Fitting a recoil pad to a synthetic shotgun stock

[Mattyb]

Has anyone cut down and fit a recoil pad to a synthetic shotgun stock? If so, how difficult is it? With the synthetic stock being hollow, I would think it could present problems with very little support under the pad...?

The gun is a Beretta 1201FP, there is little to no aftermarket support since the gun is discontinued.

I'm looking for some input before I just plop it into my chop saw and go nuts with a drill and my 2x72 knife grinder.

Thanks.

 

[Bailey Boat]

I've done it before by creating a false filler within the hollow stock. Ain't easy therefore it ain't cheap.

 

[Sharps40]

Depends on the stock...many have long ribs that you can cut down the stock and screw the pad back on. Others are glued on and you have to glue the pad back on the cut down stock, as noted, sometimes with a base filler. Talk to stock mfgr. Most ramlines and many factory stocks are ramline, have the internal ribs allowing 2" or so of shortening and still screw the reground pad back on. Bells/etc, are typically glued as I recall.

 

[Mattyb]

If I cut it down to where I think I want it, there would still be some screw hole channel (probably not the right term, but you get the idea) left in there. Are screw holes more or less a standard distance apart?

 

[Mattyb]

Thanks for the help.

 

[Mattyb]

I measured the 3 shotguns I have, and none of the screw holes are the same, so I just answered that question...

 

[Bailey Boat]

There is a standard spacing but most synthetic stock makers ignore it because of injection molding requirements. Even if it was the same the exterior contour of the pad would no longer match the contour of the stock because the stock has been shortened along a tapering line.