870 Stock Replacement Question > Shotguns

Posted: 1/9/2007 1:52:27 AM EDT

I removed the wooden stock from my 870 and now I'm installing a synthetic stock.

At the base of the receiver (under the wooden stock) there is a silver plate "Stock Bearing Plate" (#59).

The synthetic stock won't fit with this plate installed. Am I doing a bad thing if I don't install this plate with the synthetic stock?

Is there something I'm missing?

Thanks for your time.

Gene

Posted: 1/9/2007 2:01:57 AM EDT

[#1]

Try installing your synthetic stock without it.

As long as it's good and tight, you should be fine.

Posted: 1/9/2007 2:12:21 AM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:
Try installing your synthetic stock without it.

As long as it's good and tight, you should be fine.

I put the stock on with out the plate and it tightened up with no problem. All nice and snug.

I just wanted to make sure I wasn't doing something wrong.

Thanks,

Gene

Posted: 1/9/2007 2:13:16 AM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Try installing your synthetic stock without it.

As long as it's good and tight, you should be fine.

I put the stock on with out the plate and it tightened up with no problem. All nice and snug.

I just wanted to make sure I wasn't doing something wrong.

Thanks,

Gene

As long as there is NO play, you're good to go!

Posted: 1/9/2007 2:20:04 AM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Try installing your synthetic stock without it.

As long as it's good and tight, you should be fine.

I put the stock on with out the plate and it tightened up with no problem. All nice and snug.

I just wanted to make sure I wasn't doing something wrong.

Thanks,

Gene

As long as there is NO play, you're good to go!

Thanks boss.

Posted: 1/9/2007 7:16:49 AM EDT

[#5]

I had the same issue. I believe the stock plate was originally designed before synthetic stocks came out.

Does anyone have a factory 870 with a synhetic stock that can verify if the stock plate comes with the synthetic stock? I usually buy used and haven't paid attention to it.

Posted: 1/9/2007 9:32:26 AM EDT

[#6]

870 Express w/ factory synthetics bought new...NO plate.

Posted: 1/9/2007 11:28:22 AM EDT

[#7]

Ive never seen a stock plate on a factory synthetic stock.

Posted: 1/9/2007 11:58:40 AM EDT

[#8]

I removed the plate when I installed a Speedfeed Stock on my Express that originally had the laminate stocks. No play=good to go.

Posted: 1/9/2007 4:21:57 PM EDT

[#9]

It is there for WOOD stocks you DO NOT need it for synthetic stocks so do not worry. We learned about this in armorers class as I too was working on both wood stocks and synthetic stocks and thought to myself...ut oh....I am missing a part for my synthetic.

Posted: 1/9/2007 4:32:35 PM EDT

[#10]

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It is there for WOOD stocks you DO NOT need it for synthetic stocks so do not worry. We learned about this in armorers class as I too was working on both wood stocks and synthetic stocks and thought to myself...ut oh....I am missing a part for my synthetic.

I was pretty sure it was only for the wood stock when I first tried to install the synthetic stock.

But since this is my first shotgun, I just wanted to make sure.

It's all together and looks great.

Now I need a 18" barrel and a mag extension.

What is the best set-up / combo for that? 18.5" or 18" and which mag extension?

Thanks again guys,

Gene

Posted: 1/9/2007 5:29:35 PM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
I removed the wooden stock from my 870 and now I'm installing a synthetic stock.

At the base of the receiver (under the wooden stock) there is a silver plate "Stock Bearing Plate" (#59).

The synthetic stock won't fit with this plate installed. Am I doing a bad thing if I don't install this plate with the synthetic stock?

Is there something I'm missing?

Thanks for your time.

Gene

img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-12/1127179/870SKEMATIC.jpg

Hey buddy, remember me? I sold you the synthetic 870 stock. You dont need the plate. In fact my 870 (the one I removed the stock from) dont have the plate. Hope this helps.

Take care.

Posted: 1/9/2007 8:35:14 PM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:

Quoted:
I removed the wooden stock from my 870 and now I'm installing a synthetic stock.

At the base of the receiver (under the wooden stock) there is a silver plate "Stock Bearing Plate" (#59).

The synthetic stock won't fit with this plate installed. Am I doing a bad thing if I don't install this plate with the synthetic stock?

Is there something I'm missing?

Thanks for your time.

Gene

img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-12/1127179/870SKEMATIC.jpg

Hey buddy, remember me? I sold you the synthetic 870 stock. You dont need the plate. In fact my 870 (the one I removed the stock from) dont have the plate. Hope this helps.

Take care.

Yes I do remember you.

The black stock looks great on there. Not that the nice new walnut stock was bad, it just wasn't "evil" enough....

I'm glad I found the thread about how to remove the fwd stock before I tried to jam some needle nose pliers in there.

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