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Limbsaver Recoil Pad, Good or Bad?
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<blockquote data-quote="nicholasjohn" data-source="post: 1999813" data-attributes="member: 109113"><p>I'll see if I can figure out how to post one. With the scope on it, I may not be able to stand it close enough to the wall for you to see what I mean. ( I don't want to take the scope off, since I'm leaving for a deer hunt with it the day after tomorrow.) When the stockmaker did it, there was no scope on top, and with the receiver against the front of the safe, the buttpad was flat on the floor. The tip of the barrel was also right up against the safe, almost touching. It looked very much like the picture you posted, which is why this rang my bell. </p><p></p><p>Now, when the buttpad is flat on the floor and the receiver is against the wall, the muzzle is away from the wall an inch or two. The wedge he cut out of the buttstock was tiny, and the wider end was only about 1/4" thick, tapering to zero at the other end. This didn't make the stock feel noticeably shorter, but it did have a different feel. The rifle feels, and points, like a fine bird gun. ( It's a Dakota model 10, falling block single shot.) The barrel sits kinda low in the frame, and when the gun recoils it's about like shooting the lower barrel of an over & under shotgun. It feels like straight back recoil to me, and there's more pad surface against my shoulder than there was before he changed the pitch. This distributes the recoil over a larger area on my shoulder, and that reduces felt recoil. The pad the guy put on helped reduce recoil even more. </p><p></p><p>It's a KICK-EEZ sorbothane pad, and I was just on their website to confirm that they still make them. I saw something on there that might be of interest to you, if you want to try changing the pitch. They make a shim to give you pitch, and it looks just like the wedge the stockmaker cut out of my rifle stock when he installed the pad. ( They discuss this in their FAQ's on the website.) You could put one of those in between your pad and stock, and see if this does the trick for you, without having to alter the stock to find out. Being able to try this concept without removing stock material would be quite handy, since once you cut it out you can't put it back if you don't like the effect. You might want to check that out. Good luck.</p><p></p><p>P.S. I just did an internet search on "shotgun pitch" and there were a couple of pages of pictures that will illustrate this concept for you. You might want to give that a shot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nicholasjohn, post: 1999813, member: 109113"] I'll see if I can figure out how to post one. With the scope on it, I may not be able to stand it close enough to the wall for you to see what I mean. ( I don't want to take the scope off, since I'm leaving for a deer hunt with it the day after tomorrow.) When the stockmaker did it, there was no scope on top, and with the receiver against the front of the safe, the buttpad was flat on the floor. The tip of the barrel was also right up against the safe, almost touching. It looked very much like the picture you posted, which is why this rang my bell. Now, when the buttpad is flat on the floor and the receiver is against the wall, the muzzle is away from the wall an inch or two. The wedge he cut out of the buttstock was tiny, and the wider end was only about 1/4" thick, tapering to zero at the other end. This didn't make the stock feel noticeably shorter, but it did have a different feel. The rifle feels, and points, like a fine bird gun. ( It's a Dakota model 10, falling block single shot.) The barrel sits kinda low in the frame, and when the gun recoils it's about like shooting the lower barrel of an over & under shotgun. It feels like straight back recoil to me, and there's more pad surface against my shoulder than there was before he changed the pitch. This distributes the recoil over a larger area on my shoulder, and that reduces felt recoil. The pad the guy put on helped reduce recoil even more. It's a KICK-EEZ sorbothane pad, and I was just on their website to confirm that they still make them. I saw something on there that might be of interest to you, if you want to try changing the pitch. They make a shim to give you pitch, and it looks just like the wedge the stockmaker cut out of my rifle stock when he installed the pad. ( They discuss this in their FAQ's on the website.) You could put one of those in between your pad and stock, and see if this does the trick for you, without having to alter the stock to find out. Being able to try this concept without removing stock material would be quite handy, since once you cut it out you can't put it back if you don't like the effect. You might want to check that out. Good luck. P.S. I just did an internet search on "shotgun pitch" and there were a couple of pages of pictures that will illustrate this concept for you. You might want to give that a shot. [/QUOTE]
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