I've always felt that cutting a skeleton plate off a repro is the same as cutting $800.00 to a $1000.00 off the value of the gun.

Whether I need it or not I always use a slip on recoil pad over a skeleton butt. To me this is the most outstanding feature of any DH(E) or higher gun. Think also of how many skeleton buttplates you see that have been dropped hard on the end (toe) and a chip comes out of the stock. I protect the checkering at all costs. This way you are killing two birds with one barrel (stone)!

This is the easiest for me
But don't leave it on all the
Time as there will be a different
Color in the wood over time
Cost 20 DOLLARS or less
Several inserts for different
Length

I've used that in the past. They also used to have a neoprene comb raiser as well with different size inserts. Worked pretty well on those guns with 3" DAH.

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.

Got it, I was under the impression the checkered piece was captured by the butt plate and not glued on. Slip on pad it is.

Here is one with pad added and it still has the widows peak

http://rs78.pbsrc.com/albums/j106/Bo...90014.jpg~c100

WELL. DOES PHOTOBUCKET SUCK OR WHAT!!!!
SORRY!!!!!

I'm very old school and believe you should be able to shoot any Parker someone sticks in your hands. I would never cut off a SSBP -EVER.

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