Recoil pad?

[Link]

Pros and cons for a recoil pad on a benchrest rifle. I'm old and it looks easier than adding weight. ;[

 

[Doug Casner]

My old 6ppc doesnt kick much its so heavy anyway. Doug

 

[Will Henry]

I have pads on 308s, because I need them! I like a thin pad on most anything. I seldom buy real pads anymore. I just glue on a piece of foam flooring and grind it to fit. My go to adhesive for this is Shoe-Goo. The downside is that the pad gets squashed when the rifle is standing in a rack. Also, the material degrades after several years. WH

 

[LCazador]

You see a lot of aluminum butt plates on benchrest rifles that are there to protect the stock from breakage, keep a weight in place, and because they're lighter than rubber. You pick.

 

[hoz53]

I have pads on 308s, because I need them! I like a thin pad on most anything. I seldom buy real pads anymore. I just glue on a piece of foam flooring and grind it to fit. My go to adhesive for this is Shoe-Goo. The downside is that the pad gets squashed when the rifle is standing in a rack. Also, the material degrades after several years. WH

what do you meen by foam flooring? i should know but cant get it in my cranium.

 

[charlie b]

I like a firmer rubber pad to protect the stock, 1/2" works well. When I need recoil relief I use a PAST magnum shoulder pad. It works far better than any rifle mounted pad.

 

[JFrank]

Recoil pads might grab or catch a cloth shirt while a metal, wood or molded rear plate will slide freely.

 

[Link]

I guess I will put a rubber factory type pad on it to reduce recoil, as I'm old and have shoulder problems.

 

[VaniB]

Would a removable slip-on recoil pad work for you? They're made in both leather and also 1-piece rubber. Enter "slip on recoil pad" in Ebay, or in google.

 

[Will Henry]

what do you meen by foam flooring? i should know but cant get it in my cranium.

Those interlocking panels of foam flooring. Usually four pieces for about 12 bucks. You get about twenty pads out of one panel. Especially useful for lightweight hunting rifles, since it weighs little. As a bonus, it is very good at absorbing recoil. Cheap too! WH

 

[hoz53]

Those interlocking panels of foam flooring. Usually four pieces for about 12 bucks. You get about twenty pads out of one panel. Especially useful for lightweight hunting rifles, since it weighs little. As a bonus, it is very good at absorbing recoil. Cheap too! WH

thanks for that info. i will try to find some and try it out.