Recoil Pad for a Remington 700 Varmint Special

[tkcomer]

I have a Remington Varmint Special with the Stainless Fluted Barrel and the synthetic stock. Due to a shoulder injury, I want to put the Remington R-3 recoil pad on it, but I can't figure out how the pad comes off this rifle. There are no screws on the back of this pad. I pried on the pad a little to look inside and I don't see any screws inside either. I'm starting to think this thing is just glued on, but I don't want to tear it up in case there are no screw holes for the new pad. Anybody familiar with this rifle? It's a great rifle, but that kick from those 308 reloads sets my shoulder on fire after about 10 rounds.

 

[rosco22]

To reduce recoil you would be better off putting a muzzle brake on it . Yes the pad is glued on ...........

 

[tkcomer]

Crap. I bought one of those PAST shoulder pads, but I wanted to put the R-3 pad on also.

 

[rockstar.esq]

I own a PAST pad and it makes an enormous difference. I specifically bought the "magnum" pad so that might have something to do with it. I'm not much of a fan of muzzle breaks because of the noise and the way they throw grit around from the prone position. That being said, the do reduce recoil significantly. Another thing that truly makes a difference is to weight the rifle down. In the event that you decide to remove that recoil pad, you might consider removing the foam interior of the buttstock and repack it with epoxy laden lead shot. What you lose in portability you'll gain in a steady hold and lower recoil. Plus you can experiment with it by putting loose shot in the stock and duct taping the pad back on.

 

[IMtheNRA]

I installed two R3 pads on synthetic Remington stocks and they both used screws. Take a look at the back of the pad. There should be two tiny holes there and about 1"-long philips head screws behind those holes.

 

[tkcomer]

Nope, no screws or small holes in the back of this stock. When I took a peek inside, it looks like a round, split, sheet metal roll pins holding it in. I took the rifle out today. The PAST pad did make a difference. I shot about 40 rounds playing with it. Shoulder is a little sore, but a year ago it wouldn't have bothered me at all.

 

[rosco22]

Are you shooting off a bench ??? This could be part of the problem .

Look into the brake , sometimes about a 40% reduction in recoil ..........they are LOUD ............

 

[tkcomer]

Yeah, I'm shooting off a bench. I tried that PAST pad yesterday. It did make a heck of a difference. Shot about 25 rounds through it trying out a new scope. My shoulder was a little sore but not as bad as a few months ago when I put 40 rounds through it and ended up in the doc's office a week later.

 

[45crittergitter]

I have a 700 KS with a factory glued on pad. A gunsmith told me he'd have to rip it off (literally), clean up the butt, and then install the replacement.

 

[ranger335v]

TK, you have my sympothy for the bad shoulder. I haven't fired a shot for a bit over a year now but I will soon. (Had a heart attack a year ago Wed. and arrested three times before they could get a stent in me. The shocks litterally tore the four tendons in my right rotator cuff away. Had surgery for that in Oct and am finally healed enough to fire a little. I think. God is good, I'm alive!)

I'm not familuar with the pad on a syntetic Rem but if it's glued you may have to saw it off! I'd run a carpenter's metal detecting "stud finder" over it first to see if there are any steel screws holding it. If not, a wood cutting miter saw should work. If there is metal, use a metal cutting "chop saw" instead.

If the cut-off stock is hollow inside, cut and fit a wood block and epoxy it in place to hold your new pad. ???