Recoil reducing stock question

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First off, please forgive my horrible spelling and know that Im new to the sks.
Thirdly, comments about mancards and grow some balls are un-needed. So if thats all your going to add, skip this post and save yourself some time.
#The question I have is which aftermarket stock reduces preceived recoil, kicklite or strickforce with scorpion recoil system.
Im 4'8 120lbs and would like the option to shoot offhand and any reduction in recoil would be helpful.
Thanks for your help!

Two comments so far on the sks forum are:
stick with the factory stock and buy a good buttpad.
strickforce stocks are ok but a pain to clean and have flex.

My thought was an aftermarket stock adds weight which is a good and bad thing. The collapsible stock would help with lop when a thick pad is added.
I will be benchrest shooting but like to option of offhand shooting and switching stocks might wreck the balance of the rifle.
Thanks again!
 
The Strikeforce stock only use a dense rubber to absorb a small amount of the recoil, the Kicklite stock actually has a spring loaded buffer tube with 3/4" of travel. The kicklite dramatically reduces recoil. Another great recoil reducing product is the Witt SKS muzzle break, 40% reduction in recoil. These items arent just to cut recoil, they make for very fast follow up shots & rapid fire as well.
 
You fired it yet? Do that before spending any money.
I suspect the LOP may have more to do with any perceived excess recoil. The SKS has no recoil. Mind you, everybody forgets that not everybody needs a longer stock.
For you, I'd look at the Tapco version of the Strikeforce style just because it can be adjusted for LOP. Really shouldn't need a lot of cleaning. More expensive though. Add the W's. dominionoutdoors.ca/
 
I paid $10 for a recoil pad to increase the LOP. If recoil was an issue, it would help.

You are a lot bigger than my 9 year old grandson, and he has no problem with the SKS recoil.

Have you tried an SKS? If you are reading about recoil on the internet, don't confuse 7.62x39 with 7.62x54. The 54 kicks like a mule.

The 39 kicks about the same as Daisy Red Ryder BB gun....
 
Yes Ive shot the sks, 8mm mouser, sub2k.
The wood stock isnt going to work unless I cut alot off and add a buttpad.
Thanks for the useless comment about the sks having no recoil!
 
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The SKS has no recoil.
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The 7.62x39 round creates about 6 to 7 lbs of recoil. Very little for most but I let a girl try it at the range and she thought she got hit by a truck, by the way she was acting. The Archangel has a pretty nice buttpad on their highly rated stock conversion kit:
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"Felt recoil" is greater shooting off a bench than it is shooting standing "offhand" because your upper body moves backward with the recoil in the standing position. Shooting off a bench - ESPECIALLY when wearing a light shirt - try draping a towel between your shoulder and the buttplate. ALSO with experience comes an awareness AND ACCEPTANCE of the recoil. The trick is to concenrate on the shot, maintain a constant "sight picture" and a steady trigger pull to "surprise yourself" when the "shot" is made.

In pistol shooting its called shooting enough to eliminate the "flinch", likewise the same principle applies to rifle shooting. Don't be dismayed ... with a little more experience a "greater comfort level" will be achieved. For now -be gentle on yourself - shooting from a bench - give yourself some extra padding with the towel.
 
When I had a folding stock on my VZ58, I never found it comfortable to shoot and it had no cheek weld. That little chunk of steel dug right into my shoulder, wasn't much good when you wanted to shoot a lot... best thing I did was swap wood in there and it's been awesome. Can shoot all day now. Even the beaver barf was decent.
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Part of the problem with the SKS and smaller shooters may be the weight of the rifle. It weighs a ton.
 
I have the strikeforce stock on my sks. my wife is less that 120lbs and handles it from the bench no problem. I have a bayonet lug bipod attached with tapco mags and a foregrip underneath. The ATI installed in minutes. not very expensive and i think is a nice addition because of it being adjustable. I like the original wood stock but find it a little cramped. I don't have to clean my ATI stock at all, maybe just a light wipe down after shooting. THe flex you talk about is just needed when you slip the action back into the stock, it bows out a bit at the magwell. Nothing crazy....but it works nice i have over 300rnds through it and still going strong.....
 
Go to Wal-Mart and pick up a cheap slip on recoil pad. $10, and really changes how the sks feels and shoots. I would try that before investing in anything more costly. It does increase length of pull, but even my 4'8" 90lb wife thinks it feels too short without the pad now...
 
How does too short of LOP negatively affect your shooting?
I'm 6,1" and really enjoy shooting short carbine's and short shotguns. I just tuck in, and lean forward.

Long LOP just ends up giving me forend arm fatigue, wavering aim, and increased felt recoil.
I can control and harness the gun better when it's in tight.
 
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Sounds like you shoot like me.
I square up to the target unlike most who use the older shooting stance. Personal choice really. However thanks for the idea. $10-$25 is cheaper than $150 + tax and shipping.
 
When I took my brother shooting, he fired 1 round from the SKS and was traumatized. I had him use a sandbag as a recoil pad, and that allowed him to continue. A Limbsaver slip on pad is useful too.
If a rifle had no recoil, it would have backblast.
 
Forum member Mobular has Chinese Sks surplus rubber butt pads/extenders for sale, they add 1" to the stocks length. They screw on using the existing screw holes and come with longer screws. He sells them for under $20 iirc, check them out before you spend lots of money on a plastic stock. Both my sks have them, lop is much much better and the already low recoil on the sks is less with the rubber butt pad. The slip on ones at crappy tire or Walmart look like a weird rubber boot looking thing, these fit very nice and look correct.



 
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