A method and apparatus are disclosed for substituting a different stock,
or a different receiver assembly, in a long gun (e.g., a shotgun) without
the use of tools by a user in the field. Applicants' preferred apparatus
comprises: a long gun (e.g., an illustrated shotgun) having a stock and a
receiver assembly; and an adaptor assembly which removably interconnects
the stock to the receiver assembly, wherein the adaptor assembly
includes: an adaptor base affixed to the receiver; an end of the stock is
mounted onto the adaptor base; and a rotatable locking pin, continuously
attached to the base, which can be lifted up and rotated or turned on its
axis by 90.degree. to unlock the adaptor assembly. The stock can then be
pulled off the adaptor base. Upon a new stock being mounted on the
adaptor base, the locking pin can be rotated back to its original
orientation and pushed down to lock the adaptor assembly, whereupon the
adaptor assembly interconnects the substitute stock with the receiver
assembly. While Applicants' locking pin can rotate and move up-and-down,
it is always maintained within the adaptor assembly, even throughout the
entire process of swapping a different stock.