Fortunately the 25mm pad is the exact size I need so just a matter of screwing the thing onto the stock and of course the shaping it up. I have a good belt sander so should be able to get a good shape with that I would think. I watched a vid of a gunsmith grinding down a standard rubber pad he just put a couple of wraps of masking tape around the stock where it meets the pad and then ground away until the tape was reached and that was that removed the masking tape and it looked great.Don't forget to order the corresponding thickness pad to replicate the one you have already. Otherwise you make need to cut the stock down to maintain the same LOP. The Xpad looks great but is typically thicker than the Green pad. If recoil is not an issue then go for the standard green pad if you don't want to get the saw out!!
DT
Aye that's it. I found it easier to scribe the pad with a sharp point and then take it off to do most of the grinding as you will need a pretty course grit to remove the majority. Got it close to the scribe mark, re-fitted to the stock and then finished it off with a much smaller grit sander. Just go careful with the last bit!!Fortunately the 25mm pad is the exact size I need so just a matter of screwing the thing onto the stock and of course the shaping it up. I have a good belt sander so should be able to get a good shape with that I would think. I watched a vid of a gunsmith grinding down a standard rubber pad he just put a couple of wraps of masking tape around the stock where it meets the pad and then ground away until the tape was reached and that was that removed the masking tape and it looked great.
Hey Greg did you drill a hole for the stock removal tool ?Aye that's it. I found it easier to scribe the pad with a sharp point and then take it off to do most of the grinding as you will need a pretty course grit to remove the majority. Got it close to the scribe mark, re-fitted to the stock and then finished it off with a much smaller grit sander. Just go careful with the last bit!!
DT
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