Bush League Butt Plates

[Moose Masher]

Yesterday I took loan of a Marlin 30AS that was handed down to a friend of mine.
Somewhere in time the factory butt plate was replaced with a recoil pad which was very poorly fitted.

Since I didn't have handy a plate or pad that would work, I decided to fab one up out of black walnut.

The first attempt (with checkering) ended up a touch on the small side, the stock is proud in one spot.
Not happy with the fit or the checkering, I made up a second paying more attention to the scribed line while sanding it out.

Good from far, far from good...but a lot better than what was there to begin with.

 

[Why not?]

They look pretty good to me.

If you really want bush-league try one of these: https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/608164-Flip-Flop-recoil-pad?highlight=flip-flop

Ted

 

[Moose Masher]

I really enjoyed that thread. Good 'ole northern ingenuity right there!

 

[kjohn]

Yes, they look good to me. The flip-flop thread led me to the Dollar Tree store in Dawson Creek. The flip-flops from that store are perfect for making butt pads, and....... cheap!