How much recoil pad for new 8mm Mauser build?

[DGP4]

1"" Decelerator pad. Your shoulder will thank me.

 

[joshb]

Oh I am getting it with a 1 1/4 barrel channel.

I will pillar bed and glass bed.

Not sure what coating I will use on the wood.

I have a lot of experience with epoxy based lacquer that I use on the custom trumpets I build and I have a lot of experience with automotive clear coat. Not with wood though. Since I have never finished a laminate stock only natural wood stocks I have always used either boiled linseed oil or 100% Tung Oil.

With all the resin and heat used to make these modern laminates does one even need to seal them? I would imagine they are water proof after they come out of the oven/kiln etc?

I’ve been cutting finger grooves into most of my personal stock. Try them before you remove them.
Take a minute and consider a clear epoxy coating. You’ll need a spinner (think barbecue rotisserie) to keep it from running, but it’s pretty bullet proof when done. Here’s my most recent example of the finish. I dulled it down from high gloss.

 

[Jonnyofalltrades]

I’ve been cutting finger grooves into most of my personal stock. Try them before you remove them.
Take a minute and consider a clear epoxy coating. You’ll need a spinner (think barbecue rotisserie) to keep it from running, but it’s pretty bullet proof when done. Here’s my most recent example of the finish. I dulled it down from high gloss.
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Nice looking stock!
I have had some of my best stock finishes ever by taking clear epoxy and applying it somewhat like you would Tru-oil. No shrinkage, so the grain fills almost immediately, and in about 3 coats it is ready for final wet sanding.
It is tough to sand down the first coat, but as I see it, if it sands down easily, it will scuff and scratch easily. It is the toughest finish I have ever used, and the effort required to sand smooth bears that out.

 

[mauser284]

I like the Pachmeyer pads.View attachment 1485653View attachment 1485654

Beautiful!