Tough. By Benelli is a pistol grip and I think it helps with recoil, and preforming other maneuvers of a tactical nature. My FN SLP is a traditional stock, and I much prefer it for general field use and shotgunnery.

My M4 started life with the fixed stock/pistol grip and it was fine, but even with my long arms, it was a tad bit slower to bring up and shoulder.

Later on, I replaced the fixed stock with a factory telescoping stock, ( I wanted that look anyways ) and I'm much happier.

As for the pistol grip, the vast majority of my long gun use has been with pistol gripped rifles. Having a pistol gripped shotgun was simply a natural continuation of this for me.

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Originally posted by Graniteguy:
Thanks everyone for the input.

I am going to rent one and put some shot downrange prior to making a final decision.

Regardless, I will need a reduced LOP stock (12" or so).

I have a Mesa Tactical pistol grip that I no longer use. E-mail sent.

At one point I had all 3 Benelli stocks. I sold the C-stock and exclusively use the field stock. I find the shotgun a lot more handy without the pistol grip.

Get an M1 or M2 instead.......

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Originally posted by IndianaBoy:
Get an M1 or M2 instead.......

A throwaway comment? Why is the M1 or M2 better? The field and PG stocks seem to be the same. The only difference is that there is no collapsing stock option on the inertia Models.

having an m4 with both field, stock PG, and the urbino. id have to say i have a preference for the field stock.

the urbino is way better then the factory pistol grip stock. no real comparison, if you want a pistol grip config, get the mesa stock.

the field stock seems easier for me to handle and load. i kept the urbino as i see no reason why not to have both.

if you can get the factory collapsible, it is also extremely comfortable. i dont have much experience with one though other than handling one for a short period.

Took the Hk Tac Shotgun course back in the day. HK was the importer of the M1 Super 90's. I learned on the pistol Grip M1 from the low ready. Have two. Both with pistol grips.

I have Magpul stocks on my 870's. Straight stock on the 11-87. It is the way they came and I shoot them that way.

I've no experience with any Benelli shotguns, but I've tried a handful of different PG stocks on my 870 and always wound up going back to the non-PG stock. Even the Knoxx "recoil reducing" stock seemed to beat me up more than a conventional stock. I eventually ended up with a non-PG SpeedFeed stock and it works best for me.

If anybody's looking for a Knoxx stock for an 870, I think I still have it...