PA_RIDGE_RUNNER Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 I have harbored an idea about putting a pistol grip buttstock on my Turkey Gun. It is a Win 1300 black shadow. Does anyone here use a pistol grip stock and what do you think of it. I did find an Advance Technologies stock for 40.00 at a couple of websites. Cabelas has this stock for that price too. I have had a number of times where I had to hold the gun in a shooting position till my wrist hurt so bad I could hardly stand it. After spending a whole bunch of years in the military qualifying with the M-16 I am familiar with the pistol grip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3seasons Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Paul, I've got a thumbhole stock on my 870 and I love it. It has made a huge difference in the amount of time i can hold my gun when working a bird. I used to put my trigger finger in the trigger guard and just let my hand hang a while after my wrist began hurting. Now I don't have that problem. A good friend of mine has the new 870 turkey gun the with the pistol grip on it and he says the same. Hope this helps. I don't think you will be disappointed. Heres a pic of the two. We were in New Mexico last spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm23494 Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 I have one on my Benelli and love the thing. It's great for pulling up and pulling back into your shoulder to get a good steady rest and is easier to hold for a lengthy period of time compared to a traditional stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelund79 Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 I put the collapsable ATI stock (m-4 style) on my old 870. I made a big difference in how it handled....Its much better for turkey hunting. I would spend the 40 bucks if I were you! It also helps if you have another shotgun for other types of bird hunting, I made the 870 into my turkey only gun, however, it will see some use as an early season goose and back up duck gun until I get rid of my 2 3/4 steel loads....To sum up the post, buy the stock, it goes on easy, it makes your gun point well, and it reduces hand fatigue while waiting for your gobbler! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA_RIDGE_RUNNER Posted February 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Thanks guys. Now I am excited. The main reason I did not consider a thumbhole stock is I shoot left handed and finding a lefty thumbhole stock for my gun is like a needle in a haystack. Plus on rare occasion I have had to shoot from the off shoulder and a thumbhole stock may hinder efforts to do that. I only use this gun for turkeys and have a choice of a few others for other purposes, actually more than a few. My safe actually overflowed and some had to go to my son's safe. Very generous inheritance from father-in-law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA_RIDGE_RUNNER Posted February 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 I posted this on another site also and a guy from PA emailed me that he thought the pistol grip stock was not legal in PA. I did a search on the PGC site but found nothing. I decided to call the regional PGC Office and those folks assured me that there was no game law that prohibited the use of a regular stock with a vertical pistol grip. I then called the county sherrif to see if a general PA law would prohibit that kind of stock. He assured me that my pistol grip stock would be legal unless it made the shotgun less than 26 inches long. So I am legal to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbox360Player Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 i have a pistol grip stock for my rem 870 in 20 ga i use it for deer hunting and just for shooting around i love it i got it off ati gunstocks the prices aint 2 bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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