Butt pad question
 

Hi
I have been fooling with this old gun recently and have asked a few questions, thank you for all of the responses I hope I don't wear out my welcome.

The stock I have is from a DHE straight grip, it has an old rotten orange pad on it that I believe is original. I have been looking for a replacement and all the ones I've seen have a flat back where it screws to the stock. My stock has an arc on it and the pad I took off has a hard moulded plastic part that matches the stock and I'm guessing the orange rubber is vulcanized to that.

I have looked hard on the net and have not see a pad that has an arc moulded into it.
Can anyone identify this from my description ?

Thank you, Tom

Tom I think that Giffin and Howe pad will work for you.

I believe some gunsmiths heat the pad up to make it pliable, shape it, let it cool and it holds it's curve. I use a plug cutter and insert a screw in the middle to draw it in, then reinsert the plug to hide the screw.

Galazan offers their own "Period Correct" pad and the traditional Silver's pad. But both are "flat" on the back and must be softened by boiling, bent, then fitted to to stock at hand... just like the originals were. If you have not done this before, best to trust the job to a pro.

The CSMC "Period Correct" Pad is very flexible and requires no heating at all to conform to a curved butt. I have fitted up some of thes pads to some extreme curves. Below is a photo of one that was on a Parker that was originally fitted with a pad and that curve is original. The CSMC pad bent with no trouble. but it had a little of a hard time staying down in the very middle. For this one, the pad had to be glued in the very middle.
Also pictured below is a Fox CE with this pad fitted to a curved butt.
And also another parker with a Sput added to the pad in order to be able to properly replace a Dogs Head Buttplate with no modification to the wood in any way.

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However, a normal Parker curved butt is no problem for these CSMC pads.

Grinding them for a proper clean fit is another story and is best done by someone who knows what they are doing if you have not done one before.

If Tom's gun requires a spurred buttpad I have found the Galazan pad's spur contour and size is not compatible with the original Parker's mortise.

That is where you have to remove one from another Parker buttplate and put it onto the pad.

Been there... done that. It requires a deft hand to make it look nice.

I think a better idea is to pour black bedding compound to fill the cutout for the peak.

Thanks for the info

My pad does not have the spur on top, so it should be straight forward.

I will order the pad from ct. I will be grinding and installing this pad myself, this is a project gun and this is how I learn.
I have just finished fitting a set of barrels to this gun first time fooling with a shot gun and they came out very tight in all directions. I am very pleased with it and love working on it.

This is not a collector grade gun so I am not so worried if the pad isn't perfect, but I think I can do a very respectable job installing it.

Thanks again for the info, hopefully someday I can contribute.
Tom