7mm-08 Project #15

Finishing up the Recoil Pad

In this post I will complete the recoil pad installation. 

First the recoil pad is mounted on the stock and a line is scribed around the edge of the pad where the stock meets. This will be a reference during the sanding down of the pad.

 I like to use a recoil pad fixture. This allows me to mount pads on stocks that are finished without marring the finish (not an issue with this stock but it is my preferred method). Here I am setting the stop on the fixture so that after I grind the toe of the pad I can return the fixture to 90 degrees to grind the other sides. 

 Then I set the angle of the toe of the pad. I will start grinding with the toe and then return the fixture to the stop I set in the previous step for the sides and the top. 

 The pad is mounted in the fixture upside down and the scribe line is filled with chalk dust to that it can be seen easily. Here I am grinding the toe angle. 

 Once the toe is complete I return the fixture to the stop I set and grind the sides and top. You can see that the layout line is still visible on the sides and top but not the toe area that has been completed. 

Here is the finished pad mounted to the stock. It is starting to look like a Rifle!