dogs head vs rubber butt pad

[Mike Hoecherl]

I am a member of the Texas side by side shooting club and I’m starting to shoot My Parkers more and more and I’m finding that the hard plastic dogs head but plate is slipping on my shoulder and having to readadjust the gun to shoot the second shot. Would it hurt the value of my gun if I had the stock cut and a rubber butt pad installed any advice would help

[Eric Eis]

Yes Mike it will seriously hurt the value of the gun. If the length of pull is just right I would suggest using a piece of fine grit sand paper or a piece of rubber (bike innertube etc) glued to the but plate with a removable adhesive like rubber cement. Or if you could use a little more length of pull buy a leather slip on pad which may member here use. Just remember to take the pad off as it can leave a mark on the stock if left on for storage.

[Brian Dudley]

Hurting the value really depends on the condition of the gun now.

But it really would be best to add something to add traction. Such as sandpaper, grip tread or a piece of that beretta gell pad.

[Dean Romig]

I would use anything but sandpaper. It can ruin a nice shooting shirt, jacket or cest in pretty short order.

The Beretta gel pads are very good and pretty inexpensive.





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[Mike Hoecherl]

has anyone taken the dogs head plate off and installed a thin pad without cutting the stock? kick eez makes a 1/2 pad but don’t know if it can be scored to conform to the curve of the stock ?

[Brian Dudley]

It can be done.

[Mike Hoecherl]

the two guns in question are 100% restored trojan 16 gauge and a gh grade 12 gauge that i’m using while at the same time restoring

[Kirk Potter]

the two guns in question are 100% restored trojan 16 gauge and a gh grade 12 gauge that i’m using while at the same time restoring

Well I don't believe a Trojan should have a DHBP anyways, and being that it's already restored I doubt it'd hurt the value.

[Mike Hoecherl]

There was a dogs head butt plate on the Trojan when I bought it but the stock was broken at the wrist so put new factory Parker stock on it and reinstall dogs head butt plate

[Brian Dudley]

Trojans did not have dog’s head buttplates. If it did, then it wasnt correct. And, trojans buttplates were never spurred.

[Daryl Corona]

Are both guns slipping? The pitch on your stock is wrong for you if you have to reposition it after each shot. We could get into a long discussion about pitch but you might want to try a few simple things that might work for you.

Wear a shooting shirt or vest with a rough leather/suede surface patch on your chest.
Concentrate on controlling the grip firmly pulling it snugly into the pocket of your chest when you mount the gun using your forward hand only to support and guide the barrels.
Buy some RTV/clear 100% silicone and apply a thin coat to the butt wetting your finger then smearing it to cover the surface. This will peel off easily if you need to but will give you a non slip surface.
I generally don't like recoil pads on shotguns unless they were ordered from the factory like that as they will add weight to the stock and disturb the balance of the gun.

Good luck and let us know how you make out.

[Mike Hoecherl]

Thanks all for all your advice going to look into the rubber coating and the Beretta gel pack :smiley7::smiley7: