Savage Butt Plate

ZigZagZeke · Feb 9, 2013

I'm refurbishing an old Savage 187 .22 cal semi-auto that came without a butt plate. Cheapest one I can find is $20, which seems like a lot for a rifle that might be worth all of $100 fully restored. I was thinking about using a piece of aluminum diamond plate instead, since i have a lot of it laying around. I think it would look pretty cool. What do you guys think?

netcarrier · Feb 10, 2013

Hi ZigaZeke,
Yes I would look ad fine something other a $20.00 Butt Plate too. Your call.
Tony Portland,Oregon Area

deadshot2 · Feb 14, 2013

Are you "restoring" it or just making it look better for shooting?

Numrich has originals for $14.95 and it will ship via USPS. Call me weird but "diamond plate" belongs on trucks and jeeps. I kind of like original when it comes to firearms.

mattg521 · Feb 14, 2013

Definitely one of the best thread titles of all time.

Tbucket · Feb 14, 2013

Lol Matt. Made me chuckle too.

ZigZagZeke · Feb 15, 2013

I'm just making it shootable again. I did the diamond plate thing. Looks pretty cool actually. I can always replace it with something else if it suits me. I've got a couple of these that I've cleaned up now. Both of them started out looking like they had been in somebody's pickup bed for a few years. Anything would have been an improvement. Soon as I see which one shoots better I'll probably sell the other one.