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Warning to those who use a slip-on butt pad on their rifles
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that's when you take that person and tape them to the 50 yard target that the kiddies with 22 shorts use for practice....
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Acetone? looked at Isopropyl but that's got alcohol
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I used those for years without trouble. Their real rubber, that's why they do that. I suspect those sat for quite a while without even a look so heat may have done that. Look at the old CAL rifles with the rubber butt-pads, Jostam and such? They did the same. Just age and time.
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Lack of care, attacked by some chemical too.
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Originally Posted by
Daan Kemp
some chemical
Perhaps rifle oil?
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C.D.,
Its been cold enough on the west island so mabe try overnight in your garage...... then ''peeling'' off the rubber when its hard ,like an orange peel. cheers Glenn
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Then perhaps some lighter fluid to rub off the residue.
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Here's the cure for preserving natural and other rubber composite recoil pads and buttplates, (not plastic).
G96 or other non harmful silicone spray.
Soak the heck out of them at first and apply more when you clean or maintain the weapon. Of course, it won't help the OP's mess but if you do it from the start, you won't have the mess to contend with in the first place.
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Originally Posted by
pocketshaver
that's when you take that person and tape them to the 50 yard target that the kiddies with 22 shorts use for practice....
That is exactly what I was thinking.
I use a slip-on buttpad, but the instructions said not to leave it on, so I never did.
It is fairly easy...
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Looks like I'll be busy for awhile.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...24074013-1.jpg
2nd & 3rd on left are the ones in the first post.
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Nothing wrong with a slip on buttpad - I used them all the time.
When a ******** lets it sit in heat or get chemically attacked, that is no different than leaving it out in the rain to rust.
Like the internet, anything good can be put to bad purposed or abused.
PM me, you can send them to me and I will (ahem) take care of them!!!!!!!!!!
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"...attacked by some chemical..." Yep. Or excessive heat. Nothing to do with using the pad.
"...Can't use alcohol..." Shellac isn't expensive or difficult to find. The finish under the pad is likely damaged anyway.
