Brand new here after lurking for a week or two. I just got an Axis in .223 and installed a scope, free-floated and stiffened the forearm.

I'm not that big at 5-9 and find the stock LOP to be too much for my liking. In fact, I need to buy different scope mounts to set the scope
further back for perfect eye relief. I had no problem shortening the synthetic stocks on my older Mod.10 in 308 and Mod.110 in 30-06. However, I
see no way of removing the buttpad on this Axis stock. Tried pushing in on that little square on top of the stock...yupp...broke it and don't see
what purpose it serves.
So, any member here know how to remove the buttpad? And once it's off, can I shorten the stock to fit me? I'm not looking at buying a
wood stock as this is a cheap shooter.

Thanks