You know. I've never measured the Standard Stock, but I'm pretty sure the length of the recoil tube has dictated the length of both stocks. I'd imagine that the spacer in the PG stock was calculated to bring the the PG stock to the same length as the standard stock.
Looking at your rig. I'd guess your considering a standard stock, bantam style reduction for body armor.
It can be done. the big difference in the PG stock reduction being that its easier because your only removing the PG stock spacer. With the standard stock your going to have to measure and cut the stock and probably fabricate a custom recoil pad. Brownells sells custom Recoil pads ready to cut and shape to size.
Or you could buy the PG stock directly from Choate. Some don't like the PG grip because of the position of the safety. I don't have any problem with the PG stock. Because I honestly don't use the safety that much anyway. Unless I'm storing the weapon or climbing over some kind of obstacle. I believe that Chris Costa is right. When he says "having your weapon on a sling doesn't mean you leave it hanging, bouncing around on your single point bungee most of the time. You really need to have one hand controlling your weapon at all times and good trigger discipline."(Not an exact quote, but close enough.) Leaving your weapon hanging while your jacking around like a tourist, taking pictures with your cell phone makes you look like food and when you look like food...You will be eaten. Having positive control of the weapon also greatly lessens the chance of a negligent discharge because a hanging weapon has gotten a piece of your kit inside the trigger guard.
I carry an M&P9c every day. It has a safety and the only time I ever use it is during holstering. The second it's properly seated in the holster the safety goes back to hot and stays there. You do that a few thousand times and it just becomes muscle memory habit. CCW holsters are often more problematic than duty holsters when it comes to reholstering negligent discharge. We had a guy here in Wichita accidentally kill himself in front of his kids. Trying to reholster a Glock while sitting in a mini van, while his wife was out getting a Redbox movie a couple of months ago. Pop, femoral artery, bled out, goodbye thanks for playing.
Anyway. That explains my views on the PG stock safety issue. I've been carrying shotguns pretty routinely for three decades (Even doing this with shotguns with safeties on the trigger guard.) and still have all my limbs, fingers, toes and friends. So this is working for me.
Looking at your rig. I'd guess your considering a standard stock, bantam style reduction for body armor.
It can be done. the big difference in the PG stock reduction being that its easier because your only removing the PG stock spacer. With the standard stock your going to have to measure and cut the stock and probably fabricate a custom recoil pad. Brownells sells custom Recoil pads ready to cut and shape to size.
Or you could buy the PG stock directly from Choate. Some don't like the PG grip because of the position of the safety. I don't have any problem with the PG stock. Because I honestly don't use the safety that much anyway. Unless I'm storing the weapon or climbing over some kind of obstacle. I believe that Chris Costa is right. When he says "having your weapon on a sling doesn't mean you leave it hanging, bouncing around on your single point bungee most of the time. You really need to have one hand controlling your weapon at all times and good trigger discipline."(Not an exact quote, but close enough.) Leaving your weapon hanging while your jacking around like a tourist, taking pictures with your cell phone makes you look like food and when you look like food...You will be eaten. Having positive control of the weapon also greatly lessens the chance of a negligent discharge because a hanging weapon has gotten a piece of your kit inside the trigger guard.
I carry an M&P9c every day. It has a safety and the only time I ever use it is during holstering. The second it's properly seated in the holster the safety goes back to hot and stays there. You do that a few thousand times and it just becomes muscle memory habit. CCW holsters are often more problematic than duty holsters when it comes to reholstering negligent discharge. We had a guy here in Wichita accidentally kill himself in front of his kids. Trying to reholster a Glock while sitting in a mini van, while his wife was out getting a Redbox movie a couple of months ago. Pop, femoral artery, bled out, goodbye thanks for playing.
Anyway. That explains my views on the PG stock safety issue. I've been carrying shotguns pretty routinely for three decades (Even doing this with shotguns with safeties on the trigger guard.) and still have all my limbs, fingers, toes and friends. So this is working for me.