Stock Question

[Brian]

Does anyone have any idea if a Remington 870 stock will fit a JC Higgins Mod 20 12 ga shotgun?.

I need something a little longer than the one that's on there.

[karcent]

That JC Higgins model 20 is actually a High Standard model 200.
I doubt the Remington 870 stock would fit.
Was the original stock cut down?
If so, try gunpartscorp.com to see if they have one in standard length.
As a quick fix, you could add one of those slip on buttpads. Not the most attractive things, but it would add some length.

[Brian]

It looks too clean to have been cut down and you're right about the slip on pads, I don't like the looks. I got this gun from a friend at work and it was pretty rough shape. The stock is about four inches too short and because it was so clean under the old plate I wasn't sure if it was cut down or not. I checked gun parts corp and I think I'll just order one and see how it comes.

Thanks for the reply.

[karcent]

4' is a lot!
Standard length of pull on a field gun is about 13 1/2" measured from the buttplate to the trigger. Youth models are usually one inch shorter. If yours is 9 1/2" it was definately cut down.

[Brian]

That's what I was thinking. It sure was clean cut though.

At 6'2" I have a long length of pull and about 4" is what I would have to add the existing stock.