I want to change the length of pull and the recoil pad on my Zastava 458 Win Mag.

Currently it has a 14.25" LOP with the .75" thick black hockey puck pad that's on it now.

I was thinking of using a 1" thick Pachmayr Decelerator, Old English, Leather look pad.

I'm going to cut 3/4" off the butt to make the final length of pull 13.75" just like my Win 70 (375 H&H).

Pachmayr offers these pads in black, brown and red and I kind of like the thought of a red pad.

Would this look out of place on rifle like this?

Here's the style but in brown:

Red pad would look great. I just put a new pad on my Whitworth - same pad design that you show here. I used brown since it matched the factory pad.

Be aware, I've been unable to find Pachmayr red pads in large, so make sure a medium will work. NECG makes large red pads, but they are out right now.

For Pachmayr pads, Amazon has the best prices and shipping.

Pach old english decel pads are all I use; brown and black. No red. But some like red.

Thanks guys, I measured the existing pad and the medium will fit that. Since I'm cutting the stock back it should give me more room for error.

Now I have to make a tapered wedge to use as a sanding rest to get the toe line correct.

I have alway eyeballed the grinding, once they are screwed on. And I avoid like the plague, fitting a pad to a stock on which the finish has to remain.

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Originally posted by dpcd:
I have alway eyeballed the grinding, once they are screwed on. And I avoid like the plague, fitting a pad to a stock on which the finish has to remain.

Good advice, I'm going to shave the roll over off of the comb so I'll have to refinish it anyway.