For obvious reasons with a Lee Enfield I want to be able to remove the butt stock if required. I had a cracked butt stock off a #4 Lee Enfield that I shortened. Now the screws for the recoil pad interfere with the sling screws. I guess I could glue it on with "Super Glue" But I was wondering about "Velcro" ???
Attaching recoil pad
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OK perhaps I'm an idiot but what otherwise obvious reasons are there to need to be able to remove a LE butt stock? Second is that most recoil pads I am familiar with do not have a hole in them to access the stock bolt, so wouldn't gluing one on prevent you from "removing the butt if required" or am I still missing something? If you've got a Bubba special with a shortened butt and a recoil pad on it anyway, why not just doff the sling swivel and put a single post in the front hole.
See I am an idiot, that would be even easier (or even a pair of bolt cutters), but I'm still at a loss for reasons someone would have to remove a LE but stock.
Sorry, I should have explained better. I have a #5 JC that I want to use as a Camp/Truck gun. I didn't want to Muck up the rifle in any way, But I wanted to put a recoil pad on it with a sling. I had a #4 with a Bad split in the butt stock, So I bought another butt stock for the #4 and used the Shortened #4 stock for the #5 recoil pad install. I have to be able to replace the original #5 stock at some point. So that's why I have to be able to remove the stock. I tried the short screw but it didn't hold. I am going to plug the holes splinters of wood and glue and maybe a larger screw and maybe a bit of Silicone. I was grabbing at straws when I thought of the Velcro idea
