Rem. Mod 7 recoil pad

[Greg Nolan]

I'm working up a Remington model 7 that's been re-barreled in 325 WSM. It's got the Laminated stock and a factory recoil pad that's not rock hard but not a decelerator. I'm trying to decide if I should get a thin .6" grind to fid pad to replace the origional and retain the length of pull or to go ahead and get the .8" or 1" and cut the stock. I see Limbsaver has a factory fit (supposedly) # 10112. Has anyone changed recoil pads on a Rem Mod. 7 and have info to share?
Thanks
Greg

 

[Guy Miner]

I haven't messed with a Model 7, but the grind-to-fit pads are pretty good anymore. The Decelerator is nice.

Does the rifle fit you well now? If so, I wouldn't change the length of pull.

Guy

 

[JD338]

Greg,

I would go with a Pachmayr Decelerator grind to fit recoil pad and adjust the length of pull if needed. The Limbsaver pads get sticky and gummy.

JD338

 

[SJB358]

I have Limbsavers on all my rifles that I have swapped out the pads. Jim's right though, my early Limbsavers seem to get a little gummy. The newer ones don't seem to have the same problem though? The grind to fit is the way to go though. Pretty easy to make them work and look pretty nice as well. Pre fit pads have never, ever worked for me though. Scotty

 

[DrMike]

Every rifle I own gets a "grind to fit" pad. One older rifle has an EZE Kick, and all the remainder receive either a LimbSaver or a Decelerator. Even the light kicking rifles are repadded, unless they come with a good pad (like many of the new Winchesters or some of the new Remingtons). The stock is adjusted to my LOP with the pad. I have believed it is an investment that pays great dividends. It is true that LimbSaver went through a period when their formula "melted" the pads after a period. I had one that "melted" in my safe. The pad was replaced by LimbSaver with the new formulation, and I've had no further problems.

 

[Guest]

I'll be the lone voice so far in favor of just adding the pad and not worrying so much over the LOP. If this were a shotgun, I'd be all about cutting the stock to fit just perfectly. But in my experience, and extra .5-.75" of butt-stock length on a rifle isn't going to make much difference, especially if you can adjust the scope rearward to still meet your eye properly.

Don't get me wrong, a perfect fit is, after all, perfect, but I just find rifle fit to be of a lesser importance than shotgun fit. And I've experienced some issues with a stock getting cut too short once, and know all too well how hard it is to add wood back...

 

[nvbroncrider]

If it were a small caliber but I wouldn't worry about it. But being a 325 I would. Get your LOP right. It will make it more comfortable to shoot. Especially in that light rifle.