Limbsaver 'grind to fit' pad.
Put it in the freezer for about 45 minutes to an hour, before doing the sanding/grinding.
(Don't ask me how I know this, but, I do.)
Oh, good tip. Thanks!
I'll probably just go limbsaver grind to fit. I've gotta practice anyway. I have an older Winchester 370 that has a ridiculously hard recoil pad (it is 50 years old) that needs replacing and the only option is grind to fit
Yeah, he was getting pushed around by low recoil 20ga target shells and the 5.5lb single shot. He is 9 and about 77lbs. His friend is the same age, but has about 15lbs on him (my son is about 90% for height, about 70% for weight. His friend is 99 and 90). He can handle his step dads youth pump 20ga with low recoils just fine.
What I may do is just see if I can get him to manage the .410 okay. I'll trim the stock slightly as I would really like to get a proper recoil pad on there even if a .410 doesn't really need it and frankly I wouldn't mind a slightly shorter LOP (I don't need it though, I am 6'1" with average sized arms for my height). I might look for something like a CVA Hunter .410. I like that it is single shot. 24" barrel will also help handiness. It is 13-14" LOP adjustable and I'd imagine I could replace the recoil pad with a thin one to shave another .25-.5" off. Gets it about to youth lengths.
My 870 is 14" and the Sears .410 is 14" too, or close to it. Still and all, I am thinking of trying to shave an inch and then slap a thin recoil pad.
Yeah, he was getting pushed around by low recoil 20ga target shells and the 5.5lb single shot. He is 9 and about 77lbs. His friend is the same age, but has about 15lbs on him (my son is about 90% for height, about 70% for weight. His friend is 99 and 90). He can handle his step dads youth pump 20ga with low recoils just fine.
What I may do is just see if I can get him to manage the .410 okay. I'll trim the stock slightly as I would really like to get a proper recoil pad on there even if a .410 doesn't really need it and frankly I wouldn't mind a slightly shorter LOP (I don't need it though, I am 6'1" with average sized arms for my height). I might look for something like a CVA Hunter .410. I like that it is single shot. 24" barrel will also help handiness. It is 13-14" LOP adjustable and I'd imagine I could replace the recoil pad with a thin one to shave another .25-.5" off. Gets it about to youth lengths.
My 870 is 14" and the Sears .410 is 14" too, or close to it. Still and all, I am thinking of trying to shave an inch and then slap a thin recoil pad.
On Monday, I sent an e-mail to Graco to see what it would cost me to have an adjustable butt plate/recoil reducer put on for LOP and drop, along with two different recoil pads so I could have the LOP at 12 7/8" and 14 1/4" on the new 28 gauge, but nobody has gotten back to me yet. Might have to hit up a couple of gunsmiths around here or attempt the job myself. These are the items I am going to put on the gun:
https://graco-corp.com/product/gc15lp-gracoil/
https://graco-corp.com/product/200-series-sporting-clay-pads/
3/4" butt pad for the kids and 1 1/8" for me or them when they grow into it.
The 13.5" LOP on the 20 gauge youth 391 is way too long for my son. Went and measured the LOP last night on both of my target 391s and it is 14.5" for both of them. The Benelli SBE is around 14". Hoping that 12 7/8" will be enough for him to use the new gun. We shall see.
Now, time to track down my old thread to see which gunsmiths around here can tackle the job and then look at YouTube videos to see if I want to try it myself.