Hello David.
I have seen this done with skeleton grip caps, but not with buttplates.
Inlet a piece of wood to fit the opening from the inside and have it overlap inside the bottom of the plate.
The wood is going to be thin so epoxy the hidden areas to the plate for strength, arrest any cracking, etc.
Inlet the stock so that the entire unit fits like a solid butplate.
If the skeleton is radiused on the inside, the insert should be invisible from the sides of the plate.
That should work well enough.
The only part of the insert that would be unsupported would be the through hole. This shouldn't be a problem as the rest of it is supported by the stock beneath it..
Should have read closer, Toby, um, said that.
Tom
Last edited by Tom Hall; 03/01/07 11:48 PM.
