Originally Posted by TnBigBore
Have a Winchester 70 xtr with red rubber butt plate that is dented from standing in corner too long balanced on one part of the recoil pad. Can I heat the rubber in hot or boiling water and reshape it?




For what it is worth, I got irritated replacing recoil pads so now I store my rifles muzzle down on a rubber mat (to catch oil), result is no more damaged pads and no oil under/in action.


These are my opinions, feel free to disagree.