Need advice about replacing the thin rubber Rem700 Sendero butt pad.

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VaniB

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I will eventually want to remove the thin black rubber pad off of my Remington 700 black flecked HS Sendero stock so I can put some lead weight in the stock. I'll want to install a new pad back onto the stock. But, while I've worked plenty with sanding wood, I am not familiar with shaping rubber or glueing it to a stock.

I don't think I need anything other then the same thin rubber pad that was already on this stock to handle the recoil of a 6/250 sized case. Do rubber butt plates sand real easy, and what cement do I use to fasten the butt to the HS stock? (I assume most pads come with 2 screws to hold it firmly?)
 
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You will get a lot of preferences here, but I like the decellerator for recoiling rifles, and an aluminum plate only for the light stuff.

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Not sure I would want anything other then another thin rubber pad, as I feel like I don't need a thick recoil pad to absorb recoil with a 17 pound rifle in the 6/250 class of case......it will hold firmer on the shoulder without slipping for more precision style shooting if it is soft rubber instead of a hard plastic or metal buttplate.

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In case anybody else cares to know:

http://www.shootingtimes.com/gunsmithing/1206/

Ok....I'll shop for something at Midway or Brownell's. I just need to make sure it's bigger then the buttstock so I have some material to work with. It's kind of tricky trying to order a pad on the internet (Brownell's for example) when they list measurements as if it were a 2" x 6" rectangular box I'm working on.
 
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I've shortened quite a few composite stocks and sometimes there is not much left to hold onto for the pads. What I did was cut and shape a block that I epoxied inside the stock. This gives you something to screw you pad into.
 
Ken,

I'll probably go with a simple black rubber basket weave pad like this;

http://www.brownells.com/aspx/ns/store/ProductDetail.aspx?p=9729&title=RIFLE RECOIL PADS

...the 500B in medium size.(...3rd one down the page.)


Do you suggest that I attach it to the Remington HS Sendero composite stock with some kind of cement in addition to two screws?.....Or are the two screws alone sufficient to hold it neat and tight at the seams all the way around the butt?

That "How to" article I attached in that link mentions nothing about using some kind of glue.
 
If all you want to do is add some weight, drill a 1/4" hole between the stud and pad on the bottom side, and fill 'er up with #9 lead shot.
When it's getting full, hold the butt on your case vibrater to settle things and keep adding till it won't hold any more.
I use a 2 part metallic gray poxy weld to plug the hole, which gets hard enough to file and hide the hole.
You can pack it tight enough to barely hear the shot wiggle, adds about 2 1/2 lbs, and no messing with the recoil pad.

Al
 
Rubber butt pads

I have two HS Precision fiberglass stocks with rubber butt pads on the bottom and need to add some weight to balance the rifle. They appear to be glued to the stock. Anyone have experience removing these? I would be temped to loosen the adhesive with a heat gun, add the weight, and replace the pad. There are no screw holes in the bottom, so my assumption is they are glued. Any experience or info. would be appreciated.
Chino69
 
Chino69,
I've not tried heat to get the pad loose but freezing the stock for a day and then a sharp rap with a mallet has removed the pad with out damage. Let us know how you do.
 
Be careful ordering a butt plate. Some or all have a metal plate in them to keep them flat and stiff. If you buy a extra big one "just to be sure" you may hit the metal filler as you cut it down.
 
I thought those HS pads might have been vulcanized onto the stock like the way they make athletic shoes now a days.
That freezing it for a day is an interesting tip.

Alf,

In case you or anybody else wants to know another way to add weight to an HS stock without having to drill a hole in the exterior;

In the past I have unscrewed the little rifle strap lug from out of the back of the stock. Then, I drilled a hole that was narrower then the lug threads which will get you into the hollow body of the HS stock butt. I then use a funnel to pour a combination of lead shot and sand. The reason why you may not want to pour 100% lead shot alone is because it rattles. So I mix in some sand. It is a veeerrry slow and tedious process of getting the stuff into such a small hole, but it works, and my varmint rig 20Tac now weighs 16 pounds.

By the way, a cotton sac of lead shot is too darn expensive if you don't ever plan on using it for shotshell reloading. So, I simply bought a couple of boxes of shotgun shells that were on sale, and cut the plastic shells open for the 1 ounce of lead shot that each shell holds.

However, this project I'm currently doing is getting a custom working over and a paint job. So, I might as well just open it up at the pad, hollow it out a little more, and apply a ton of lead in there real tight.
 
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