"Factory configuration" - spirit of the rule question

[msromike]

What does this phrase mean in "spirit," "Factory configuration is meant to include firearms able to be purchased by the general public and not experimental."

If I replace the stock on my 870 12 ga to a synthetic recoil reducing stock, with a traditional style profile, what class is that? To me that phrase creates more questions than it answers. Perhaps the rule could give examples?

Thanks,

Mike

[bigbrowndog]

You are the general public, if you purchased the stock retail or its available to the general public you are OK.

If its a demo model or available to you only because you made it or acquired it from the maker and its one of only a few, then NO its not OK.

Trapr

[Chills1994]

cough*division*cough

Just curious...whereabouts are you reading the term "spirit"?

[StealthyBlagga]

Under most 3-gun rules, I believe a recoil reducing stock (like the Knoxx stock) will put you in open. A simple rubber recoil pad is OK.