Leather Recoil Sleeve / Pad???
- Thread starter Jay
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I prefer the leather ones with the elastic across the toe/bottom area of the pad.
I like the velcro tabbed leather types but I find the velcro flap can hang up on fleece or your collar etc.
I prefer the leather as it tends not to hang up on the mounting of the gun on your shoulder.
I like the velcro tabbed leather types but I find the velcro flap can hang up on fleece or your collar etc.
I prefer the leather as it tends not to hang up on the mounting of the gun on your shoulder.
This is a good point as my Grandfather loved these slip on pads, he left several of them on for long periods of time and when removed they had harmed the finish and it appeared the wood was a different shade.
In regards to your initial question I would choose the leather one as a fine shotgun deserves the best.
Dunnoh Jay.
I've seen the aftermath of those slip on butt covers when they have been left on too long.
Not a pretty sight.
Find another stock set if possible and put your new set away?
Just remember where you put them....................................................
I've seen the aftermath of those slip on butt covers when they have been left on too long.
Not a pretty sight.
Find another stock set if possible and put your new set away?
Just remember where you put them....................................................
fishslinger
CGN Regular
- Location
- southern ontario
I have a Rizzini SxS with a wooden butt plate. I use it as is for upland hunting for the last five years. No damage/problems at all, and I’m talking thick grouse woodcock cover. If there’s any oil finish getting thin a little rub in with boiled linseed oil or your choice wood finishing oil takes care of it. You have a nice gun,use it as intended.
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fishslinger
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- southern ontario
Jay congrats on the Beretta.
Falconflyer
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
I have a gun with a wooden recoil pad that I've hunted with quite a bit and shot sporting with a bit as well, probably 7 to 8000 rounds so far. I've always been very careful with it and there are no scars, scratches or dents in it yet however, I removed it and built a pigskin recoil pad for this gun and another one about year ago. That allows you to put the wooden one away for safe keeping and the pigskin pad gives the gun a really classy old fashioned look. To make the pads I just found a solid rubber recoil pad for each gun, ground it down to slightly smaller than the stock dimension, used contact cement to glue brown pig skin to it and screwed it on. You want the pad slightly smaller because the layer of pig skin will bring it up to the same size as the stock and you need to soak the skin in water first to let it stretch. I also filled the screw holes with foam plugs covered with pig skin. The pig skin is a bit pricey in Canada (about a $100) but I got mine at Tandy Leather in Las Vegas for about $35 cdn and a skin will probably make at least half a dozen pads even if you screw one up. For the rubber pads, I didn't have anything in my junk drawer that was suitable so I raided a buddies junk box, he does a lot of recoil pads for people so he throws away boxes full of them. So along with a bunch of tinkering around in the garage, for $35 bucks I have a couple of really neat looking pads.
Falconflyer
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Lovely gun by the way!
