Good upgrade
I've taken 2 tactical shotgun courses with the LTT1301 I bought last summer. I'm left handed and had trouble with the safety. I saw the LTT videos on the Chisel stock. I was interested in the pistol grip design because of the safety. I found some YouTube review videos on the folding version and the guy doing the review made some good points about interference issues when the stock is folded. If you have a side saddle, the stock won't fold all the way. If you flip the folding joint the stock gets near the charging handle and bolt release. (By the way, the stock can be set up for us lefties. Just flip the folding joint or put the cheek rest on the other side. Also, while researching this stock, I found a video showing how to set up the safety on the 1301 for left handed use, duh.) I decided to get the fixed version. Easy to install. Chisel has a video showing how to do it. What I like: 1. The pistol grip. It makes handling the shotgun easier for me. It is more comfortable supporting the shotgun for reloads. 2. The shoulder pad. Helps to dissipate the recoil force. It is still a 12 gauge though. 3. The adjustability. You can tailor to fit you. 4. Moving the red dot back definitely makes it easier to reach over the side saddle for reloading an empty chamber. Neutral points: 1. I have not tried my sling on it yet. My assumption is with the multiple sling points, it will be better than the Magpul that came on the LTT1301 initially. 2. Red Dot position. I've had a couple of people comment on the red dot being farther back and the effect on field of view. I think I like it better this way, but need to shoot it more. It certainly is not a negative for me. The only negative I have is a little silly, but, the cheek pad that is included pulls on my beard hairs. The first time I shot with it, after a couple of shots I noticed my cheek hurt a little but not like a slap. I realized the pad material sort of grabbed my beard. The pad is not sticky, but because it is not plastic, it does not slide along your cheek. I shot the gun today from a bench to confirm zero with slugs and made an adjustment and didn't have the problem. Moving the red dot from the original location to position on the Chisel stock did not require much adjustment to rezero for slugs. Lastly, I try not to be influenced by looks, but it does look good. The form is pleasing, but the function is better and that's what counts. If you prefer a pistol grip then this is a good upgrade.