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RSM and Red Label (.338 WinMag O/U DR and 20 Ga) use same pad and sling stud hole location.





After I whittled that hole for the sling stud, I started using a large hole punch to make them prettier on subsequent pads.
Brown dye also touches up the edges all around and where hole was punched.
Either GALCO or ACTION brands are my favorites, leather & Velcro.
The GALCO is prettier without having to be dyed darker brown on butt end.
I have dyed some of the 2-tone ACTION pads all black.

A shot of gunner500's re-bore of a heavy-barreled RSM to .505 Gibbs:

Of the 3 RSMs I've had, none had stock splitting problems. That includes a 416 Rigby - now for sale - a 458 Lott and a 416 Rigby rebored to 450 Rigby Rimless. Shot the 416 Rigby the least because it would only feed pointed bullets reliably, not the CEB BBW FP solids I normally prefer and I didn't want to modify the feed ramp on this one.

All were/are shot regularly with heavy loads and the bedding system and stock work as advertised. Other than having the 450 RR stock reworked to make it slimmer and fitting a proper recoil pad, the RSMs fit and perform well. Except for the 375H&H, IMHO too heavy for the cartridge, the 458 Lott and 450 Rigby are appropriately heavy for their intended purpose.

I've have had one of those pads for about 25 years or more....use it on my wife's guns....I cut off about 1 1/4" off all her guns to fit her. and put a new pad on...if I shoot one of her guns just add a couple layers of hard foam rubber and put the pad on to get the gun to fit me....