Rem LTR recoil pad question

[schatzler]

Have a 4 year old Remington LTR in .308.

Bought a new R3 recoil pad to install on it.

The factory recoil pad does not have any screw access points.

Don't know if its glued on or what.

Any suggestions on changing it?

 

[HKfan]

Hey schatzler,

I have not taken my recoil pad off, but have heard that the best way to do this is to leave the butt in the freezer for a couple of hours and pull off the old recoil pad, which will allow you to access the screw points.

I have been thinking of doing the same thing - which R3 recoil pad did you buy, and how does it fit on the stock?

 

[dpopl8r]

The recoil pad is glued, with no screws.

 

[schatzler]

so I will need to glue on the R3?

THis is getting more complicated every minute.

Maybe the old one isn't that bad after all.

 

[carbonrod]

Why do you want to change the recoil pad BTW? I have thousands of rounds through mine, and have used it in many conditions/hunts, and I have not found it to slip at all.

 

[schatzler]

Gotta say that on hot summer days of shooting prone in a t-shirt...my shoulder gets sore!

I bought a new Rem. (similar wt. and recoil energy) that has the R3 and I can tell a difference with felt recoil.

More of a push than a snap.

Found the same thing in Trap shooting. Maybe not a huge deal at 50 rounds, but at 100 rounds you can tell a difference.

 

[HKfan]

I'm putting one on as a cheap way to increase the length of pull.

 

[frzburn]

I'm also interested in increasing the LOP on my LTR. So it's glued.... damn.

Can the butt be pierced easily to add a new recoil pad with screws?

 

[alberta tactical rifle]

The pad IS glued on, the stock is hollow inside as well. I cut the old pad off then fill the cavity with foam until there is 3/8" of room from where the pad goes on then fill the rest with fibergalss resin and kevlar wool.
Once it is set up this will take screws to hold the new pad on real well.