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Old 02-25-2011, 11:23 AM   #1
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Butt pad?

I have a 120cm gun that has no butt pad on the stock and its pretty uncomfortable and slips a lot when loading. Just a pain in the arss

What kind of material would be best for me to cut and adhere to the butt of the gun for some traction and Charmin softness?
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Old 02-25-2011, 12:09 PM   #2
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Old 02-25-2011, 12:41 PM   #3
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Re: Butt pad?

Guys use flip flops or rubber beaker stoppers... I was thinking of using my girlfriend's old roxy flip-flops, they're like 2" thick
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Old 02-25-2011, 01:16 PM   #4
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Hmmm not a bad idea. Thanks
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Old 02-25-2011, 02:03 PM   #5
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Re: Butt pad?

Is it a wood gun or a standard euro? If wood, flipflops work great. IMO, anything thicker than 1/2" is overkill. I found some heavy duty sole material (3/8") at a shoe repair shop that works great too. If euro, you need to find an aftermarket pad made for your gun.
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Old 02-25-2011, 02:43 PM   #6
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Re: Butt pad?

Its wood, very similar to the one in your Avatar
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Old 02-25-2011, 03:12 PM   #7
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I use $1 flip flops from Academy Sports...
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Old 02-25-2011, 03:22 PM   #8
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Re: Butt pad?

A piece of 3/8" rubber purchased from the plumbing department at Home Depot.
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Old 02-25-2011, 04:09 PM   #9
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Re: Butt pad?

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Its wood, very similar to the one in your Avatar
Nice.

Cheapest flipflops you can find, 5 minute epoxy (or crazy glue gel), Razor blade or sharp knife (or flush cut router bit) and your set.

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Old 02-25-2011, 04:22 PM   #10
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Excellent thanks brethren
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Old 02-25-2011, 07:12 PM   #11
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Re: Butt pad?

A force per unit area problem. Bigger butt, or something semi-rigid to spread out the force.
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Old 02-26-2011, 04:22 AM   #12
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Re: Butt pad?

Riffe makes them, JBL and ABBILLER also make them. The Riffe one is quite good and they have 2 types ... one for Euros and one for their standard.
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Old 02-26-2011, 10:03 AM   #13
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Re: Butt pad?

i use jbl loading butts there are a few that you can use go to scubasworld.com and look up loading butts i use a hole saw and drill the back of the gun and it fits tight no screws and no flip flop on the back of your nice gun and you can get the ones that hold a spare shaft but there like 40$
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