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Pads put on a curved butt look like an amateur did the job, IMO.


Jim, gotta disagree with you on this one. Plenty of old guns are too short for current shooters, and I hate to see the butt of a Smith or Parker (with or without the spur) squared up for a modern pad just to lengthen the LOP. If the pad is correctly fitted to the curved butt and the spur mortise is properly filled with black epoxy, the pad looks factory and the stock has not been damaged in any way. The process is completely reversible and the butt plate can be reinstalled later if desired. I have done this to a couple of my older guns, and plan to do it to several more. I'll try to post a couple of pictures this weekend.

Last edited by Replacement; 12/15/06 12:06 AM.