Now I'm learning about installing recoil pads

[Cheyenne Ranger]

When I got my Coyote Cap Model 99 SxS the stock looked more like a 2x6 than a stock.

So I get out my files and rasps and go to work.  Got it more looking like a stock but sanded through the recoil pad while doing this.

So I'm the proud owner of a recoil pad jig and just got my first one (of at least two) sanded to fit the stock.  

But, being anal-retentive, I had to sand it perfectly smooth with the stock so I get to refinish the rear of the stock (now the third time but I know how to do this :wink: ).

So in a few days I'll have my new recoil pad-ed refinished stock-ed SxS all ready to go.

CR

[Snake River Cowboy]

With any luck, the recoil pad will come out great and if you drop the gun again it will land on the pad. That could save you some work!  :-D

[Lazarus Longshot]

With Cheyenne's luck, if he drops the shotgun again, it'll land on his foot and break his toe!!!! :-D

[Cheyenne Ranger]

Lazrus knows me too well.

Got a couple of coats of tru oil on the Cap SxS so I decided to cut off the Spanish one's stock (metal buttplate) and install one on it too.

Amazing what a table saw with a new carbide blade will do to a stock.  You have to remember to wrap the stock with tape to help reduce the tear out but we're talking 15 minutes from time I started tearing down the gun till I was putting tru oil on it to seal the raw wood that will be under the recoil pad.  

Now I have two stocks to refinish :wink: --actually will be fine as it only takes about 5 minutes to do one.

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