RE: How do I put a sims recoil pad on a new Browning A-Bolt 2?
Like others have said there are two slits in the pad. Just try to spread out the pad and you should be able to see them.
One note to save you some headache. Do not unscrew one screw at a time all the way out. You may break the plate under the pad. Alternate the screws taking no more than two turns per screw at a time. Also put some paste wax (car wax) on the screw driver and on the pad around the slits. This will save you from marring up the pad with a dry driver. This also goes for installing the new pad.
Make sure that you bought a pre fit pad and not one that has to be ground down and made to fit.