Getting the B ready for Ducks

[Jeff S]

Looks beautiful! Nice job.

[Stan Hillis]

Good job, Spyder. A couple rubdowns with French Polish will "age" that pad and make it look not-so-new. (Another great tip I learned from Frank)

I have used the Miles Gilbert jig for several years. I wanted to buy the one that Brownell's advertised, that worked like a pendulum (best way I know of to describe it}, but they were not available so i bought the MG one. It has worked very well.

I've got to install a KickEez on a 28 ga. Beretta O/U one day soon, for a friend. The MG jig will be pulled out once again to do so.

[Silvers]

Yes Spyder a very nice job. I also like the 1/2" brick colored pads made by CSMC and I enlarge the screw hole centers to exact 3/8" diameter and make 3/8” plugs from a donor pad ..... which comes close to replicating a vintage SW Silvers thin pad (5/8" thick) insofar as looks but without the giganto screw hole plugs.

My pad jig is the "pendulum" type as referred to by Stan, made by Kick Eez, and hangs on its shepherd hook with small swivel on a high speed 12” disc sander that's dedicated to pad fitting work. Shown here already set for the comb line and toe angle and getting started on grinding a pad to the scribe line. frank
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Incidentally I first tried cropping this pic from my IPhone's library and posting directly = again a no go. "File too large". I'd sure like to see our Admin work with the Fox site’s cyber host to get the allowed file size increased. I don't have any problems posting any of my iPhone library pics directly onto the Parker site and without doing extra steps as here.
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[NDuckhunter]

I just picked up a nice sterlingworth that had a modern recoil pad fitted to it. I’d like to put an effective but vintage looking pad on it before next season. What size do yall look for in vintage pads? I’ve heard medium, is that correct? Im partial to vintage redhead and herter’s pads but might opt for the reproduction Jostam Hy-Gun Recoil Pad since it looks neat and I assume will be softer. Not sure if the size will line up though. Great looking fox and good luck duck hunting!

[Stan Hillis]

You will have to get the measurements needed from your gun and use the chart provided by most sellers of pads. Size is important because you want to make sure that the new pad is large enough to accommodate the long toe angle, but small enough so that, in the case of a "ventilated" pad, you don't have to grind too close to, or into, the "vented" area. It will look unsightly if you do.