Shortening LOP on Super Nova Tactical

[Dntama]

I have finally finished shortening the LOP on my Super Nova Tactical. I removed 2 inches and now the LOP is 12.5 inches. This includes the limbsaver pad I installed. I like a lot better now. I am interested in seeing if anyone else has done this and what the results look like.

 

 

Here is a picture of what I did. The lower part of the picture displays the two one inch section I removed from the original stock and the original butt pad.

[Drundel]

That looks pretty good. Better than I would have guessed actually.

[edon]

Good job, looks very tidy.

[HerbG]

Would you mind explaining exactly how you shortened your stock? I've thought about doing the same thing to my Nova Tactical, but have hesitated without knowing more about how to do it.

[stilltargetshooter]

That looks very good. How does it shoot.

Thanks,

Clark

[Dntama]

I have not patterned it yet. I hope it patterns as well as the old Nova I used to have. I should have kept the Nova but it like the Super Nova came with a stock that was just too long for a defensive shotgun.

 

To shorten the stock I started by using painters masking tape to mark the sections I wanted to cut off. I then used a wood saw to cut the sections off the stock. Next I shaped a spare limbasaver pad I had for a Rem 870 with a disc sander. I then took a spare aluminum scope rail that came with my Ruger 10/22 and shaped it to fit the inside of the Super nova stock. I do not have a picture of it but it resembled a sharpened popsicle stick when I was done. I next drilled a hole through the scope rail large enough for the stock screw to pass through. I then took two pieces of Oak and shaped it with a file to fit the stock. Finally I attached the oak pieces to the modified 10/22 scope rail with epoxy and wood screws. The entire assembly was then bolted in the stock using the original stock bolt.

 

Here is a picture prior to attaching the limbsaver pad.