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Joined: 30 Aug 2011 Posts: 72 Location: Franklin ma.

Didn't realize I've been gone so long. I have a problem with a 1100 Lt-20 she shoots to the left, no amount of cheek pressure will correct it. I need some cast off. I realize the spring tube is in the stock. What I'am planning to do is rat tail and egg shape the channel through the stock ,shim and epoxy where the stock seats in the receiver. Any better options.?? I have read you can bend the spring tube slightly without affecting operation. Thanks guys. I have had success bending the stock on my LC Smith 16 double with a purpose built frame and heat lamp. Frank C.

Member Joined: 06 Oct 2007 Posts: 2350 Location: West MI

How much CO are looking for? I have an LT-20 Special that needed ~1/4" CO, instead of "egg shaping" the stock through bolt hole, I got what I needed by trimming (LITTLE BY LITTLE) the the sides of tab that interfaces with the rear of the receiver and canting/pivoting the stock around the spring tube away from my face. When there I back filled the tab voids with bondo then sealed it with polyurethane. Worked perfectly on a 11-48 as well.

Hope this helps, good luck....

Frank
Welcome back
Anyone who can bend a stock is TALENTED!!
Mike

I have a friend that bought a new 11-87 with a bent barrel. No amount of woodwork could fix that. Remington replaced the barrel but my friend replaced the stock.

Member Joined: 15 Mar 2007 Posts: 601 Location: Virginia

It's not clear to me why your LT-20 is shooting left. Is the barrel bent? If it's a choke tube gun, are the chokes asymmetrical? Or do you have some physical body configuration that causes all your guns to shoot left (as implied in your comment about bending other guns)?

Dan

Joined: 30 Aug 2011 Posts: 72 Location: Franklin ma.

Dan, I have a full face and usally require a little cast off. Putz 453 I'll study your suggestion may be easier than rat holing the stock channel. I don't need much I could always remove some stock wood but I'd sooner not mess up the finish. I'am a snap shooter and never see the sight beads, pattern placement is the whole ball of wax. Thanks guys Frank C.

Member Joined: 06 Oct 2007 Posts: 2350 Location: West MI

Hope it works for you. Ditto on the snap shooting, my 11-48 Brush Hog doesn't even have beads on it, snap that thing up to my shoulder and the right eye is lookin right down the rib...patterns more or less exactly where I'm looking, perfect for brush busting and a blast for low gun skeet as well.

Best of luck with the project...

Joined: 30 Aug 2011 Posts: 72 Location: Franklin ma.

Putz, I took a three prong approach to the lack of castoff I filed like you did and turned the stock slightly, rat tailed the tube channel and put a very slight bend in the tube. Plastic shims on the left side of the receiver. Before I did anything I put a straight edge lining up the beads and rib and a mark on a piece of masking tape on the butt, I moved it over a little more than 5/16. The factory stock had no cast. Will try shooting it tomorrow. Frank C.

Member Joined: 31 Dec 2009 Posts: 61 Location: Salina, KS

Just put a card board shim or two in front of stock -behind receiver on left side.