How do I remove the butt stock? Rem. 1100

[Curmudgeon]

I've got a Remington 1100 with a slightly loose butt stock. I want to tighten it.

It's got a 3/4" thick rubber recoil pad. It appears the pad has been pushed inside the composite stock and may be snapped into a groove or something. I've tried prying it out. It isn't coming out easily. I don't want to damage it.

Any advice?

[rachunter]

Mine has a wood stock.There should be two screws[philps head] pushed in the pad.Once you remove them there's a screw[flat head] holding the stock on.Be careful  when loosening the buttstock screw if it's not on the screw you can crack the stock.I have a vhs tape the shows how to assemble/disassemble you can have it if you want I don't have a vhs player anymore.

[Curmudgeon]

For some reason the synthetic stock's rubber pad melted/fused with the foam covering the floor of the gun safe. It's ugly but functional. I cannot see or feel any screws or holes in the recoil pad. It came with a wood stock too. The pad on that stock has screws.

 

Thanks anyway.

[Rattler]

The maker of those recoil pads had a problem with them and will replace it for free if you contact them and let them know you have that problem.  I did it with my SPS a few years back.  They had a bad mix in the rubber then.  The new one doesn't melt.

[rachunter]

I had the same problem with tc encore pad melting. If the composite buttstock is the same as an 870 there should be two plugs over the screws they pop out not push into 

 

[Rattler]

From a forum that dealt with this pad issue in the past.

"Remington is not interested in my recoil pad, I did find the name, Limbsaver on it, so I sent them an e-mail, I got a quick response, they said they were aware of the problem, it was a bad shipment of rubber they received from their supplier, and they are sending me a new one. Now that is customer service done right."

 

Edited January 18, 2020 by Rattler

[rachunter]

4 minutes ago, Rattler said:

From a forum that dealt with this pad issue in the past.

"Remington is not interested in my recoil pad, I did find the name, Limbsaver on it, so I sent them an e-mail, I got a quick response, they said they were aware of the problem, it was a bad shipment of rubber they received from their supplier, and they are sending me a new one. Now that is customer service done right."

 

Yup mine was a limbsaver pad.I throw it away and put the original bacl on.

[Curmudgeon]

Success.  The screw hole plugs had completely fused with the melted rubber making it impossible to find them. A razor blade and a pair of needlenosed pliers revealed the screws. Thanks. Now I'll pursue getting the pad replaced. 

[Rattler]

Deal directly with Limbsaver and it will be done right away.  Remington will not be as responsive.

I think it google's up as Simms Vibration Laboratories.