A weapon stock, adapted to receive a firing assembly including a barrel
and a receiver connected to the barrel. The stock has a first pistol grip
interposed between a first forestock located towards a forward end and a
butt stock located towards a rear end. In assembly with the firing
assembly, the barrel is located adjacent to the first forestock towards
the forward end. The stock further includes an elongated lower second
forestock element spatially separated below the stock for at least part
of its length at a location substantially at or below the first pistol
grip and extending for a distance equal to or less than the distance
between the barrel end distal to the receiver and the rear end of
buttstock. The second forestock is attached to the stock at two or more
attachment points wherein at one or more said attachment point(s) the
second forestock is not integrally formed with said stock.