Benelli m1 / m3 short stock?

[lanceriley]

Anybody know where I can get a shorter stock for my benelli m3?

Im medium build. though I can handle the benelli, it would be easier with a shorter stock.

[nickdrak]

Good luck! The only replacement option currently is the speedfeed youth stocks which are pretty cheap compared to the factory stock. Others have resorted to cutting down their factory stocks. I am contemplating cutting mine down, but it is an awful lot of work. Here is a link to a thread that FlyFishDave posted on how-to: https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=13652

[lanceriley]

fat chance of cutting. no way can I do that. that's just way beyond my skills.

where can I get the speedfeed youth stock? any model no.? will it readily fit benelli m3 shotgun? I've been looking for the stock for years...

[nickdrak]

838-000-012
Model TAC-IV-S, Fits Benelli S 90 $99.65
http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/productdetail.aspx?p=12704&st=speefeed%20benelli&s=

Should also work on the M3, but dont quote me on that!

[lanceriley]

hmm.. i would be happier with the rifle stock not a pistol grip one.

[Nimslow]

I hacked up a TAC IV-S for the M1, to fit on my M4. It's not as pretty as the factory stock, but IMHO, it's worlds better. And that's what really matters.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b299/nimslow/IMG_1080.jpg

[lanceriley]

id prefer the ones without the pistol grip

[nickdrak]

I had been planning for the longest to do the Ned style shortening job explained in detail in FlyFishDave's thread, but I have only found the time to cut the stock down to the desired length. I have not found the time to fabricate the insert. So for now, I simply added a Sims Limbsaver slip-on recoil pad #10546 (Size SMALL) from Brownell's, along with some 100mph tape. The length feels perfect now with the pad installed, but I have not had the chance to shoot it yet, so I dont know how well the slip-on pad will hold up. Here's some pics:

http://i38.tinypic.com/30ab89i.jpg
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http://i38.tinypic.com/ipy060.jpg

[lanceriley]

I currently have a benelli m3 all I really need is to cut 1/2 inch of the stock and it would be perfect. Does anybody know if using fiberglass to make screw bases would work? I don't like the idea of stuffing a wood filler then screwing it in place.

[Robb Jensen]

I currently have a benelli m3 all I really need is to cut 1/2 inch of the stock and it would be perfect. Does anybody know if using fiberglass to make screw bases would work? I don't like the idea of stuffing a wood filler then screwing it in place.

Ned used to use G10. You could use wood, thick Lexan or G10/Micarta and epoxy it in.

[lanceriley]

what about fiberglass? will it stick to the plastic? I have easy access to fiberglass since I use it in the business.