I need a sanity check on an idea I just had to make sure I'm not doing anything too stupid.
I have an 870 Express with a slip on limb saver, but it's shifting slightly when I shoulder it. Therefore, I want to screw it into the stock like the factory "recoil pad". I hear the screw on limb savers are not fitted to the Express model, so I figure, I can fit the slip on pad myself since it's a bit larger than the butt stock.
The factory "recoil pad" consists of a plastic plate that is attached by wood screws onto the stock. The rubber pad seems to be just glued onto the back of the plate. I can make one of these plates with plywood, screw it onto the back of the stock and glue the slip on limb saver pad I have onto the plywood. I can then sand/grind the whole thing to fit.
The idea seems simple to me and I can probably do it in under an hour. Any glaring problems I'm over looking or does anyone have a better solution?
I have an 870 Express with a slip on limb saver, but it's shifting slightly when I shoulder it. Therefore, I want to screw it into the stock like the factory "recoil pad". I hear the screw on limb savers are not fitted to the Express model, so I figure, I can fit the slip on pad myself since it's a bit larger than the butt stock.
The factory "recoil pad" consists of a plastic plate that is attached by wood screws onto the stock. The rubber pad seems to be just glued onto the back of the plate. I can make one of these plates with plywood, screw it onto the back of the stock and glue the slip on limb saver pad I have onto the plywood. I can then sand/grind the whole thing to fit.
The idea seems simple to me and I can probably do it in under an hour. Any glaring problems I'm over looking or does anyone have a better solution?