Thread: Pachmayr recoil pad questions

The face of a Pachmayr pad that goes against the stock has a thin raised line moulded in. This line shows the size of the moulded-in steel insert. If that line is smaller than the end of the stock then it is safe to grind it to fit. The best grinding system is large diameter disc to which you glue emery sheets (like a shearing comb grinder). This allows you to keep your eye above the grind and keep the lines flowing nicely to the stock as you rotate the pad. Protect the stock with a layer of masking tape. With practice you can grind away the majority of the tape without touching the stock. I worked at the Pachmayr shop in LA in the late 1970's for a short time (I couldn't get a green card). Old Frank Pachmayr was still running the show in those days.