Rem 700 Recoil Pad Removal

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I have a Rem 700 Laminated Varmint Style stock and would like to replace it with a Pachymar Decelerator Pad. After removing the 2 Philips screws I find that the original pad appears to be glued on. It has the typical 1/4" black spacer and thin hard black rubber pad. Any ideas before I just grind the old one off? I really don't want to mar the stock finish if I could help it.

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canuckhunter said:
I have a Rem 700 Laminated Varmint Style stock and would like to replace it with a Pachymar Decelerator Pad. After removing the 2 Philips screws I find that the original pad appears to be glued on. It has the typical 1/4" black spacer and thin hard black rubber pad. Any ideas before I just grind the old one off? I really don't want to mar the stock finish if I could help it.

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Using a band saw I would cut the pad through the black "spacer" close to the stock and then clean it up to the wood by grinding, sanding, what ever....

Marring the finish has more to do with the "grinding to fit" the new pad than removing this old one...
 
guntech said:
Using a band saw I would cut the pad through the black "spacer" close to the stock and then clean it up to the wood by grinding, sanding, what ever....

Marring the finish has more to do with the "grinding to fit" the new pad than removing this old one...
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Hi Dennis, good to see you over here also and thanks for the tip. I was hoping not to cut and grind, but I don't see any other way ATM.
Hoping to bring one of those Grizzly lathes up here soon.
 
Put the stock in your freezer for a day, then when the "glue is frozen, give the recoil pad a wack on eht side with a rubber or leather mallet. The glue should let loose and the pad should pop off.
 
The freezer trick was a no-go. I think some might come off, but this one is tough. Cut and grind for this one. Spoke to Remington about these stocks and they are indeed screwed and glued. Thanks for the help.
 
bill c68 said:
Why would anyone GLUE the pad on? There are tones of reasons why someone might want to remove it.
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Gluing it on seals the stock from moisture damage in the field could be one reason. Usually the factory pads get replaced and it is no big deal to cut them off at the length you want and install a quality pad. They usually are not glued on removable butt stocks when access is required to remove them.
 
guntech said:
Gluing it on seals the stock from moisture damage in the field could be one reason. Usually the factory pads get replaced and it is no big deal to cut them off at the length you want and install a quality pad. They usually are not glued on removable butt stocks when access is required to remove them.
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I guess that makes sense, there are of course other ways to seal the wood.
Most of mine end up getting chopped anyway so it would not be an issue in my case.
 
We do what Dennis said, just remember that depending on the pad there may be a steel skeleton or washers molded in. Pachymar even puts them in the non Decel (solid) pads now. If you stay fairly close to the stock you should miss it.
 
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