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Unread 03-08-2017, 05:58 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by Chris Travinski View Post
Brian D. would know the answer to this, isn't the checkered part inside the skeleton butt on a repro. a separate piece of wood? If that's the case, wouldn't it be easy to put on a temporary butt pad?


Yes. It is glued on. And the butt is hollowed out under it.
A pad could be installed Over it, but then you still have the shallow inletting for the buttplates spur on the top side. And the shape of the heel would not be condusive to installing a pad. Not properly at least.
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