For those that don't know or understand, the butt plate does two things, One: it protects the rifle stock from chips when being leaned up against something and Two: it provides traction against your shoulder (although not as important as the former).
Recoil pads of course offer additional cushion for guns with .....you guessed it recoil.
When attending gun shows I am always on the lookout for thin rubber recoil pads or generic plastic butt plates that could be ground to fit different stocks.
The problem with many of the butt plates I find is that they are hollow, which limits the amount of fitting you can do.
I picked up another project that is missing its butt pad and although there are some replacements available, I decided to make my own.
While looking at it I contemplated all the different options and decided to author a blog post about them.
One thing you can do is make your butt plate from stainless steel like the one below:
You can also use aluminum, this one was stippled with a Dremel tool
I made this one for my Night Stalker project Marlin, I tried to checker it, which was not easy, next time I may try some simple, straight horizontal lines
If you had an original for a mold, you could cast it from old beer cans
Here are a couple made from brass
This builder used rubber mat material
Something popular is using a contrasting hardwood
or laminating one from veneers
A piece of wood and some indoor/outdoor carpet
Here is one made from Water Buffalo horn
see the making of it here
Of course you could use a flip flop like I did on my Marlin model 81 DL
and my Pink 10/22
....and my 10/22 Target Rifle Project
............and my Savage 325A project
One of the people who have inspired me is a guy on the Rimfire Central Forum by the name of Hipshot. Below is a custom stock he created and added a custom curved butt plate made from kydex, he heated it and bent it to fit.
Here are a couple made from hard plastic.
I picked up another project that is missing its butt pad and although there are some replacements available, I decided to make my own.
While looking at it I contemplated all the different options and decided to author a blog post about them.
One thing you can do is make your butt plate from stainless steel like the one below:
You can also use aluminum, this one was stippled with a Dremel tool
I made this one for my Night Stalker project Marlin, I tried to checker it, which was not easy, next time I may try some simple, straight horizontal lines
Here are a couple made from brass
This builder used rubber mat material
Something popular is using a contrasting hardwood
or laminating one from veneers
A piece of wood and some indoor/outdoor carpet
Here is one made from Water Buffalo horn
see the making of it here
Of course you could use a flip flop like I did on my Marlin model 81 DL
and my Pink 10/22
....and my 10/22 Target Rifle Project
............and my Savage 325A project
One of the people who have inspired me is a guy on the Rimfire Central Forum by the name of Hipshot. Below is a custom stock he created and added a custom curved butt plate made from kydex, he heated it and bent it to fit.
Here are a couple made from hard plastic.
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