jking Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 Hi, I've just bought a new gun which has a Decelerator pad fitted (made by Pachmyr I think?) which is 1 inch thick. I want to reduce the LOP by a quarter of an inch without cutting the stock down. I would like to cover the pad in leather after any alterations. What I'm wondering is what is inside that recoil pad? Can I reduce the thickness of the pad or do I need to buy a new pad? If reducing the thickness is possible I will then reduce the outer profile slightly and cover the pad in leather, so I'm not too bothered about the appearance of the rubber pad. I just wondered if it could be reduced in thickness and still function? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonepark Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 7 minutes ago, jking said: Hi, I've just bought a new gun which has a Decelerator pad fitted (made by Pachmyr I think?) which is 1 inch thick. I want to reduce the LOP by a quarter of an inch without cutting the stock down. I would like to cover the pad in leather after any alterations. What I'm wondering is what is inside that recoil pad? Can I reduce the thickness of the pad or do I need to buy a new pad? If reducing the thickness is possible I will then reduce the outer profile slightly and cover the pad in leather, so I'm not too bothered about the appearance of the rubber pad. I just wondered if it could be reduced in thickness and still function? Thanks Look on the pachymar Lyman site, they come in small, med and large and thicknesses from 0.6 inch to 1 inch in black and brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jking Posted June 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 What I'm getting at is that I don't want to fit a new pad and grind it to the stock profile - I'd like to know if the existing pad can be modified or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 No the current pad can’t be shortened. If you want to leather cover the existing pad you’ll need to grind it narrower than the stock so when the leather is fitted it all comes up flush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jking Posted June 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 5 minutes ago, welshwarrior said: No the current pad can’t be shortened. If you want to leather cover the existing pad you’ll need to grind it narrower than the stock so when the leather is fitted it all comes up flush. Thanks for the reply. Ok that's a shame then, looks like I'll need to get a new pad and grind it down sub flush as I need it to be shorter than the existing pad. At least that way I can grind it down off the stock as I don't fancy risking damaging my stock! Thanks for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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