Adding recoil pads
 

Most of all the repros i have seen are too short for me. What's it going to do to the value by adding a recoil pad around 3/8 or so?

I would guess cutting stock for a pad will reduce value by at least 20%. I don't think a pad could be installed without cutting a flat installation surface.
Bob Jurewicz

By all means use a slip-on pad like a Galco or some other quality one. I would highly recommend NOT cutting the stock.






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I would look a bit harder for a long LOP gun. They come up somewhat frequently. How much of an increase do you need? Sounds like not too much if you only need a 3/8 pad.

As Dean says put on a quality slip on you can also add some extra foam to the pad if you need a little extra length. Cutting off the SSBP will seriously drop the value of the gun plus even at a reduced price make it very hard to sell so if you still want to do this, plan on keeping the gun a long time.

Slip on by all means

Most complain about them being too long.

That's a surprise and seems to be contrary to what the interweb would have one believe. I'm curious..at a practical level, what would you say is the prevailing l.o.p most often requested/required?

(Anywhere from 14 thru 14-1/2 seems to work well for me at 5'9 & an average build)

I fairly successfully shoot side by sides from 13 1/2" to 15 3/4". My pair of William Evans sporting clays guns are 15 3/4" to the front triggers and I shoot them as well as any of my other guns.

I like a 15 inch LOP for a two triggered gun. I can get by with a slightly shorter one with a SST gun.

If your Repo is to short by all means use a slip on pad.

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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Boy... even their "down" page has ads on it.

Love my 28 bore Repro, but the stock is way too short. I use a velco-secured leather slip-on pad with a couple layer of carpet backing added inside. This gets the LOP out to a very useful 15 1/2" and I shoot it well.