Heat and hope

 

What do you do once you’ve worn through the factory recoil pad? Do you have to screw into the stock or do they sell other grind to fit pads that can be glued on?

 

Some will heat it up and then pop it off with a screw driver or the stock wrench through the stock wrench screw hole and lever it up and off. I have had kickeez put on which require new screw holes. Weight will be a little greater than the factory pad.

 

They are glued on and sanded with the stock for a seamless perfect fit.

 

Total pita when you want to fiddle with different pads and such but man does it look sooooo good on a new gun. Perfection in fit.

 

Have had experience with other brands of shotguns with glued on recoil pads. The glue used is called hide glue and the pad is best removed with the application of moisture and heat along with gentle prying with a very thin bladed blunt tipped knife. Most times I’ve been able to remove the pad with no damage done to the stock by working the tip off the knife in (between the stock and pad) while holding it over a steaming teapot. By working slowly and introducing the heat and moisture of the steam against the knife blade and into the joint, the pad will come lose.

 

Replaced a few of these. The have been as easy as a little heat and a putty knife as Bruin mentions or as hard as having them break apart and chisle pieces off (happened once). If you can wedge both top and bottom then go through the stock hole and wiggle that’s seems to work. I think they all differ by how much glue the Italians were sniffing when they put the pad on.

 

It's the same glue they use for their side ribs. And I can make fun of it all I want since my side ribs popped loose. Steve

 

Thanks all good feedback. Some guys I talk to actually cut them up with a saw and then grind the rest off… I think I’m more diplomatic approach with some heat will work best.

 

If you take a serrated knife and saw off the micro cell , then heat up lightly to loosen up the glue , it will come off with minimal effort.
one done many over the years .