Help! Misaligned Pads on No 4.

[CINDERS]

Others will no doubt be able to assist you but I have been harping on this subject for a while and it is not a reflection on any one but the way it is going the people with the real experience are getting thin on the ground and that knowledge base is dwindling yes you can say that in this Mod instruction manual it says so and so but it is the hands on from years that is ebbing. What would an armourer trained on today's weapons systems think of a 1942 weapons system do they even teach wood working skills to the armourers of today or just give them a tube of green loc-tite for the plastic stuff they have today.
I mean no disrespect but for us the collectors/users of these rifles where will we go in 15/20 years people like Peter L and Brian D and others in the background are like all of us on a clock where as properly cared for these Enfields/Mausers/Garands/M-1's will outlast us as long as the spares allow them, there is always reverse engineering.
I am sorry you have had a bad experience hopefully it will be able to be corrected but it may be that the weapon may need a journey to a reputable and known fixerupperer of these things or at least they may be able to PM you with a person who can fix up the faffed effort of "I have seen heaps of them" but obviously worked on none as far as putting the pads on correctly!

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[Gil Boyd]

Sadly,
It does really depend on how badly the pads have been misaligned to be able to give an opinion on whether they can be reinstated without causing long term issues when the scope is mounted.
Any chance of some good close up photos?