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The question about wood plugs in leather covered pads has come up before. It is not a problem. The pad itself doesn't give under reasonable recoil so the plugs aren't felt on the shoulder.

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Originally Posted By: Doug Mann
Originally Posted By: Dave Erickson
Doug, can a leather pad be installed using a Cervellati microcell pad as a base?


Dave, I am unfamiliar with this pad but if it is anything like a Pachmayr Decelerator it would probably work ok. I would not recommend covering a pad as soft as a Limbsaver. That would be, IMO, like trying to cover bubble gum.


Thanks, Doug.

I like the light weight of the microcell pads, but they are too grabby, and they hang up my gun mount.

Mark, I'll be interested in hearing how your attempt works out.

Thanks!

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I've got 2 of the standard Pachmayr pads leather covered & done by Del Whitman & they turned out very nice although I really prefer to use a Silver's pad as a base mostly because it looks traditional w/ the larger plugs & it makes a firmer base for the leather. The only issue with the Silvers is the weight.

Del uses leather covered wood dowels for plugs on the Pachmayrs & it's not an issue with feeling the plugs on recoil.

The non plugged leather covered pads are IMHO a bad idea. At some point in time the pad is going to need to come off for a variety of reasons & then what do you do that doesn't involve a saw or a chisel?

Maybe there is a way to install plugless leather covered pads not involving glue that I'm not aware of but I really don't mind the look of the plugs when done correctly so I don't see the point of complicating the installation.

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May I suggest Dennis Potter also for your consideration. I agree Doug Mann does a great job on leather covered pads.

As to wooden plugs. I used to use the wooden plug method too. I found StockCap Corp. out of St. Louis about seven years ago. They make rubber plugs in many different sizes. I now use a 7/16" cutter to make the hole in the pad and a .350 plug. Using leather in the 1.5-2 oz weight(.022-.032 diameter) gives a good fit when the leather is put in the hole and over the plug. I made molds for forming the leather around the plugs which help keep sizing accurate.


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The Stock Doctor is as usual being modest. He installed this pad for me:


Such a long, long time to be gone, and a short time to be there.
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Look up the Larry Potterfield video on how to install a leather pad on YouTube. It's time consuming but not rocket science.

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I use a Brownells philips bit made for pads. I pre-tap the holes in the wood by running a screw in and out a couple of times but with the least amount of torque possible. With the pad covered nut with the screws in the pad I puch back on the screw, cut a tiny slot in the leather, and use Brownells extra narrow bit to run the screw home. The tiny slot is hard to find but it is there if you want to remove the pad.
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I appreciate the posts on how to do a leather covered pad w/o using plugs for the screw holes. I had not thought of doing it that way & for those who insist on no plugs it's a much better method than gluing the pad on over pegs which I have seen done before.

As for myself, I'm happy with nicely done plugs of either wood or rubber & I do like the look of a well done leather covered pad.

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Look up the Larry Potterfield video on how to install a leather pad on YouTube. It's time consuming but not rocket science.


Yeah...go ahead...I wonder where he came up with the idea of the line scribing tool??

CJ


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