Quoted: Thanks 2guntom! I am going to not get the side saddle at all. But I still have a hardon for the knoxx stock. We'll replace the ATI extension with a choate one.
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Those Knoxx stocks do look very, very cool. I'd really like to try one, but at $80 - $100, I can get a Sims LimbSaver pad for $20 - $30 and get the same recoil dampening. One of these days, I'll get one. The CompStock would be a good possibility on this gun
This is my "minimum" 870. Notice there is no mag extension or side saddle. There is a shell holder on the stock; it seems to add good counter balance. That's an 18" barrel. I was wanting it as small and light as possible. I used the ATI stock, but I would prefer a SpeedFeed IVs w/R3. I had to add a slip-on LimbSaver pad to that ATI stock to dampen recoil for 2 3/4" "magnum" Buckshot loads.
This is my "maximum" 870
That is a 20" rifle sighted barrel w/screw-in chokes, Choate 3+ extension, ATI stock w/LS pad, SpeedFeed forend... Yes, those are 3" shells in the stock mounted shell holder, and the gun (mag tube + extension) holds 7- 3" shells. Fully loaded that is one heavy mother puppy. It's not too heavy, but it is right at the limit. A sidesaddle (it did have one previously) adds too much forward weight and you can't keep it on target. As it is, the weight and the LS pad allow me to shoot 3" shells comfortably, including slugs.
I've run my "maxi" 870 through many configurations, and I had to learn the hard way what works, and what didn't. I hope I helped you saved some money and weight.
Make sure you post some pictures and tell us how it goes. Keep us up to date.