Replace pad?

[Researcher]

You don't want to rush into these making changes. The Fray-Mershon "Whiteline" that was on my favorite 1914 vintage A.H. Fox, 12-gauge, 28-inch, straight grip, A-Grade when I bought it in 1966 is still there. I've always shot the gun with a Red Head lace-on pad for extra length.

In the late 1980s I bought three Silvers pads from Jack Rowe with the intention of using one to replace the Morgan on my J-Grade A.H. Fox SBT. You guessed it, the Morgan is still in place!!

[Phil Yearout]

Originally Posted by Dave Noreen

You don't want to rush into these making changes.

I agree! I needed more length on my 16ga Trojan when I got it but I really liked the vintage Red Head pad it wore, so I judiciously sanded off the pad base and attached a spacer as a base. The pad was a bit oversized so it worked out. May not be appearance-perfect but it works for me.

When I bought my early Fox A Grade 12 the seller had a new old stock Hy Gun pad installed but it was brown. He also sent along the original red pad with a broken base. I liked the red pad so much better; I repaired the base with black epoxy, put it on the gun, and sold the brown pad.

And my Parker SC SBT still wears the not-correct Horse Shoe pad it had when I got it, including the Plexiglas spacer !