Buy youth stock or cut down existing stock?

by bwechols on Tue Aug 16, 2011 8:52 pm

I picked up a 20ga shotgun to be my "wife's" shotgun. I'll probably use it more than her, but that's another issue. I need to shorten the stock so she can handle it. She's only about 5'. My question is this - is it worth the trouble to try to find a youth stock for the shotgun, or should I just cut down the existing stock? Mainly I'm wondering if the grip area is any smaller, or if a youth stock is just the same as my stock would be if I cut it down.

by Rw on Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:07 pm

You could get one of the ar15 style telescoping stocks for it.

by sidroski on Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:16 pm

If it'll be for her home defense (good choice BTW), cut down the stock unless it's a wingmaster or a BPS. Keep the other part for a spacer. Drill your holes before you cut and it should go right back in line when you do screw it back on.
Best choice is to look for a youth stock so "don't cut unless you must" - my Johnny Cochran impersonation.

by inthe10ring on Wed Aug 17, 2011 7:45 am

sidroski wrote:"don't cut unless you must"

Sounds like good advice. I've had problems with butt plates fitting on the shorter stock. I'm sure there are work-arounds, though. I had a youth model 20ga for my son, until he outgrew it. It was a pleasure to shoot with the short stock. Wish I had kept it.

by flagaman on Fri Aug 19, 2011 8:16 am

For me, a shorter stock works well on anything but a shotgun I will actually use for wing shooting. Of course there fit is a key to hitting what you shoot at. Anything else and a short stock is just so quick and handy that they just really meet my needs.
That said, I would try and buy a youth stock before I cut one, if there is one available.

Buy youth stock or cut down existing stock?

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