Poor-man's Custom Recoil Pad

Karl · 11-25-2010, 08:09 PM

I wanted to put a recoil pad on a milsurp rifle but didn't want to mess up the butt or pay for an expensive pad. After some experimenting this is what I came up with. The pad is made from a flip-flop ($2.50 a pair at Target) glued to the steel butt plate. It is necessary to grind the outer surface off one side of the material so that the glue will stick. Rough shaping was done with a belt sander, final shaping with a sanding block. The hole for the butt plate screw was cut with a sharpened .45 shell. After three trips to the range it has not come loose and it works just as well as the expensive pads.

Curly1 · 11-25-2010, 10:08 PM

NICE, human innovation at it's finest.

What' type of glue did you use?

Karl · 11-26-2010, 09:33 AM

Gary,

The stuff I used is called "Power Poxy Super Cement" but I would guess that any acetate based glue would work - anything that says "glues everything."
KFS

lugerholsterrepair · 11-30-2010, 07:57 PM

Karl, Thats a great idea! I have an old Remington/Browning Auto 5 shotgun that needs one of those...I need to scout around for a brown flip-flop.
Thanks for sharing..

Jerry Burney

11-25-2010, 08:09 PM	#1
Karl Lifer - Twice Over Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Savannah Posts: 520 Thanks: 0 Thanked 266 Times in 116 Posts	Poor-man's Custom Recoil Pad I wanted to put a recoil pad on a milsurp rifle but didn't want to mess up the butt or pay for an expensive pad. After some experimenting this is what I came up with. The pad is made from a flip-flop ($2.50 a pair at Target) glued to the steel butt plate. It is necessary to grind the outer surface off one side of the material so that the glue will stick. Rough shaping was done with a belt sander, final shaping with a sanding block. The hole for the butt plate screw was cut with a sharpened .45 shell. After three trips to the range it has not come loose and it works just as well as the expensive pads. Attached Thumbnails

11-25-2010, 10:08 PM	#2
Curly1 User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 1,237 Thanks: 116 Thanked 708 Times in 369 Posts	NICE, human innovation at it's finest. What' type of glue did you use? __________________ Laugh hard and often. Gary

11-30-2010, 07:57 PM	#4
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,771 Thanks: 4,922 Thanked 3,123 Times in 1,434 Posts	Karl, Thats a great idea! I have an old Remington/Browning Auto 5 shotgun that needs one of those...I need to scout around for a brown flip-flop. Thanks for sharing.. Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

11-26-2010, 09:33 AM	#3
Karl Lifer - Twice Over Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Savannah Posts: 520 Thanks: 0 Thanked 266 Times in 116 Posts	Gary, The stuff I used is called "Power Poxy Super Cement" but I would guess that any acetate based glue would work - anything that says "glues everything." KFS