Slip on Recoil pad for 1894 Win

[maskedman504]

Hi guys-

My bad has a steel butt plated 1894 Win that he wants a recoil pad for; he is getting up there in age- 60 this year, so I won't begrudge him.

I originally had thought to go with a limb saver slip on- but apparatenly it has a very this pad- like 1". I checked out the Pachmayrs also, but the community seems very polarized. He does not want to go with a screw on butt pad; anyone have any experience- good or bad- or a suggestion?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Abel]

The best solution is to have the stock cut back an inch and add a screw-in 1" thick recoil pad. If he wants a slip-on, its going to make the length of pull longer.

 

[madcratebuilder]

Slip on pads that well stay on the butt well discolor the wood. I shoot a lot of different mil-surps with steel butt plates and have found the Galco removable butt pad to work very well. It fits about everything, LE's to Swiss to Italian and Jap. Quick and easy on/off.

 

[jmr40]

Cutting and replacing with a better pad is the BEST solution for recoil. But if the rifle is old enough to have a steel buttplate, it is old enough to have some collector value that would be hurt by doing so.

I also have doubts it would really help all that much. The new hi-tech pads do a great job of reducing recoil in heavy kicking guns with around 30 or more ft. lbs. of recoil. A 30-30 is in the 10-12 ft lb range anyway. I'm not sure that is enough recoil to cause the pad to compress.

If It were my gun I'd try a slip on Limbsaver pad for range use where lots of shots are fired and you can work around the increased LOP. But take it off at all other times, especially when hunting.

 

[jwrowland77]

The best recoil I pad and at a decent price, I found at Cabelas. It is called The Shooters Friend. I have tried it and it is pretty awesome. The recoil pad was around $20.

I originally bought for my 7yo daughter to use with her .223, that way I could load a full powder charge for deer season and it wouldn't hurt. Well, we went out to the range last weekend and it worked great. She said shooting her big gun (.223) felt just like shooting her small gun (.22 lr).

 

[maskedman504]

I like that jrowland...then I can also tell my Dad how it is approved by 7 year old girls...

 

[BCRider]

Or what about a lightweight shooting vest with a built in pad?

If he would rather stick with a slip on then the Win 94 shape is popular enough that there are MANY nice lookiing leather styles thanks to the Cowboy Action shooting scene. Most of them not only fit a thin recoil pad inside but also use the split side out on the pad side to aid in preventing the gun from shifting during lever cycling. And even if they don't have any padding a layer of firm foam from a cheap pair of slip on sandles from wally world will add a 1/2 to 3/4 inch layer of comfort and is easily modified for cheaply. And that way for winter he can simply not use the padding and just the cuff or take it all off depending on the thickness of his jacket.

 

[aka108]

Forget about a slip on pad, modifying the rifle or changing anything about it. Have your Dad purchase a PAST recoil pad that you wear on your sholder either inside or outside you clothing. These PAST recoild pads are great. You can shoot any caliber all day long and it will not bother you. I purchased mine when I was in my early 50's. Now 76 and using the same pad.

 

[adelbridge]

dont buy anything and wear a few sweaters

 

[89yj]

I've used a rubber slip fit recoil pad on mine for bench shooting. I think it is a limbsaver brand. Makes a big difference on recoil. I remove it when not in use. The added LOP doesn't bother me.

 

[tahoe2]

I put a slip-on Limbsaver on my Marlin 375 and my Savage Model 99; not for recoil but for length,
I don't want to alter the originality of those rifles. I'm 6'3" and the stocks are shorter than most standard rifles.
That way I won't get "scope-eye". And they do soften the blow quite a bit!

 

[wrench]

Second on aka108's post. Get the PAST recoil pad you wear on your shoulder.
Really cuts the recoil, you can shoot all day with it.
No chance of damaging the rifle, and you can shoot multiple rifles with just one pad.
Awesome.

 

[beatledog7]

I picked up a Pachmayr Decelerator. It comes in three sizes, one of which will slip very easily onto the butt of just about any long gun that has a plastic or steel plate. That's the key--it slips on very easily, but is secure, then slips off again. I just toss it into my range bag and slip it on as needed, so it doesn't have any chance of marking or discoloring a wood stock from being left in place.

I'll be doing extensive testing, but so far it seems like a very good and inexpensive solution.