best recoil pad

[tjf76]

I have a 111 3006 syn. stock with flat rear receiver. I need a new recoil pad. The factory pad is rock hard and its not much fun to shoot. Looking for a soft aftermarket pad that will fit without sanding or cutting it to fit.

thanks for your help.

[brasse]

Ruger has a model with a pad that reduces recoil by 45%, think it was on a lightweight hunter, not sure. But I am going to find it as I need a recoil pad due to my bad shoulder.

[davemuzz]

Limbsaver recoil pads have been the best $35 I've ever spent on hard kicking rifles. If you go to the Limbsaver web site, you can find a file and print out a list of recoil pads and then see which one(s) will best match your rifle butt. Then you can also call Limbsaver and tell them which recoil pad you bought and they will send you a "carve to match" insert that will allow you to blend your stock to the Limbsaver recoil pad. The insert is free...and I think the last one they sent it to me for free.

I'm a real Limbsaver fan. I put one on the crap Stevens stock that I bot in .308. I could sit at the range and shoot an easy 30 or more rounds with no shoulder pain or bruising. And you know how light those Stevens are.

[tjf76]

There are a lot of choices out there. The factory pads are not very good and are very thin. I found a good deal on a Pachmayr Decelerator pad, what are some thoughts on this pad?

[ellobo]

Go with the Limbsaver. the Pachmeyer wont alleviate your pain as much as you may think.

ellobo

[davemuzz]

Trent,

If you go to the Limbsaver web site at this page: http://www.limbsaver.com/2010/images/old_images/precision-fit.jpg and look at the picture at the right where it says "Adapter if applicable", that's the small piece that when I called Limbsaver about installing one of their "Precision Fit" recoil pads on my Stevens, the fellow said he would send me one of these "adapters". These adapters are about 3/8" thick and are easy to shape with a fine file. So you can shape anything that "sticks out" from your stock to your recoil pad....and it looks like a professional did it. Easy to work with and easy to do.

Dave

[tjf76]

What about their slip on recoil pads, are they any good?

[Admin]

+1 for the LimbSaver pads, with the Pachmeyer Decelerator a distant second.

If you have a benchtop belt sander (not a hand-held) I'd suggest getting a grind-to-fit rather than a Precision Fit. Reason being is that in my experience the Precision Fit's never really match up perfectly. If you do get a grind-to-fit (LimbSaver or Decelerator), throw it in the freezer overnight then install and grind it down before it thaws. This makes it much, much easier to grind down the softer compound.

[davemuzz]

What about their slip on recoil pads, are they any good?

I've never used 'em. I'm sure they work just like all the other Limbssavers...it's just that they look ugly as heck.

[big honkin jeep]

What about their slip on recoil pads, are they any good?

I like em and you can switch em from one rifle to the next. I have several and they work well from the bench but will increase the legnth of pull some. This is most pronounced when hunting in the winter with a bunch of clothes on. Not really a problem just slip it off. I have a couple of different ones and the beartooth slip on pad is one of my favorites. It is a neoprene sleve that comes with different spacers in it. The best part of a slip on is no modification is necessary.
Best is subjective to how you weigh looks VS no mods. I woud say performance is about equal.

[tjf76]

I like em and you can switch em from one rifle to the next. I have several and they work well from the bench but will increase the legnth of pull some. This is most pronounced when hunting in the winter with a bunch of clothes on. Not really a problem just slip it off. I have a couple of different ones and the beartooth slip on pad is one of my favorites. It is a neoprene sleve that comes with different spacers in it. The best part of a slip on is no modification is necessary.
Best is subjective to how you weigh looks VS no mods. I woud say performance is about equal.

Thanks for the info.

I dont care much about looks as long as its does what it needs to do. My rifles are tools, no show pieces here. might just by a grind to fit, printed out the templates for the limbsaver website and not even 1 was close to what I need.

[tjf76]

I never thought of that! I will check and see.

Thanks for the pointer Trent.

[brasse]

I have a VERY BAD shoulder, need the best possible buttpad. I have been thinking for a long time about cutting some shoe inserts made of Sorobothane."Sorbothane® is recognized worldwide as the ultimate material for attenuating shock, isolating vibration and damping noise. No synthetic rubber or polymer can dissipate energy as effectively. Sorbothane® is a highly damped, visco-elastic polymeric solid that flows like a liquid under load"

Well late last night I found a company making buttpads and inserts from Sorobothane!!!! Recoil-Pads had their Kick-Eez sorobothane pads at http://www.recoil-pads.com/servlet/StoreFront

The Kick-Eez Pre fit pad KZ-110 for Savage is 4.750 by 1.685 inches wide. They are expensive at nearly $39 (some of the Limbsavers are that much) but comes with FREE shipping. So you are not paying $10-12 for a light part for shipping.

[brasse]

I looked for reviews at Google for the Kick-Eez Pre fit pads, nothing. Searched for sites selling them and Midway came up, most arround $30. The reviews are GREAT, people love the Kick-Eez pads. I am getting one for my carbine AR 15 lower, and will get one for the Tubbs buttplate when it gets here.

If these work anywhere near as good as the reviews, they are real Magnum tamers

[Admin]

The LimbSaver "slip on" recoil pads are still designed to replace your original pad, and depending on the shape of your stock may or may not fit tight. In other words, you have to remove your stock pad then slip on the new one and you have a 50/50 chance on whether it will stay put or not.

[tjf76]

I'm going to buy a trim to fit just to be safe. Thanks for all the help guys!

[M.O.A.]

A while back I watched a bunch of old videos about Sorbothane. It's pretty neat stuff. You can find them on YouTube.

Is that the stuff the guy puts on his hand then smacks it with a hammer and feels nothing??? If so it is pretty neat.

[M.O.A.]

LOL I won that ;-)

[brasse]

The only negative reviews is from perople that didn't check everything out first, just becuase it says fits Savage 16 don't mean it will fit yours. They make different ones for wood stocks and for tubbaware stocks.

First you should print out the sheets at Limbsaver http://www.limbsaver.com/2010/pdfs/templates/LS_templates.pdf

Then take off your existing pad and see which paper template fits your rifle butt area best.

Then look at Midway Kick-Eez http://media.midwayusa.com/midwayusa/applications/technicalnotes/application_pages/KickEezRecoilPadFitChartPreFit.html

For instance my AR butt plate measures 5.025 x 1.625 inches which is really close to Kick Eez Recoil Pad Prefit KZ102 Thompson Center Black Diamond, Encore and Omega with Wood Stock Black. There are a bunch that are close too.

If you order the correct pre-fit or grind to fit you can't go wrong.

[MZ5]

I'll be the odd man out here, I guess. I don't much care for the LimbSaver on my Ruger Hawkeye (308). It was on there when I bought the gun, and it fits properly, I'm just not impressed with recoil absorption. It's as though the pad gives the gun a 'run' at you; there's little or nothing there to stop the recoiling gun until the pad is nearly collapsed. I think I may try a Kick-Eez, but otherwise I'd stick with a Decelerator.