Gunsmithing Removing glued on recoil pad - Grayboe Stock

[Dsparil]

Got a grayboe renegade with pachmayr on. Wanna replace it with limbsaver. Any suggestions?

 

[MarinePMI]

Hair dryer/heat gun. Just warm it up, the glue should get soft and pliable (enough to pry it off).

 

[Dsparil]

ok sweet

 

[GH41]

Are you sure it is glued on???

 

[Scarface26]

Any difference on an HS Precision? And if you wanted to add weight to the butt to better balance the rifle - recommendations, please. I.e., should I mix birdshot with epoxy, bedding compound, etc?

Thanks and God bless America.

 

[MarinePMI]

HS Precision ones are glued on (at least mine was). I never added weight though. Like the OP, I just wanted a better recoil pad than the solid piece of rubber that came with the stock/rifle.

 

[Scarface26]

Roger. Thanks.

 

[Dsparil]

Yes per Grayboe, it is glued on.

 

[Dsparil]

Will the freezer technique work?

 

[Deleted member 10043]

Got a grayboe renegade with pachmayr on. Wanna replace it with limbsaver. Any suggestions?

Why?

 

[ugsly308]

I have taken off quite a few pads on the Renegades. They have all had two allen heads and some are glued and some are not. Just what I have seen.

Casey

 

[Dsparil]

Ah ok good to know

 

[Dsparil]

Why?

Don’t worry about it

 

[JMGlasgow]

Did heat work?

 

[6brshooter]

Don’t worry about it

I've had limbsaver pads, 2 actually, that broke down and got sticky after 3 or 4 yrs. The first one I figured I'd got solvent on, no way but it had to be something. When the 2nd one started breaking down and getting gummy, I chalked it up to limbsaver. Never had a pachymar decelerator do that.

No way would I glue a limbsaver on. I really wouldn't use one unless it was a prefit model, no way I'd take time to properly fit one.

 

[jducos]

grayboe and h-s are both glued on. To replace the pad or install a spacer system I cut them off and start over. If weight is to be added both stocks have a cavity you can easily add epoxy/lead shot into, then reinstall your new pad/spacer system.