Wood Stock Mossberg 500 12 Ga

JoeSF · March 5, 2016, 01:19 PM

Ive been shooting trap with my Mossberg 500 that I got from Big 5. I am thinking of replacing the hollow plastic stock with a wood one from Mossberg with the hope that it will reduce some of the recoil. Has anyone done this and was it an inprovement?

g.willikers · March 5, 2016, 01:28 PM

Why not add weight to the inside of the one you have?
The results should be at least the same as replacing it with wood.
Probably more.
Playing around with the amount of weight can also change the balance to a large degree, too.
A really good recoil pad will help as will an additional shoulder pad if that isn't enough.

JoeSF · March 5, 2016, 01:48 PM

Thats a thought. What do you recommend? I really don't want to add epoxy as I have read some people have done. Id rather add something I can remove if i want to and definitely not bury the stock bolt.

g.willikers · March 5, 2016, 02:10 PM

The synthetic hollow stock on my shotgun is full of lead.
I first epoxied a couple of lead strips around the entrance to the stock, just in front of the recoil pad.
That provided near perfect balance, but not quite enough recoil reduction.
So I added a couple of hunks of lead from an old defunct swimming pool cleaning robot.
It's now a bit out of balance to the rear, but shoots much nicer.
Some folks use lead shot in bags.
You could always fill it with gold coins and never be poor.

JoeSF · March 5, 2016, 05:21 PM

Thanks for that. Shot in bags could be the way to go depending on the resulting balance.

I still would like to know the experience of someone who installed the wood stock replacement.

Oh yeah I forgot also the result of the guy who did the gold coins...

ammo.crafter · March 5, 2016, 05:42 PM

Try EBay. I was able to get a very acceptable wood stock under $100 for my son 's Remington 870.

amd6547 · March 5, 2016, 07:18 PM

A wood stock helps, but a good recoil pad is best.
Recently, I put a new Limbsaver Airtech pad on my Beretta 1201FP. The result has to be felt to be believed. I shot buckshot and slugs, and the new pad really improved things.

FITASC · March 5, 2016, 07:26 PM

Shoot a 1oz or 7/8oz load to start, no need for anything more.

Then make the gun weigh 8#+ but keep it balanced; hopefully your barrel is at least 28" or longer.

jmr40 · March 6, 2016, 08:47 AM

I'm guessing that you are assuming a wood stock is heavier. That is probably not the case. I've never actually put one of the Mossberg stocks on a scale, but have many others. Most of the factory plastic stocks are actually heavier than wood and at best are the same. I've found a few factory synthetics that may be a couple of oz lighter, but not often. There are no lightweight synthetic stocks available for shotguns and you don't get a lighter synthetic rifle stock until you get into the $600 kevlar stocks.

If you want to add weight it is easier to add some to the hollow plastic stock than it would be to a wood stock.

stonewall50 · March 6, 2016, 11:07 AM

I like the way a wood stock looks on my 870, but after it has gone hunting for years and been exposed to the elements? I'm just gonna stick with a plastic stock. They don't warp.

Omaha-BeenGlockin · March 6, 2016, 01:36 PM

The Mossberg wood stocks are a little shorter than their plastic ones.

Maybe the shorter stock would fit you better---making recoil more comfortable.

March 5, 2016, 01:19 PM	#1
JoeSF Senior Member Join Date: November 30, 2000 Posts: 114	Wood Stock Mossberg 500 12 Ga Ive been shooting trap with my Mossberg 500 that I got from Big 5. I am thinking of replacing the hollow plastic stock with a wood one from Mossberg with the hope that it will reduce some of the recoil. Has anyone done this and was it an inprovement?

March 5, 2016, 01:28 PM	#2
g.willikers Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 10,442	Why not add weight to the inside of the one you have? The results should be at least the same as replacing it with wood. Probably more. Playing around with the amount of weight can also change the balance to a large degree, too. A really good recoil pad will help as will an additional shoulder pad if that isn't enough. __________________ Walt Kelly, alias Pogo, sez: “Don't take life so serious, son, it ain't nohow permanent.”

March 5, 2016, 02:10 PM	#4
g.willikers Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 10,442	The synthetic hollow stock on my shotgun is full of lead. I first epoxied a couple of lead strips around the entrance to the stock, just in front of the recoil pad. That provided near perfect balance, but not quite enough recoil reduction. So I added a couple of hunks of lead from an old defunct swimming pool cleaning robot. It's now a bit out of balance to the rear, but shoots much nicer. Some folks use lead shot in bags. You could always fill it with gold coins and never be poor. __________________ Walt Kelly, alias Pogo, sez: “Don't take life so serious, son, it ain't nohow permanent.”

March 5, 2016, 05:42 PM	#6
ammo.crafter Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2006 Location: The Keystone State Posts: 1,970	wood stock Try EBay. I was able to get a very acceptable wood stock under $100 for my son 's Remington 870. __________________ "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading". --Thomas Jefferson

March 5, 2016, 07:18 PM	#7
amd6547 Senior Member Join Date: May 27, 2006 Posts: 2,313	A wood stock helps, but a good recoil pad is best. Recently, I put a new Limbsaver Airtech pad on my Beretta 1201FP. The result has to be felt to be believed. I shot buckshot and slugs, and the new pad really improved things. __________________ The past is gone...the future may never happen. Be Here Now.

March 5, 2016, 01:48 PM	#3
JoeSF Senior Member Join Date: November 30, 2000 Posts: 114	Thats a thought. What do you recommend? I really don't want to add epoxy as I have read some people have done. Id rather add something I can remove if i want to and definitely not bury the stock bolt.

March 5, 2016, 05:21 PM	#5
JoeSF Senior Member Join Date: November 30, 2000 Posts: 114	Thanks for that. Shot in bags could be the way to go depending on the resulting balance. I still would like to know the experience of someone who installed the wood stock replacement. Oh yeah I forgot also the result of the guy who did the gold coins...

March 5, 2016, 07:26 PM	#8
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,446	Shoot a 1oz or 7/8oz load to start, no need for anything more. Then make the gun weigh 8#+ but keep it balanced; hopefully your barrel is at least 28" or longer. __________________ "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."- Frank Zappa

March 6, 2016, 08:47 AM	#9
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,809	I'm guessing that you are assuming a wood stock is heavier. That is probably not the case. I've never actually put one of the Mossberg stocks on a scale, but have many others. Most of the factory plastic stocks are actually heavier than wood and at best are the same. I've found a few factory synthetics that may be a couple of oz lighter, but not often. There are no lightweight synthetic stocks available for shotguns and you don't get a lighter synthetic rifle stock until you get into the $600 kevlar stocks. If you want to add weight it is easier to add some to the hollow plastic stock than it would be to a wood stock.

March 6, 2016, 11:07 AM	#10
stonewall50 Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 668	I like the way a wood stock looks on my 870, but after it has gone hunting for years and been exposed to the elements? I'm just gonna stick with a plastic stock. They don't warp.

March 6, 2016, 01:36 PM	#11
Omaha-BeenGlockin Senior Member Join Date: December 13, 2001 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 1,183	The Mossberg wood stocks are a little shorter than their plastic ones. Maybe the shorter stock would fit you better---making recoil more comfortable. __________________ I take the leech that's bleeding me Can't stop to save my soul I take the leash that's leading me -------Metallica