22 November 2018, 05:21
deverematerial to make a recoil pad spacer
I want to add about a 1/4" of LOP to a stock and have been looking for some hard black plastic or hard rubber that can be used as a spacer. Plan to trace the correct shape from the existing pad and cut to size. Have looked all over for a scrap piece of suitable material that will work but have found nothing. Any ideas of a likely local source of such material? thanks
22 November 2018, 09:51
Lefteris VassiliadisAvailable in 4, 5 & 6mm thick.
https://www.hastingsdistributi...product_detail&p=35628 November 2018, 03:29
JTEXOne of the guys at our gun club uses dollar store flip flops.....they work surprisingly well.
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04 December 2018, 08:30
Jeff millsGuess this is the only good use I have gotten from a flip flop sandle, myself.
04 December 2018, 09:14
TomPquote:
Originally posted by devere:
I want to add about a 1/4" of LOP to a stock and have been looking for some hard black plastic or hard rubber that can be used as a spacer. Plan to trace the correct shape from the existing pad and cut to size. Have looked all over for a scrap piece of suitable material that will work but have found nothing. Any ideas of a likely local source of such material? thanks
Sorbothane, from McMaster Carr.
05 December 2018, 06:03
ClaymanPachmayr makes recoil pad spacers that do just that. Did you try one of those?
07 December 2018, 05:19
deverethanks for the ideas guys. This sounds crazy but I mentioned to my son what I was looking for recently. I stopped over to his place last week and he had a piece of black hard rubber that had come from a conveyor belt, about 5/16": very uniform in thickness. Think it actually might work.
15 June 2019, 02:25
AtkinsonSpacers make a gun look cheap IMO..I would rather add a quality slip on that fits, and another of its benefits is in the summer you shoot a longer inch or so and in the hard winter country over a heavy parka or coat or layerd clothing the gun will fit you without the spacer..Just my approach..