butt pad installation

[wolfman]

I have shortened the lop on a McMillan Remington Hunter, and am now ready to install a butt pad. My inclination is to glue it on, rather than adding inserts for screws to hold onto. Any reason not to simply glue, and then grind to fit?

 

[Cal F]

I think it would be perfectly functional glued on like your saying, its more permanent and makes any future changes or repairs difficult, like say you want to try a new style of pad, or find out the LOP needs another adjustment... but I don't really see a functionality problem

 

[wolfman]

If I decided to use screws, what is usually used for inserts to take the screws? Glue in a piece of dowel, and bore an undersized hole?

 

[Cal F]

how was the original pad installed? do those stocks have a hollow shell construction?

 

[Ccrider]

I saw a gun with bubble wrap as a but pad. Not sure that how you attach the pad matters much. Not even sure that a pad is necessary. Gluing it on and grinding to fit will work fine.

 

[GuitarmanNick]

If you decide to use glue, I would suggest using painter's tape on the stock to keep glue from damaging the finish.

 

[tobnpr]

If you decide to use glue, I would suggest using painter's tape on the stock to keep glue from damaging the finish.

Not just the glue- sanding a recoil pad flush on a finished stock has a pretty extreme pucker factor. Trying to hold a $700-$1000 finished stock by hand, a few thousandths of an inch off a whizzing sanding belt- no thank you, I'll pass...

I've always preferred to just use a jig, gives a perfect toe angle. With a precise scribe line on the pad and a light touch with the belt sander it's easy to get a good fit. Any proud areas can be hand sanded after if you're a stickler for "perfectly flush".

 

[6MMsteve]

Not just the glue- sanding a recoil pad flush on a finished stock has a pretty extreme pucker factor. Trying to hold a $700-$1000 finished stock by hand, a few thousandths of an inch off a whizzing sanding belt- no thank you, I'll pass...

I've always preferred to just use a jig, gives a perfect toe angle. With a precise scribe line on the pad and a light touch with the belt sander it's easy to get a good fit. Any proud areas can be hand sanded after if you're a stickler for "perfectly flush".

wrap a pc of Aluminum flashing around the butt keep that butt clean

 

[coldboreshot]

Dont see anything wrong with your plan except for a possible re-sale. As long as it does not come to that. A fixed LOP could be a hard-sell for an interested party.

 

[Bill Rodolph]

If I decided to use screws, what is usually used for inserts to take the screws? Glue in a piece of dowel, and bore an undersized hole?

You are correct, but the dowel holes don't need to be undersized. And as tobnper said, shape it off the stock. After your dowels are fixed solid, I use epoxy, make sure the butt of the stock is square and flat, screw the pad on and scribe a line on the pad. I use the B-Square jig, not sure its made anymore. Good luck