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Nice looking piece of wood.

I've heard reference to the "red pad" before, but I don't know what it means. Are they just older?

I have an unfired 9.3X74 (NIB) that I bought on a whim and a No.1 B in .243 that my daughter used in Africa.

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The original No.1's came with red recoil pads, this was changed later. The older ones usually have better wood as they were kind of a luxury rifle when first introduced. Many people say that they also had better fit and finish over the later ones but I don't have enough experience with them to judge.

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Frank

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