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Re: HS Precision butt pad removel
Put it in the deep freeze overnight, take it out, put a screwdriver against the edge pointing away from stock, whack it with mallet. Should pop off.
Mike
Put it in the deep freeze overnight, take it out, put a screwdriver against the edge pointing away from stock, whack it with mallet. Should pop off.
Mike
Re: HS Precision butt pad removel
You might have to whack it more than once, but I am sure this is the accepted method for removal.
Mike
You might have to whack it more than once, but I am sure this is the accepted method for removal.
Mike
Re: HS Precision butt pad removel
Yup, the butt is hollow. Some people add weight to the butt for balance while they have it off. Usually its a mix of bb's or lead shot and epoxy poured into the opening. I like the lead, when your finished you can shave it off smooth if you use too much or sand it.
Mike
Yup, the butt is hollow. Some people add weight to the butt for balance while they have it off. Usually its a mix of bb's or lead shot and epoxy poured into the opening. I like the lead, when your finished you can shave it off smooth if you use too much or sand it.
Mike
Re: HS Precision butt pad removel
I may add, my HS pad popped off real easy, I think 2-3 whacks and I pulled it off by hand, no freezing. At this time, use a very sharp knife to cut off the glue left on your stock, then very lightly block sand to square it up. The stock will sand down super quickly. Use masking tape on the stock just encase you get sloppy and glop, head this warning. Use a high ratio of BBs to epoxy, you do not need much epoxy to hold the BBs. One tube was plenty for 2000 steel BBs if you mix the BBs real good in the epoxy.
I would not over fill the cavity, head my warning. The epoxy will expand quite a bit when curing, way more than I thought. If, the BB epoxy mix bulges, use a Dremel, very very hard to Dremel steel BBs down. Trick I learned, Dremel a few BBs to heat them up and pop them out with a knife. Now Dremel the epoxy, DO NOT Dremel your stock or try to sand it square after filling the cavity. Best advice, do not over fill the cavity, a half inch of space. If you think the space is too big, then use small layers of epoxy to fill the space and ensure it is cured before adding a new layer. Pull the tape, inspect and add new pad.
Gluing the pad is just that but do not use too much epoxy. Squeezed out epoxy will not wipe off that easy, if you use a solvent, it will remove some of your stock paint. Me, I did a quick wipe and left it there, it soon will wear off and its not a art piece.
I have around 2000 steel BBs inside mine minus the ones I had to Dremel out. My SPS Vermit with 26" tube will balance point on the action, cut recoil significantly. Well worth the time and effort but I wish I knew a few things before doing the work.
You do not need a grind to fit pad either. You can find a recoil pad to fit as is.
Good luck.
I may add, my HS pad popped off real easy, I think 2-3 whacks and I pulled it off by hand, no freezing. At this time, use a very sharp knife to cut off the glue left on your stock, then very lightly block sand to square it up. The stock will sand down super quickly. Use masking tape on the stock just encase you get sloppy and glop, head this warning. Use a high ratio of BBs to epoxy, you do not need much epoxy to hold the BBs. One tube was plenty for 2000 steel BBs if you mix the BBs real good in the epoxy.
I would not over fill the cavity, head my warning. The epoxy will expand quite a bit when curing, way more than I thought. If, the BB epoxy mix bulges, use a Dremel, very very hard to Dremel steel BBs down. Trick I learned, Dremel a few BBs to heat them up and pop them out with a knife. Now Dremel the epoxy, DO NOT Dremel your stock or try to sand it square after filling the cavity. Best advice, do not over fill the cavity, a half inch of space. If you think the space is too big, then use small layers of epoxy to fill the space and ensure it is cured before adding a new layer. Pull the tape, inspect and add new pad.
Gluing the pad is just that but do not use too much epoxy. Squeezed out epoxy will not wipe off that easy, if you use a solvent, it will remove some of your stock paint. Me, I did a quick wipe and left it there, it soon will wear off and its not a art piece.
I have around 2000 steel BBs inside mine minus the ones I had to Dremel out. My SPS Vermit with 26" tube will balance point on the action, cut recoil significantly. Well worth the time and effort but I wish I knew a few things before doing the work.
You do not need a grind to fit pad either. You can find a recoil pad to fit as is.
Good luck.
Re: HS Precision butt pad removel
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: bowtie4x4295</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Put it in the deep freeze overnight, take it out, put a screwdriver against the edge pointing away from stock, whack it with mallet. Should pop off.
Mike </div></div>really I wish have learned that some year ago,before intoxicating me cutting it with a dremel carbide wheel...
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: bowtie4x4295</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Put it in the deep freeze overnight, take it out, put a screwdriver against the edge pointing away from stock, whack it with mallet. Should pop off.
Mike </div></div>really I wish have learned that some year ago,before intoxicating me cutting it with a dremel carbide wheel...
Re: HS Precision butt pad removel
I just bandsaw through the hard plastic part of the original HS recoil pad until there is only 1/16" layer of plastic left on the stock.
Then poke a screwdriver in the middle and it will be in the open space inside the stock.
Now pry up on the side and the plastic will start peeling off of the stock pretty easy...
I just bandsaw through the hard plastic part of the original HS recoil pad until there is only 1/16" layer of plastic left on the stock.
Then poke a screwdriver in the middle and it will be in the open space inside the stock.
Now pry up on the side and the plastic will start peeling off of the stock pretty easy...
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