Browning A5 (1940s Remington) Recoil Pad

[retfed]

I have my Father's A5 made during WWII by Remington. The original plastic recoil pad is chipped. I know I can get a replacement but I am looking for a rubber recoil pad. The stock is curved so it's not as easy as screwing on an oversized one and belt sanding it to fit. The stock is also chipped so I plan on refinishing it at the same time.

What are my options? I can't tell by surfing the web if any of the pads I see are designed for the curved stock. They all look like they are flat.

[saddlebum]

I don't know if you want to keep it original and not remove the curve or not.
If it was me, I would plain it off straight to proper length of pull for the pad your using.
I like to use a bench planer or a hand held power planer clamped in a vise. That has worked better for me than a radial saw or a table saw for a clean, (no gap), flat surface to attach a pad to. I also recomend a recoil pad jig from Brownell's. It has worked great on the 6 or 8 jobs I have done. If you do two recoil pads, it has paid for itself over having a smith do it.

I have seen pads installed on the factory curved butt. I thought they must have warmed up the pad's base spacer to get it to conform to the curve. But I really don't know. If the curve is shallow, the pad may just conform to the curve by the tightening of the screws.