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.

11-25-2010, 08:09 PM	#1
Karl Lifer - Twice Over Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Savannah Posts: 530 Thanks: 0 Thanked 280 Times in 123 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