Re: Mossberg 500 OverMolded™ Shotgun Stock - 12" L.O.P.
First Impressions:
It looks and feels great! Once installed, the difference is immediately noticable. The weight of the shotgun is effective closer to your body's center of balance.
One thing to make note of; While the recoil pad is plush, the rubber is "grippy" and I noticed this while practicing bringing the gun up to get a cheek weld. I may be wrapping some electrical tape around it to lessen the degreee to which it snags my clothes.
Installation:
If you have a philips screw driver, you can change a stock! First take loose the screws on the factory stock and remove the recoil pad. Youll need a 1/2" socket with an extension and ratchet wrench, or a longish flat screwdriver to remover the stock bolt. You will be reusing the factory stock bolt.
The short LOP stock goes on in reverse, only I recommend starting the stock bolt with the screw driver to get it lined up and started in the receiver. Also make sure to use the provided washer in the new stock.
The short LOP recoil pad is different than the standard LOP recoil pad in that the latter has visible holes for the screws. The recoil pad of short LOP has holes, though they are invisible at a glance. I'll add some pics soon. You have to work the material to find the holes. I put a drop of hand soap on the end of the screw driver so it would slide easily into the holes, you could use a little petroleum jelly too. (Hogue recomends using something to lubricate the screw driver so as not to risk damaging the recoil pad.)
Use:
Hogue suggests the short LOP stock is ideal for persons between 4 and 5' tall, such as youth shooters and smaller framed women. It is also ideally suited for military and LEO's wearing body armor. It may also be a consideration for an HD gun because the OAL is shortened by 2". That said, any shooter can benefit from the shorter LOP because it does bring the balance in closer to you and because it is a traditional stock a consistent cheek weld is still easily achieved by not having to relearn new equipment.
First Impressions:
It looks and feels great! Once installed, the difference is immediately noticable. The weight of the shotgun is effective closer to your body's center of balance.
One thing to make note of; While the recoil pad is plush, the rubber is "grippy" and I noticed this while practicing bringing the gun up to get a cheek weld. I may be wrapping some electrical tape around it to lessen the degreee to which it snags my clothes.
Installation:
If you have a philips screw driver, you can change a stock! First take loose the screws on the factory stock and remove the recoil pad. Youll need a 1/2" socket with an extension and ratchet wrench, or a longish flat screwdriver to remover the stock bolt. You will be reusing the factory stock bolt.
The short LOP stock goes on in reverse, only I recommend starting the stock bolt with the screw driver to get it lined up and started in the receiver. Also make sure to use the provided washer in the new stock.
The short LOP recoil pad is different than the standard LOP recoil pad in that the latter has visible holes for the screws. The recoil pad of short LOP has holes, though they are invisible at a glance. I'll add some pics soon. You have to work the material to find the holes. I put a drop of hand soap on the end of the screw driver so it would slide easily into the holes, you could use a little petroleum jelly too. (Hogue recomends using something to lubricate the screw driver so as not to risk damaging the recoil pad.)
Use:
Hogue suggests the short LOP stock is ideal for persons between 4 and 5' tall, such as youth shooters and smaller framed women. It is also ideally suited for military and LEO's wearing body armor. It may also be a consideration for an HD gun because the OAL is shortened by 2". That said, any shooter can benefit from the shorter LOP because it does bring the balance in closer to you and because it is a traditional stock a consistent cheek weld is still easily achieved by not having to relearn new equipment.
