Well I had vacation this week and the deer hunting has been slow so I decided to get after the butt pad issue. I took the butt pad assembly off and after removing the thin rubber torture device, noticed that the holes in the pad holder matched up almost perfectly with a limbsaver I had lying around.
The channels in the holder lend themselves perfectly to a square nut, and a quick trip to Home Depot later, I have a very soft butt pad that still functions 100% for up down adjustability, as well as folding all the way as long as the pad is adjusted down to flush on top.
I know some have said the stock pad is totally adequate for hunting/light firing schedules, and I agree, but after 80 rounds from the prone in an F Class match I had had enough.
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