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  1. 11-15-2017, 12:10 PM #41
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    Quote Originally Posted by Alstep View Post
    As I get older, I find it harder to deal with recoil. Never bothered me before, as I shot highpower for many years. Padded shooting jacket doesn't do it any more. What do you older guys use between the stock & your shoulder??? I see PAST recoil pads, just wondering if they work?? Am open to any suggestions. Would like to keep shooting my old military rifles but find the punishment cancels out the fun.
    Thanks for your thoughts.
    Hickock45 uses one. Watch a couple of his videos and you'll see what he uses. Wish I could remember what brand he has.
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    As an outdoor writer that had a sense of humor, Jim McManus, in his writings once said about recoil. "I have come to the point of really knowing when the rifle or goose hunting shotgun has too much recoil ( kick to you uneducated), it is when I can applaud with my shoulder blades after several shots"!Robert
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    Limbsaver! Hickock45 uses a Limbsaver recoil pad.

    https://limbsaver.com/
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    Bullets.com has sale on kick eze pads starting at 4.25 a piece. This week
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  5. 11-16-2017, 10:00 PM #45
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wayne Smith View Post
    I like the slip on pads because it adds to the LOP. But then, I wear a 36" sleeve. My flintlock has a 14 3/4" LOP. Al, if I remember right, you won't have that problem.
    Well, OK, I don't have a 36" sleeve, just mind the LOP, not too long or too short, use what works for you. Plus the other things mentioned.

    If you have some rare collectible, and have the LOP to spare, slip-on pads might work fine. IMHO too many people are afraid to modify stocks on commodity hunting guns. I've gotten past that. (Loooong past that).
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  6. 11-16-2017, 10:31 PM #46
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    Unless it really is a pristine collector I cut them. Mostly Savage 99's, some Marlin's, but I want to enjoy them. Maybe a replacement stock for truly unmodified originals, then make them fit. From horseshoeing and handling hay my muscles are thick and shorter stocks with a good deal of pitch work best FOR ME. If you just can't cut the original, find a replacement stock and make it fit with a recoil pad. I use a slip-on on a cut stock, then when it feels right I install the soft pad. There is also a slip-on that has several different pads to help find the right fit, BearTooth (?) I think.
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