Wow!! Thanks for your wonderful post, Mike. I will try that method out next time. I will probably practice with some old wood first. For now, last night I used the vertical belt sander and it came out pretty good. But I will try the chop saw using your method. Once again, thanks for the tip. And rabbit, you are right about what you said. I put on a KICKEEZ pad and I had to use the dowels to fill the old holes so I can have problems with those, too. I think the best way to use dowel rods is to countersink them just a bit to keep them out of the way. And the tipped screws have certainly given me fits before. The original pad/stock on this gun was curved to start with. It was easy to find the center because it was already marked with a pencil down the center of the stock- I am assuming it was put there at the factory, so I just used it as a reference to drill the new screw holes. But I really appreciate all the help you guys have given me. Thanks and good luck.
