I bought a 16FCSS from Bud's Gun Shop after a long search for the rifle I'll grab when I'm out the back door in a dead run. The Weather Warrior has proved to be everything I want in a bug-out rifle, but I was certain that I'd read that its LOP is 13.5 inches. Technically, I need a 13.00-13.25 inch LOP, but I figured I could make do with 13.5. However, with the Savage PAD the rifle's LOP is closer to 14.00, and it's down right uncomfortable to acquire and hold the proper eye relief for my scope. While there a lot of posts on various forums about replacing the PAD, I've not read that anyone has actually done it. Savage customer service couldn't help. Is there anyone on SS who could point me in the right direction?