Installing Kick Eez, Should I cut Stock?

murphjup · August 6, 2007, 06:45 PM

I have a 70's to 80's vintage Remington 1100, that has a curved butt plate on it, I'm trying to install a Kick Eez Recoil pad that is straight...

Should I try to cut the stock straight to install the pad...??

Am I undertaking too much of a project?

Any hints? Advice?

Thanks in advance...

Wildalaska · August 6, 2007, 06:48 PM

Do you have a grinder?

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murphjup · August 6, 2007, 06:49 PM

I have just an orbital sander...

I think I know what your answer is gonna be....

BigJimP · August 6, 2007, 06:52 PM

I think you have the wrong pad - but no, don't cut the stock. You need to have someone look at it - to make sure you have the right pad ( they make a bunch of different styles, thicknesses, etc). Almost all pads require some fitting - but it's usually the overall size of the phenolic pad that sits under the kick eez pad that you grind down to fit the stock. If the wood stock is curved, then you need a phenolic plate and a kick eez pad to conform to the curve. But most wood stocks are straight - and it's the pad that is curved - like on a Browning XT. So without looking at a photo it's hard to imagine what you have there.

murphjup · August 6, 2007, 06:54 PM

The original butt plate is just plastic with a curve about 1/8 inch thick, attached to a wood curve stock with the same curve....

Thank you...

deputy tom · August 6, 2007, 08:19 PM

Go see your local Gunsmith and get the job done right the first attempt.Trust me on this.tom.

Wildalaska · August 6, 2007, 08:27 PM

+1

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murphjup · August 6, 2007, 08:27 PM

Thanks Guys, I think I see a gunsmith in my future...

August 6, 2007, 06:45 PM	#1
murphjup Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2006 Location: Jupiter, Florida Posts: 460	Installing Kick Eez, Should I cut Stock? I have a 70's to 80's vintage Remington 1100, that has a curved butt plate on it, I'm trying to install a Kick Eez Recoil pad that is straight... Should I try to cut the stock straight to install the pad...?? Am I undertaking too much of a project? Any hints? Advice? Thanks in advance...

August 6, 2007, 08:19 PM	#6
deputy tom Senior Member Join Date: February 28, 2002 Location: Pennsyltucky Posts: 753	Go see your local Gunsmith and get the job done right the first attempt.Trust me on this.tom. __________________ N.R.A.LIFE MEMBER Thank Goodness we're back on line. An end will come on the world, but love and music will endure. Thig crioch air an t-saoghail, ach mairidh gaol 's ceol. Old Scottish Gaelic proverb

August 6, 2007, 06:48 PM	#2
Wildalaska Junior member Join Date: November 25, 2002 Location: In my own little weird world in Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 14,172	Do you have a grinder? WildmessyjobAlaska TM

August 6, 2007, 06:49 PM	#3
murphjup Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2006 Location: Jupiter, Florida Posts: 460	I have just an orbital sander... I think I know what your answer is gonna be....

August 6, 2007, 06:52 PM	#4
BigJimP Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2005 Posts: 13,195	I think you have the wrong pad - but no, don't cut the stock. You need to have someone look at it - to make sure you have the right pad ( they make a bunch of different styles, thicknesses, etc). Almost all pads require some fitting - but it's usually the overall size of the phenolic pad that sits under the kick eez pad that you grind down to fit the stock. If the wood stock is curved, then you need a phenolic plate and a kick eez pad to conform to the curve. But most wood stocks are straight - and it's the pad that is curved - like on a Browning XT. So without looking at a photo it's hard to imagine what you have there.

August 6, 2007, 06:54 PM	#5
murphjup Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2006 Location: Jupiter, Florida Posts: 460	The original butt plate is just plastic with a curve about 1/8 inch thick, attached to a wood curve stock with the same curve.... Thank you...

August 6, 2007, 08:27 PM	#7
Wildalaska Junior member Join Date: November 25, 2002 Location: In my own little weird world in Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 14,172	+1 WildtrustmetooAlaska TM