"prefit recoil pads"

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so I am in the process of changing the recoil pad on my guide gun and lets just say "prefit" isnt always acurate. I picked up a prefinished pachmayr decelerator and low and behold the dang thing was almost .250" to short. so went back to the store and exchanged it for an 870 one and it's approx .040" per side to wide but the lengt is near perfect. Any body else have a similar experiance
 
"Prefit" is a joke. I guess it is fine for most "do it your selfers" who may really screw up a pad install.

It does not take into account changes in length or angle or the fact that all stocks within a model are not the same.
 
I've bought a couple of pre-fit Limbsavers to put on synthetic stocks and they've fit pretty good actually.

I had one on a synthetic Ruger MK-II and on a synthetic LA Rem 700. Once I swapped out my factory tupperware Ruger stock for something else, I put the pad on my wood Ruger #1. Doesnt fit as good as on a synthetic stock but my #1 is a bit rough so it's not a big deal for now.
 
I found the pre-fit Limbsavers are pretty close but the Pachymer ones have never been close for me either. If I need a pad installed these days I just send it to a gunsmith like guntech and get it done right. Some guys can do a pad at home and not make a mess of it but I ain't one of them:D...
 
guntech said:
"Prefit" is a joke. I guess it is fine for most "do it your selfers" who may really screw up a pad install.

It does not take into account changes in length or angle or the fact that all stocks within a model are not the same.
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This is very true, especially for Marlins. I have a variety of 336's and 1894's, and would never think of swapping the plastic buttplates between them... they are all profiled differently. With a nice padded recoil pad, you also want to make sure that the angle of the comb and toe of the stock carries through the pad to maintain a nice look.

I recently purchased a replacement Marlin OEM plastic buttplate and when I fitted it, I had to remove about a 1/4" material all around. At least with Marlins, they must do final sanding of the buttstocks with the buttplate in place, so there will be variation.

Do you have access to some basic tools? If so, I'd recommend a grind-to-fit buttplate if you're really concerned about ensuring a proper fit.
 
I put a limbsaver prefit on a Savage synthetic stock. The overall fit is not bad (but not perfect either). The screw holes needed to be elongated to get it to screw on. I'm pretty sure it is designed to fit one of the Rem models but the Savage stock dimensions are pretty similar (aside from the mounting hole spacing). It works fine for my purposes, but if I wanted one for a gun with a nice looking walnut stock it would be a grind to fit.
 
well had to drill and dowel the origional holes. and redrill new ones gotter mounted. now for the sanding. takes lots of time
 
I put a decelerator on my 7mm Mag A-Bolt...it works but it's about 1/16" too big all around. Looks like a homemade solution - which it is, I guess. "There's no need for gunsmithing!" uh, ymmv.

My shoulder appreciates it every time I fire, though.
 
i put one layer of green masking tape arpound the end of the stock and have been using a sanding block and 100 grit paper to get it down close and figure i will use 200 grit to clean up the finished unit. first time doin this and it's prety easy considering i have no idea what iam doin
 
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