Need to extend................

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Need to extend................

Post by DuncaninFrance » Fri Jul 02, 2010 3:54 pm

..............the butt of my new Greener as it is currently about 1.5cm too short.


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I was thinking of making a solid wood piece to do this, probably in French Oak but I have also thought about using a recoil pad like the ones below.

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My question is..........."How do you shape the pad to the profile of the butt as they are obviously too big to start with"?

I was thinking of using the 3a or 3b versions shown.
Duncan

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Re: Need to extend................

Post by DaveGreen1954 » Fri Jul 02, 2010 4:54 pm

mount the pad
tape the bejesus out of the stock right up to the pad
have at it with a table disk sander, go slow and mind the angles
remove tape- this may take longer than the sanding
have fun
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Re: Need to extend................

Post by Aughnanure » Fri Jul 02, 2010 5:32 pm

Duncan,

Buy a slip on, lace up one as of yore . . . keep the gun for winter shooting and wear thick clothes. :lol:
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