Fitting a Pachamyr Recoil Pad

[gravyboat]

I recently purchased a Remington 870 with a Pachamyr Decelerator recoil pad that is larger than the stock. How do I shape the pad to match the diameter of the butt? Grind?

 

[Noel]

I used a fine belt on a belt sander with very good success. Not so sure all are grindable but I am sure I will be corrected if it is not so.

Noel

 

[sunray]

Yep. A bench mounted belt sander is the best and easiest. Put several layers of masking tape on the stock and sand off the excess pad. A rotary tool will do, but it'll take longer. Grinding, generally, is too coarse and you'll still have to finish it by sanding. Don't forget the eye protection.

 

[Dumby]

I did it two days ago with the same recoil pad you bought, the recoil pad was only a millimeter larger around the bottom so I did it with a sanding block with super fine paper because I didnt' want to over do it and to not getting it to look all nasty and torn. I did the lotsa tape like sunray(good pointer dude!) so if you see scratches on the tape you know you're about to start digging in the stock.

 

[gravyboat]

Thanks for the great tips. I'll try it out tonight.

 

[SuperCub]

I read somewhere that Decelerators grind better when they just come out off the freezer. I haven't tried it and probably won't as I hate grinding pads.

Don't let the rubber over heat.

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