried the Blackhawk spec ops recoil reducing stock and It raised my line of sight too high above the gun. In the end I much prefer the Hogue 12" LOP stock or a conventional wood stock with a 12" to 13" LOP with a limbsaver pad on it. It's what works for me and many other folks also.

 

[Ranger30-06]

In short, skip all M4 style and folding stocks. Pistol grip stocks and normal stocks are pretty much the only types that allow for comfortable shooting

 

[JohnnyK]

I've never heard of wood stocks for Mossberg 500... I'll look into that.. @Nerostarr did you try the gen 1 or gen 2 Blackhawk stock? the one the the limbsaver and internal recoil reducing springs? @ ranger, I'm bored with the look of m4 stocks but the mossberg 500 kicks like a mule I love the limbsaver on my Saiga-12!

 

[JohnnyK]

In short, skip all M4 style and folding stocks. Pistol grip stocks and normal stocks are pretty much the only types that allow for comfortable shooting

are you serious? it's comfortable to shoot pistol grip 500? if I shoot more than 1 box the skin gets ripped off betweem my thumb and first finger... NOT comfortable!!! I've had to use weight lifting gloves to prevent this.... thats why I want a stock....

 

[Inebriated]

I believe he means pistol grip stocks, not PGO (pistol grip only).

 

[JohnnyK]

I got my 500 with pistol grip only... the wood stocks I've seen are standard monte carlo style with no pistol grip.... I want stock with grip.

 

[Ranger30-06]

are you serious? it's comfortable to shoot pistol grip 500? if I shoot more than 1 box the skin gets ripped off betweem my thumb and first finger... NOT comfortable!!! I've had to use weight lifting gloves to prevent this.... thats why I want a stock....

Inebriated said it. Lol I meant a pistol gripped fixed stock. Believe it or not, the ATI one actually isn't that bad. The cheek wield is nice if your planning on using iron sights, but no good if your planning on using a scope or optic.


On the side, I know there's a negative vibe about PGO stocks, but I use one anyway. I'm 6'-0" and have what some call Popeye forearms, and I can shoot PGO all day. In addition to that, I can actually hit stuff to boot! I'm eventually going to put a forend with a grip on it so that you can aim it without splitting your forehead open! (your locked arm holding the forend will catch all of the recoil).

 

[MCgunner]

Get a standard wood stock, make it fit you and add a good pad.

+1 Was never a broken concept, why try to fix it? And, pistol grips don't work well for me, especially with a tang safety which I much prefer.

Fit is important if you wanna hit anything.

 

[Master Blaster]

You may also need a longer barrel with changeable or different chokes, 18" is kind of short for trap or even skeet and a good front bead on a rib help line you up.

 

[JohnnyK]

@masterblaster: I don't use sights when shooting clays so, I don't see why I'd need a bead... I've been using the "Chamberlin method" and have been hitting over 90% of the clays I've shot at... this method uses hand eye coordination to automatically aim the shotgun at clays... just like you don't stare at the baseball bat when you try to hit the ball you stare at the ball and try to knock it into tomorrow... with clays, you stare at the clays and let your reflexes take over... don't even try to aim... and it's amazing...

 

[MCgunner]

But, just like the bat, that shotgun has to fit you.