Eric--thanks for replying--I don't see any screws to remove the recoil pad, that's the reason I may drill and foam--on another note the guy called me who I bought the gun from and is going to try and find out some more info on it--he was selling it for a friend of a friend of a friend type deal, so maybe I'll get some real life info and possibly contact the person who did the work and see what's really in the stock--chris