Rosco brings up excellent points on factory stocks.

Boyds stocks are reasonably good, especially for the money. They require a bit of work and additional parts to make them a really good bargain, but I'd still probably buy one over some of the competitive designs. The laminate wood, especially compared to the factory plastic, is definitely going to help soak up some of the recoil. They do offer the option for a custom LOP for about $25 extra, and that goes all the way down to 12.75 inches, though that's with a thin recoil pad. It would not be too difficult to get a stock with a standard LOP and shorten it yourself if you've done such a thing on a wood stock.