Mesa tactical stock adapter

[gfercaks33]

Any one ever mess with one of the adapters that let you use an ar grip and stock on an 870?

I've seen negative reviews on fit and finish. My other question would be what about recoil and with them do you just put an empty buffer tube on them?

 

[n8thegr8]

I put one on a maverick 88 (cheap Mossberg 500 knock off). I'm a Hogue fanboy, so I wanted a Hogue pistol grip with a collapsible stock, and that was the only way to get it.

I was fairly impressed with it, felt very solid and had a nice heft to it. I used a Limbsaver butt pad to manage the recoil (hard plastic with 3" buckshot was a bit rough). As far as the finish goes, it was a bit rough, but fit was solid.

And yes, you just use an empty buffer tube. My only real complaint was that, in order to tear down the shotgun for cleaning, you had to take the stock off (to get the trigger group out). Not sure if that would be an issue with the 870 version.