Crushed Pads Replaced

[iwanna]

They look great. You're giving me ideas here for my old .308 Deluxe. Did you install the pads yourself?

 

[misako50]

Good looking rifle Misako. The difference in longevity between the two pads is pretty amazing

Deerhunter-The Deluxe I use now for my #1 Gun has a decent soft pad on it now and it is the original Sako pad from 1963. Amazing and unique at the same time. Luck of the draw

 

[misako50]

They look great. You're giving me ideas here for my old .308 Deluxe. Did you install the pads yourself?

Iwanna-I never installed a pad on a rifle until the 1990s. A good smith did a better job then and still would today

 

[iwanna]

I did a grind-to-fit one time. It turned out great! But, it was a cheap gun.

 

[stonecreek]

I bought a cheap "mini" belt grinder at Harbor Freight that uses a belt about an inch wide. It does a pretty decent job on a grind-to-fit pad, but it's always a challenge to keep from scarring the finish of the adjacent wood. Does anyone have a better wood protector than a couple of layers of masking tape? The masking tape helps, but is too easily penetrated.

 

[iwanna]

I put a couple of small nicks in the wood with the belt sander when I did one. No big deal on a $10.00 gun. I've heard that the best way is with a wood shaper--the bigger the disk the better.

 

[16b410]

Muffler repair tape (not the easiest stuff to find) is great. I'm currently using three layers of duct tape, all different colors, so I can see if I'm cutting through a layer of tape.

 

[misako50]

I install on the stock with screws and mark with a very sharp pencil . Then I remove it and use a hand held belt sander to get it close. Then I reinstall and use a block sander and finish it by hand. Slow messy process but it works for me. I use two layers of 2" quality masking tape to protect the stock.-Misako

 

[stonecreek]

Muffler repair tape (not the easiest stuff to find) is great. I'm currently using three layers of duct tape, all different colors, so I can see if I'm cutting through a layer of tape.

Yeah, that stuff used to be quite common when the auto inspection process was more "informal". I would think that the adhesive on it might damage the stock finish if you didn't put a layer of masking tape under it.

I've used the multi-color masking tape layers in the same way. It is somewhat helpful.

 

[iwanna]

Here's that one I was asking about. I was just surprised to see an Old English recoil pad on it. Original?

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=481326224

 

[misako50]

The description states it to be a factory pad. It should say Sako on it not Old English. I do think it is the same except for the brand name. I have a black one just like it. That is a Safari Grade Classic but I have not heard it called a deluxe until the seller stated as such.-Misako

 

[16b410]

This is from our beloved administrator L61R posted 4/22/14.

That sounds right! Sako used Pachmeyer Old English pads on the Safari model. I had one of those in .338 with the same pad.

Jim

 

[iwanna]

Ah, thanks for the answer. I've never seen a non-Sako branded pad on a Sako before.