I recently bought a remington 5R and its all ready to go except for the recoil pad... I was told it was just a matter of cutting off the old recoil pad and unscrewing the screws an installing the new recoil pad which in this case is a Limbsaver recoil pad. Well I cut it off an the effin thing seems to be epoxied on...... WTF!!!! I've tried everything to take it off but I just cant.... Help me...
How to remove recoil pad?!
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Re: How to remove recoil pad?!
I've heard if you put your stock in the freezer over night you can knock off the old recoil pad
I've heard if you put your stock in the freezer over night you can knock off the old recoil pad
Re: How to remove recoil pad?!
Tried that, never worked for me. I banged and banged on that thing nonstop, using all the tips online. Nada.
I ended up literally sawing off the rear part of my buttstock to do the work I wanted to do, than epoxied it back on using Marine Tex. Works great!
Tried that, never worked for me. I banged and banged on that thing nonstop, using all the tips online. Nada.
I ended up literally sawing off the rear part of my buttstock to do the work I wanted to do, than epoxied it back on using Marine Tex. Works great!
Re: How to remove recoil pad?!
Just drop it in an AICS where all you need is an allen head and some spacers to set it up exactly the way you want. I feel your frustration, Those HS stocks are no fun to deal with.
Just drop it in an AICS where all you need is an allen head and some spacers to set it up exactly the way you want. I feel your frustration, Those HS stocks are no fun to deal with.
Re: How to remove recoil pad?!
Lol I feel the pain withthe hs! I have a b&c and the length of pull is way too short for me. My next build is deffinately starting with an AICS
Lol I feel the pain withthe hs! I have a b&c and the length of pull is way too short for me. My next build is deffinately starting with an AICS
Re: How to remove recoil pad?!
I have a friend who did the freezer thing on his stock and he said he knocked his old pad off but it took him a while. Personally I think a bandsaw would be the way to go for removing it IMHO
I have a friend who did the freezer thing on his stock and he said he knocked his old pad off but it took him a while. Personally I think a bandsaw would be the way to go for removing it IMHO
Re: How to remove recoil pad?!
i called HS a while back and they told me ( and it works ) use a heatgun on the area the buttpad and stock meet, when hot use a putty knife ( or whatever ) and work the seam open. i have done this to two stocks, one of them 4 days ago. and then gule on a new one.
i called HS a while back and they told me ( and it works ) use a heatgun on the area the buttpad and stock meet, when hot use a putty knife ( or whatever ) and work the seam open. i have done this to two stocks, one of them 4 days ago. and then gule on a new one.
