Trojan restoration questions

[B. Dudley]

If the grain of wood is not broken in the dent, it can usually be raised up (at least most of the way) by steaming. If is is cut or gouged, then the only way is to sand it out, or leave it be. Depending on the overall finish of the gun, leaving marks like this are nice because it shows the age and use of the gun. Even if refinished.

Using fillers and such usually does not give great results unless the damage is very small.

[Pa SxS]

Here is one way you can fit a recoil pad to a curved stock. I've used it to fit a KickEzz pad to my GH. I haven't had luck heating a pad to the proper shape so that there wouldn't be any gaps when mounted. Basically what you are doing is putting a screw in the middle of the pad and using the screw to draw the pad to the stock.

Here is the link to the tool: http://www.midwayusa.com/product/143...hole-punch-1-4. I've also heard you can make the tool out of a brass rifle case of the correct diameter you need for the hole. Punch out the primer.

This tool is normally used to punch out a hole in the recoil pad for easy access to the stock draw bolt without having to remove the recoil pad.

Locate the center of the pad and use the tool to core out the rubber down to the hard base. The rubber will be in the tool when you remove it from the pad so use a small rod to take out the cored rubber and save it. Drill a hole in the hard base, the diameter of the screw you are using. Mount the recoil pad to the stock. Take the plug and cut it to the proper length so it's flush with the pad.

This would work with a solid rubber pad such as a Silvers or other similar pads. You've got the 2 big plugs anyway for the Silvers, what's one small plug in the middle going to matter? I don't know how this would look with the ventilated type of pads, the core would be smaller but would probably work too.

[J. A. EARLY]

From experience, the Galazan solid red pads with the big plugs always break when trying to mate to a curved butt, due to the internal big hole that is in the red rubber as well as the same hole in the hard black plastic. If it does not break, it separates. You will need to go with the Silvers or a red Pachmayr pad for a curved stock butt, and then only if it is slightly curved. I snapped two of them in a row just bending them slightly. Just my experience.

[Kyle Lambright]

I may just call CSMC for some technical help. If they have a curved version of the Silvers in stock I will go with that.
Thanks to all for your input. The project is moving along and I'm having a great time working on this shotgun. I'm glad I am starting now since I may use it on the dove opener at the end of the summer.
Warning: this thread may be 100 posts long by the time I get through with this process!
Thanks again for all of the great input - Kyle