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From: gmk@falstaff.mae.cwru.edu (Geoff Kotzar)
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Subject: Reciol Pads (was Long Gun for rural property)
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Date: 17 Jun 91 21:30:49 GMT
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In article <35677@mimsy.umd.edu> dak@uihepa.hep.uiuc.edu (David Kardelis- I am the NRA) writes:
#In article <35662@mimsy.umd.edu>, smosjc!joseph@uunet.uu.net writes:
##Ever shoot one? Out of the box it can be very humbling. I took my
##model 94 to the range put one round thru it and ... ouch! I tried another
##round. Ouch!
#
#	I have to agree to this, I took my Browning B-92 in 44 mag
#out to the range and after 5 shots I had to really convince myself
#to fire another round. My shoulder was black and blue for 3-4 days.
# Any recommendations on  on recoil pads. I have only seen 
#Pachmayr's. I would like soething a little more squishy than the Pachmayr's.
#				dave
#==========================================================================
#   David Kardelis		| I am the NRA
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#   Gradual Student in Physics	|	   LONG LIVE BEER!
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Pachmayr makes a number of different pads that vary in thickness, material
and construction. The best one I have found is their Decelerator. It is
quite soft and comes in three thicknesses: .6, .8 and 1.0 inch. I have
been using them  for some time now and am very pleased. In the past two
months I have installed them on three rifles: a .300 H&H, a .375 Mashburn
Super( a wildcat based on a blown out .375 H&H) both for friends, and on
my .458. At the range this past week I managed to fire 65 rounds from the
bench with only a very light discolouration of my shoulder. And that was
because I tried firing the first 25 rounds using a benchrest technique of
holding the pistol grip with one hand and the rear bunny bag with the other.
This technique just allowed the gun too much of a running start before
running into me.

Brownell's carries all three thicknesses and charges around 30 bucks for
each. They also carry another company's model made of Sorbothane which is
even softer than the Decelerator but these cost about $10.00 more. The other
drawback I think is the extreme thicknesses. The thinnest model is .8 inch
and they go up to about 1.2 inch.

You can get the Decelerator in the 1 inch thickness from Natchez for right
around $20.00. It may increase the length of pull a little too much though
so you might want to remove some wood from the butt of the rifle.

If you don't have a source for the addresses of these companies email me
and I will get them for you.