Knoxx Shot gun stock

[tombogan03884]

I ordered  
http://www.sportsmansguide.com/zoom/zoompop.asp?i=120853_ts.JPG&h=&w=&bgc=&ui=&mc=&cf=&nv=&c=&adid=359280

I've already changed the stock from the wood that looks nice, to a Top folding /pistolgrip, but it is also to long for me, especially in a winter coat, Since getting my AR I realized that the Carbine style stock would be perfect.
What I want to ask about is the recoil reduction.
What can I expect in reduction ?  A 14 year old kid can handle it ? His 4 year old sister ?
I should have it in a week or so, I'll post Pic's

[fightingquaker13]

Please do. I was curious about these as well. Not for "tacticool" purposes, but for compact stoage for throwing behind the back seat of the truck or under the hatch in a boat. My two big concerns are recoil (particularly with buck and slugs) If the stock keeps this manageble, as advertised, that's a huge plus. The other issue, and its just a judgement call, is that you lose the ability to use the weapon sans ammo. A shotgun with a conventional stock is great for butt strokes etc. A collapsible one, not so much. I think the short profile for storage and in the house stuff is worth it with the AR and should be with the shotty as well, but I do look forward to a range report.
FQ13. 

[Pathfinder]

I did get one a while back. I had fired a magnum slug load that damn near knocked me off the porch steps. The stock should eliminate that measure of force applied.

I guess all I have to do now is to put it on the shotty . . . .   

[billt]

I understand their usefulness, but to me those things only look good on AR-15's.  Bill T.

[Solus]

I have installed them on an 870 and a 590.

On both they do a good job of recoil reduction.  

I'm a big guy and used to handling 3" Mag recoil, but what I noticed was the muzzle jump is very much reduced more than I noticed the recoil reduction. However, after a few 7 round magazines full of shooting, neither gun produced shoulder soreness. (no padding used.  just a shirt)

A guess would be close to 40% recoil reduction.  Still not something for a 4 year old to stand behind, but a 14 year old using a good lean in stance and knowing how to roll a bit with it might do ok.  Get him a padded shooting jacket to be sure.

The 590 also had the Vang comp. and choke mod.

One point, I had to remove it from the 590 because it made the tang safety and bolt release a real pain to use on the 590

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[JC5123]

Definately post pics!!! I am looking to put one of these on my 870 as well. Right now I have the pistol grip speed feed stock and the length of pull is WAY too long.

[ratcatcher55]

Tom,

I put a Knox stock on my 870PD. I was not so much worried about recoil reduction as I was being able to shorten the length of pull (LOP) on the shotgun. I have some folks who wanted to shoot a shotgun but the stock was too long.  They wiould have gotten beat up by the recoil even with light bird shot. By adjusting the LOP to the shooter it made the whole thing more enjoyable.

[tombogan03884]

I'm waiting for a sunny day when I am off to take pictures.
The length of pull is great now but I have not had a chance to shoot it yet.
One thing, It came with a matching fore end but it seems that over the years Mossberg has used several different tubes on the 500 and mine did not fit the fore end so I will just continue to use the original wood one.

[kilopaparomeo]

I have one on a Mossy (top one in the picture below).  Good job of recoil reduction, changes the LOP to suit the shooter.  Only thing I don't like on the Mossbergs is that pistol grip stocks make it difficult to reach the tang safety and the bolt release.



Shotguns I

Mossberg 500, 12 ga
Mossberg 500, 12 ga
Remington 870 Express, 20 ga
Remington 870, 12 ga
Remington 1100, 12 ga
Lanber 2097, 12 ga
Fausti Elegance, 20 ga

[brosometal]

I have one that I haven't shot as well.  My understanding is that is that it both reduces recoil and holds down the muzzle flip.  If you look at how the stock is designed, the receiver travels up a wedge on the stock dampened by two internal springs.  This would do both mentioned above.