All 3 work well on various applications. They each have different models and some work better than others on various rifles and with various cartridge choices. To say which one would be best for your particular application would be in need of more information other than just a lightweight rifle. Some cases would be best served with a Sims, limbsaver, slip over pad for more length of pull to get a better fit to the shooter. Others would be best served with a cut to fit Pachmayer. My 7mm magnum is fairly light weight and was a bit short for me. Took off the crappy factory pad and installed a spacer and a Pachmayer decelerator pad. Fits me perfectly now and doesn't have near as much felt recoil. But I honestly feel the fitting part is more important than the pad itself absorbing recoil. A poorly fit rifle will always hurt worse than one fitting well. That in itself will also cause some bad shooting habits.