Older Rem Mod 700 Recoil Pad

toreroalum · August 17, 2011, 08:25 AM

Does anyone have any good referrals as to where I could locate a good modern-day recoil pad like the Remington Super-Cell that would fit on an older Model 700 (Manuf in '71)? Per Remington's website their Super-Cell fits their 1999 and newer 700s.

CowTowner · August 17, 2011, 09:20 AM

Made by LimbSaver if memory serves.
http://www.limbsaver.com/firearms/38....php#precision

Grind to fit may be the option you require.

toreroalum · August 17, 2011, 09:33 AM

Thanks CowTowner, I have just sent an e-mail to their sales folks to see if they have a precison-fit that will work with my older 700, if not, I guess the slip-on could work.

oneoldsap · August 17, 2011, 09:36 AM

Slip ons suck , they add too much to LOP and if left on they discolor the stock !

CowTowner · August 17, 2011, 10:42 AM

I'm not a fan of the slip-on type either. Grind to fit would be my choice if they don't have a specific pre-fitted model.

Scorch · August 17, 2011, 11:42 AM

Most older Rem 700s had a curved plastic buttplate on them. If you are going to fit a grind-to-fit recoil pad to the rifle, you will need to cut the stock and grind it flat so the pad can be screwed onto it.

Doyle · August 17, 2011, 12:15 PM

I don't recommend getting a pre-fit pad for a rifle that old unless you can personally verify that it will fit your stock exactly. The reason is that manufacturers will make subtle changes to their stock shape/size over the years. A pre-fit pad that works perfectly on this year's stock might not fit so well on a stock that was made 20 years ago. It is really easy to shape a grind-to-fit pad to your exact stock. I use an ordinary belt sander held upside down on a bench. There is a great Larry Potterfield video on Youtube that will show you how to do it.

Jerry45 · August 17, 2011, 11:50 PM

I searched and searched for one for my 71 Rem. 700 30-06. Nope, noda didn’t fined one. For one thing the original takes 4 screws. Everything I found was two screw pads. Ended up with a LimbSavor slip-on. Worked very well! Then I purchased a Boyds Thumbhole stock that came with a recoil pad and I put a muzzle break on. Sweeeeeetttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oneoldsap · August 19, 2011, 09:34 AM

Jerry 45 , Remington did not use 2 piece but plates in 1971 , your stock is probably not original to your gun ! The number of screw holes in the but is immaterial as you don't usually use them with a new pad . You will not find a pad with 4 holes in it anywhere ! I dowel them and start from scratch . You might take a look at a pre fit pad for a Rem. built after 1989 , as I think that's when they went to the 2 piece butt plates !

Jerry45 · August 19, 2011, 01:06 PM

oneoldsap, I bought the rifle new so I know the but-plate is original / factory. Now that I think about it I may have purchased it in 72, 73 or 74. It’s not a two piece, its one piece of plastic \ bakelight or whatever was in use at the time. It has screws top and bottom and on the right and left side center.

Sure, I could have purchase a aftermarket pad, sanded it to fit the couture of the stock (did that for one of my shotguns) and drilled new mounting holes in the stock (holes in pad for shotgun just happened to match) but I wanted the stock / rifle kept so it could be returned to original condition. Now that I’ve put a muzzle-brake on it that’s out the window.

But it sure did tame the recoil.

oneoldsap · August 19, 2011, 03:21 PM

Generaly if I have a stock I'd like to preserve and want to hunt with the gun I'll snag another stock for that purpose , and switch them ! Long action Rem. Stocks are pretty reasonably priced on the auction sights ! I've bought the synthetics for as little as $30.00 .

Jerry45 · August 19, 2011, 06:31 PM

Put it in a Boyd’s.

I’ve installed a lower set of scope rings and pulled off the slip-on pad since this picture was taken.

hooligan1 · August 20, 2011, 08:05 AM

Midway USA, Brownell's, Numrich, all of these might help you find what your are looking for but there might be some "grind to fit" going on.

publius · August 20, 2011, 01:51 PM

To do it properly, you are going to have to gring to fit. Limbsaver is a very good pad. Between a limbsaver and a muzzle brake you will be amazed. I have to second the idea of getting another stock and keeping your original. You can find original stocks relatively cheap lot's of places. I bet your local gunsmith has several laying around from putting synthetics on customers guns.

August 17, 2011, 08:25 AM	#1
toreroalum Junior Member Join Date: April 16, 2008 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 5	Older Rem Mod 700 Recoil Pad Does anyone have any good referrals as to where I could locate a good modern-day recoil pad like the Remington Super-Cell that would fit on an older Model 700 (Manuf in '71)? Per Remington's website their Super-Cell fits their 1999 and newer 700s.

August 17, 2011, 09:20 AM	#2
CowTowner Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 2007 Location: Cowtown of course! Posts: 1,747	Made by LimbSaver if memory serves. http://www.limbsaver.com/firearms/38....php#precision Grind to fit may be the option you require. __________________ NRA Chief Range Safety Officer, Home Firearms Safety, Pistol and Rifle Instructor *“Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life......”* President John F. Kennedy

August 17, 2011, 10:42 AM	#5
CowTowner Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 2007 Location: Cowtown of course! Posts: 1,747	I'm not a fan of the slip-on type either. Grind to fit would be my choice if they don't have a specific pre-fitted model. __________________ NRA Chief Range Safety Officer, Home Firearms Safety, Pistol and Rifle Instructor *“Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life......”* President John F. Kennedy

August 17, 2011, 11:42 AM	#6
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	Most older Rem 700s had a curved plastic buttplate on them. If you are going to fit a grind-to-fit recoil pad to the rifle, you will need to cut the stock and grind it flat so the pad can be screwed onto it. __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services

August 17, 2011, 11:50 PM	#8
Jerry45 Senior Member Join Date: April 18, 2000 Location: Metairie, Louisiana Posts: 890	I searched and searched for one for my 71 Rem. 700 30-06. Nope, noda didn’t fined one. For one thing the original takes 4 screws. Everything I found was two screw pads. Ended up with a LimbSavor slip-on. Worked very well! Then I purchased a Boyds Thumbhole stock that came with a recoil pad and I put a muzzle break on. Sweeeeeetttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ Guns are not dangerous! People are! RKBA!

August 17, 2011, 09:33 AM	#3
toreroalum Junior Member Join Date: April 16, 2008 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 5	Thanks CowTowner, I have just sent an e-mail to their sales folks to see if they have a precison-fit that will work with my older 700, if not, I guess the slip-on could work.

August 17, 2011, 09:36 AM	#4
oneoldsap Senior Member Join Date: September 16, 2009 Location: I live in the foot of the Green Mountains of Vermont Posts: 1,602	Slip ons suck , they add too much to LOP and if left on they discolor the stock !

August 17, 2011, 12:15 PM	#7
Doyle Senior Member Join Date: June 20, 2007 Location: Rainbow City, Alabama Posts: 7,167	I don't recommend getting a pre-fit pad for a rifle that old unless you can personally verify that it will fit your stock exactly. The reason is that manufacturers will make subtle changes to their stock shape/size over the years. A pre-fit pad that works perfectly on this year's stock might not fit so well on a stock that was made 20 years ago. It is really easy to shape a grind-to-fit pad to your exact stock. I use an ordinary belt sander held upside down on a bench. There is a great Larry Potterfield video on Youtube that will show you how to do it.

August 19, 2011, 09:34 AM	#9
oneoldsap Senior Member Join Date: September 16, 2009 Location: I live in the foot of the Green Mountains of Vermont Posts: 1,602	A Suggestion Jerry 45 , Remington did not use 2 piece but plates in 1971 , your stock is probably not original to your gun ! The number of screw holes in the but is immaterial as you don't usually use them with a new pad . You will not find a pad with 4 holes in it anywhere ! I dowel them and start from scratch . You might take a look at a pre fit pad for a Rem. built after 1989 , as I think that's when they went to the 2 piece butt plates !

August 19, 2011, 01:06 PM	#10
Jerry45 Senior Member Join Date: April 18, 2000 Location: Metairie, Louisiana Posts: 890	oneoldsap, I bought the rifle new so I know the but-plate is original / factory. Now that I think about it I may have purchased it in 72, 73 or 74. It’s not a two piece, its one piece of plastic \ bakelight or whatever was in use at the time. It has screws top and bottom and on the right and left side center. Sure, I could have purchase a aftermarket pad, sanded it to fit the couture of the stock (did that for one of my shotguns) and drilled new mounting holes in the stock (holes in pad for shotgun just happened to match) but I wanted the stock / rifle kept so it could be returned to original condition. Now that I’ve put a muzzle-brake on it that’s out the window. But it sure did tame the recoil. __________________ Guns are not dangerous! People are! RKBA!

August 19, 2011, 03:21 PM	#11
oneoldsap Senior Member Join Date: September 16, 2009 Location: I live in the foot of the Green Mountains of Vermont Posts: 1,602	Generaly if I have a stock I'd like to preserve and want to hunt with the gun I'll snag another stock for that purpose , and switch them ! Long action Rem. Stocks are pretty reasonably priced on the auction sights ! I've bought the synthetics for as little as $30.00 .

August 19, 2011, 06:31 PM	#12
Jerry45 Senior Member Join Date: April 18, 2000 Location: Metairie, Louisiana Posts: 890	Put it in a Boyd’s. I’ve installed a lower set of scope rings and pulled off the slip-on pad since this picture was taken. __________________ Guns are not dangerous! People are! RKBA! Last edited by Jerry45; August 19, 2011 at 06:42 PM.

August 20, 2011, 08:05 AM	#13
hooligan1 Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2010 Location: Independence Missouri Posts: 4,586	Midway USA, Brownell's, Numrich, all of these might help you find what your are looking for but there might be some "grind to fit" going on. __________________ Keep your Axe sharp and your powder dry.

August 20, 2011, 01:51 PM	#14
publius Senior Member Join Date: January 25, 2005 Location: Mississippi/Texas Posts: 2,505	To do it properly, you are going to have to gring to fit. Limbsaver is a very good pad. Between a limbsaver and a muzzle brake you will be amazed. I have to second the idea of getting another stock and keeping your original. You can find original stocks relatively cheap lot's of places. I bet your local gunsmith has several laying around from putting synthetics on customers guns. __________________ "Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress, but I repeat myself." Mark Twain