It works good for providing cushion from the recoil. It's tricky to grind and takes some time to get it ground just right. I used a hand held belt sander, held the stock with some wood clamps and put the gunstock in a towel to protect the finish. Used masking tape to protect the wood stock close to where I was sanding. It's good for someone who is a diy'er and doesn't want the slip on kind of pad. Go slow and don't take to much off at a time. Mine turned out good but its not quite as perfect looking as the hard plastic one that came with the gun. I'm more of functionality over looks kind of person tho anyway. If you are the kind of guy that wants it 100% perfect looking, I'd go to a gunsmith that has experience with installing them.
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I depended on the sizing templates too much. My pad was a little shy of the dimensions advertised because of imperfections near the edges. Be sure to order one of these with a little extra border.
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Installed on a Mauser custom rifle. Modified to make a great looking recoil pad. Would buy again.
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Worked perfect, this is the 2nd one I've installed on a rifle, and the second time it was a lot easier than the first. It fit okay, turns out my stock end is slightly concave (curved in) and I ended up carefully grinding the curve shape into the black plastic piece, and it fit snug. The grinding of the exterior is a lot of work, but if you do it with care and don't rush it's not too hard to get it to look really good.
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I used this pad to replace one that had gotten as hard as a brick. Refinished the stock while I was at it. Looks and works great, my 3006 is fun to shoot again !!!
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