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02-05-2015, 06:09 PM | #3 | ||||||
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If you want to be financially prudent, go the solid pad route. But I personally think those thick red pads look odd. I'd add a 1/2" black spacer, then a regular Galazan solid red pad. But that's just me.
Someone like Mark Larson can add wood and re-grain it to be perfect to the wood you have, and it opens the door to your skeleton butt. But open your wallet too. I'd budget at least $1000 for the job. |
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02-05-2015, 07:31 PM | #4 | ||||||
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the 1-1/2" silvers style pads have their purpose, but that is a lot of Orange on the back of a stock.
You have to decide what way to go with the gun and what you want it to be. The only way to fix it right is to restock it.
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02-09-2015, 09:08 PM | #5 | ||||||
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Preston:
Another option would be to perform a "butt transplant" if the stock head is in good condition. This procedure is well-described by stockmaker David Trevallion in his book "Shotgun Technicana" (2002). |
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02-10-2015, 12:24 AM | #6 | ||||||
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Transplant
There are several good stockers out there that can do a transplant and if they're good enough you won't even know its been done. It will look correct, have the drop that you want and need and have the length that you want and you can probably get it done for $1,000 or less.
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02-10-2015, 01:15 PM | #7 | ||||||
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Mark Larson does a great job of adding wood and matching the grain so that is difficult to see that there is an extension. I think he can do the checkering and refinishing is included in the cost of adding the extension. His cost is a lot better than restocking or grafting on a whole transplant. If you choose to go the spacer/recoil pad route I would check out Galazn's they sell repo as well as original Silvers (which I prefer) pads that are correct for your gun.
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02-11-2015, 12:56 PM | #8 | ||||||
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Hello,
Thanks for all the advice. I have decided to cut off the stock extension and mount an Ithica sunburst pad as I am not sure that the silver pads can be cut down enough to fit the stock (4 7/8 in. I don't want to do the Butt Transplant at the stock neck because I don't want to lose the existing high quality wood. Regards Preston C |
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02-11-2015, 02:26 PM | #9 | ||||||
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Don't be concerned about the Silvers pad I have a Silvers mounted to one of my Lefever G grades that finished out nicely at 4 3/4 inches.
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