wwillson Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 I've had a Jack West adjustable stock on my 870 for a couple years now. Other than having a custom wood stock made, the Jack West stock is the best option I've found for the 870. I would have to tighten the screw that holds the stock to the receiver about every 6 months. For some reason it just wouldn't stay tight. I have never applied Loctite to the thread, but this might have helped.A couple weeks ago I noticed the stock coming loose again, so I disassembled it and decided to try to figure out why it won't stay tight. What I observed is that the threads on the original screw only had about 1/4" of thread contact. My guess is that 1/4" just isn't enough thread engagement to keep from working loose. I googled around and found a 10.75" Remington stock bolt at Brownells and ordered it. The thread contact length is now 3/4", which is almost the full length of the threaded nut in the receiver. I applied blue Loctite to the threads, which should help as well. Hopefully between the longer screw and the Loctite, I won't have to re-tighten the stock again. If you have a Jack West stock, make sure you have a 10.75" stock screw.Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brueggma Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 Wayne, Looks like a nice buttstock! Do you mind if I ask what you use the shotgun for? Deer hunting? Skeet? Trap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwillson Posted December 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 I use it entirely for trap now, but did hunt with it when I was a kid.Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryinIN Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 Good tip. I never knew there was a difference in Rem stock bolts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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