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How on earth is it attached?
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Most likely glued on. What brand gun? Butt plate or recoil pad...I assume you said what you mean.
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Jostam made a couple of recoil pads that were attached by first securing a rubber base plate to the butstock with brass brads and then using rubber cement to attach the pad to the base.
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Some newer guns apparently have interchangeable butt pads that snap on and off a fitting on the butt of the gun. I don't own any of these, but I think some of the Beretta Gel Tek pads are snap-ons. And I think I read that some of the CSMC RBL's had interchangeable pads.
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NEGC makes detachable pads that work really well. I suppose a metal butt plate could be so configured if you welded studs on the back and plugged/filed the screw holes.
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Are we talking modern or old ?
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Sorry for the delay...we are talking old, 1911 Webley old.
Thin, single layer horn or "hard rubber".
Glue would seem out of place?
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Glue would seem out of place? If it is original 1911, I'd bet on hide glue.
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Thanks, I did not know that was an option.
Any idea what would be detrimental to it?
The gun had a lace-up pad on it and it soaked/abraided some of the oil finish up. I rubbed some linseed and alkenet into it and it looks much better...would hate to undo things though!
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Any idea what would be detrimental to it? The usual way to break or clean up a hide glue joint is to use heat or water or some combination of the two (i.e., boiling water). Linseed oil and stain should not damage the joint if applied carefully.
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