Anyone know how to do it? My wood stocks on my 870 are pretty beat up. Academy has a set of camo synthetic stocks that I'd like to buy to replace my wood ones, but I can't figure out to get the wood stocks off (or the new ones on).

Anyone ever done it? How do they come off?

 

Look on Brownells.com. They have Schematics.. Looks like you pull the butplate and there is a screw in there that attached the stock to the receiver.

Hub

 

Pull the butt plate off and take a long flat blade screwdriver to remove the bolt in the middle of the stock. Brownells makes a special socket for this but a screwdriver will work if you are careful. BTW if you switch to a syn. stock you'll need a longer bolt.

 

What's the matter with the well worn, well tuned look?

Wooden stocks don't look good until they've been around the block. Unless it's a museum piece or something.

Like hand tools, shoe horns or Brooke Shields. Age is just another word for "well-conditioned"...

 

Yup, big flat head screwdriver.

After you install it, take a 40" square piece of cardboard, pace off 40 yards.

now, shoot a 7 1/2 at it (full choke) by bringing the gun up quick like it was a bird.

This is your natural point of impact. You can then adjust the stock slightly with that screw to bring your pattern left or right. However, for a major correction and depending on what type of shooting you do you can make a custom stock.