Stripped recoil pad screw hole

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Just looking for some suggestions on filling/repairing a stripped recoil pad screw hole in a walnut stock? I was told to use dowel/wood filler but am curious what others might be using,

Patrick
 
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You need a sharpened Wood matchstick and wood glue.
Glue in hole and on matchstick.
Tap it in and let it dry for a couple of days.
Trim the stick flush and re-drill a small pilot hole....
 
Wood dowel and good wood glue - drill out the stripped hole, insert glue and dowel, let dry - it will be like new wood again.
 
An instant fix - wrap a piece of wire mesh around the screw. It's what they do with dowels in chairs, etc. Best method is a dowel, though.
 
Used the wood matches and elmers worked fine don't think I would use it on my Berettas but old model 12 still holding 15years later lol
 
Check and see why the screw stripped out. Is the wood compromised in the area for whatever reason? Drilling out the 'bad' wood and replacing with a dowel the right size is the way to go. Basically putting the screw back into solid wood and good to go.
 
It's a near new Benelli sporting shotgun with AAA walnut. I think the recoil pads were switched around too many times and the current screws just don't have enough to grab on to. I'm going to try screws that are 1/4" longer and see if that helps. Failing that I'll be doing the dowel/wood glue solution. Thanks for tips folks,

Patrick
 
Dowels and shimming will push the pad off center... pretty sure Patrick will not be happy with a poorly fitting recoil pad... just up size the screws... depending on how much bigger the screws are, you might want to remove the pad and pre-drill the holes... the pad should retain it's relative orientation.
 
phinton81 said:
It's a near new Benelli sporting shotgun with AAA walnut. I think the recoil pads were switched around too many times and the current screws just don't have enough to grab on to. I'm going to try screws that are 1/4" longer and see if that helps. Failing that I'll be doing the dowel/wood glue solution. Thanks for tips folks,

Patrick
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1/4" longer is only a few more threads worth of wood for the screw to bite into and will strip as well after removing the screw a couple times. Just use the glue and dowel method and don't bother messing around. Drill a pilot hole in the center of the dowel and the pad will be in the exact position as before.

If one holes is stripped it's possible the other isn't far behind. Might as well do both at the same time...
 
phinton81 said:
It's a near new Benelli sporting shotgun with AAA walnut. I think the recoil pads were switched around too many times and the current screws just don't have enough to grab on to. I'm going to try screws that are 1/4" longer and see if that helps. Failing that I'll be doing the dowel/wood glue solution. Thanks for tips folks,

Patrick
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try a more aggressive screw, like a low root, walnut is a pretty hard wood and is probably got no bite left.
re drill hole and glue in a dowel, that's the best way. if you leave the butt pad alone, that will last a lifetime.
 
Zedbra said:
Wood dowel and good wood glue - drill out the stripped hole, insert glue and dowel, let dry - it will be like new wood again.
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Ack on this,
The best, cheapest and most solid way to fix it properly the first time.
Just make sure you drill a good pilot hole for your screw once the filling/trim and sanding work is done before you screw your old screw back in.
Will save you some cursing for sure.
 
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