Joe: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Buzz: Mod would be a bit more useful overall, but IC will be just fine (way-more useful than full would've been).
Skeettx: Thankyou! Glad you enjoyed it.
Mr. Roberts: Great idea! I'm going to try some mineral spirits on it first (to try to lighten-up the back of the pad) but if that doesn't do the job, we've got lots of leaky old vehicles around here that can supply the dirty motor oil required.
Moreover, since I might now have two firearms needing short 16s, I've negotiated a deal for a lightly-used MEC reloader that's all set up for 16-gauge 2 1/2-inch shells. More of an insurance policy than an actual necessity at the moment, but you just never know...
Last edited by Lloyd3; 02/18/22 04:57 PM.