recoil pad
 

I have a 1970s 700BDL in 270 that I would like to add a recoil pad to. It originally came with just a butt plate. Recoil isn't bad but gets old shooting it when I am sighting in or target praticing. Is there anything out there that I can add on that won't significantly change the length but will soften the recoil a bit?

Pad
 

Try the limbsaver air tech pad 70 % of recoil ruduced I have one on my 30-06. The slip on pad is what I bought but you could also buy the screw in one

Unless you take off that butt plate and shave some from your stock you are going to get increased length of pull with ANY recoil reduction pad. They don't add THAT much length, well MOST don't, but if you are at that "sweet spot" with what you have then you will need to shave a bit off to keep it at a length you like. If you don't want to do any shaving then you will just need to adjust your position to compensate for the added length. The Limbsaver pad that you install, not the slip on, after taking the original butt plate, will add about an inch to the original pull. Not that significant.

I use one of these for bench work.

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/699...d-ambidextrous

Take a look at these;

http://www.pachmayr.com/home/recoil-pads.php

...............and yes, you will have to adjust for fit (LOP).


I think you will find that a lot of custom rifle makers use these also.

The past shoulder pads might be of interest. They're not that thick, but rather rely on a bit of stiffness to spread the recoil across more shoulder area. They're not real comfortable, and none-too-sexy, but they're incredibly functional. The .270win doesn't kick much, but a hard, narrow, unforgiving buttplate will get old - as you mentioned - so throwing a thin, yet relatively stiff pad on your shoulder might be just the ticket.

My wife is recoil sensitive even with her little 20ga. To fix that problem a shooting vest was bought with pockets to hold several different thicknesses gel pads like the beretta ones. With pads and vest was less than 50.00. Added bonus was the pockets in the vest that held two boxes of 20ga ammo.

http://www.berettausa.com/en-us/bere.../og8500010560/

http://gampsports.com/product/wild-h...t-navy-silver/

:D Al

I bought a simmons pre fit which works great. I didn't cut my stock down so it is a little smaller then the wood on the stock but not real bad. I am fine with the stock / recoil pad length and think I will leave it this way. There is a plastic shim on the wood that keeps the edge of the wood from being exposed to the elements.

If I was to cut the stock down how would I go about doing it without splintering the wood? Could I use my power miter box? This is a 40 year old gun so it's not real pretty but it's not in bad shape and I would hate to damage the stock.

You can cut the stock down with a power miter box. Make sure to use a fine tooth blade for fine cuts. Wrap a couple of layers of painters / masking tape around the stock. Cut right through the tape as it aids non-splintering cuts immensely.

Well for shooting off the bench you can go to wally world and buy a Limbsaver slip on pad. Then when you get you rifle sighted in you can remove it and shot another couple shots to verify POI.
Otherwise if you don't want to change your LOP and your not very handy I would suggest you take your rifle to a competent gunsmith and have him fit you up with a new pad.

How did those guyz back in the 50's, 60's & 70's handle all that recoil ??

They must have made them tougher than - LOL !!!

Sell that old design and get a new rifle with a soft pad, 3 way safety that controls the firing pin and maybe even CRF!

The Kimber, Ruger and other rifles are not all that expensive.

Nobody wants push feed like the M700 and the weak extractor and brazed on bolt handle that they have.

Back in the 50's 60's and 70's we didn't have magnum rifles for the most part. Shot gun shells were 2 3/4 inch.
We didn't spend hours at the range as ammo was an expanse and best used to harvest game.
When products started showing up on the market to tame the recoil we bought the products.
When Money got more plentiful we shot at targets a bit more too so wanted the products that reduced the recoil.

:D Al

What?????
 

"Sell that old design and get a new rifle with a soft pad, 3 way safety that controls the firing pin and maybe even CRF!

The Kimber, Ruger and other rifles are not all that expensive.

Nobody wants push feed and the weak extractor they have".

This was helpful! Especially the last sentence.

Thanks for catching that nobody does prefer the M700 with it's weak extractor and push feed.

I corrected it above with:

"Nobody wants push feed like the M700 and the weak extractor they have."

LOL, if it were me, I'd buy the cheapest pair of flip flops/rubber sandals.....around a $1, and make a recoil pad out of it. I have around five rifles with such a recoil pad.

Recall first time I showed up at range with a stock on a rifle I that I'd made and had used a cheapo flip flop for its recoil pad. Gents there had quite a chuckle at the recoil pad I'd made using a flip flop, but all agreed it worked and actually looked decent.

You can remove your original butt plate and just glue on the recoil pad with silicone adhesive. I just place the butt on the sandal, trace around the butt with a fine point marker on the sandal.....then use my bandsaw to cut out the pad. Then I use my belt sander to smooth its edges and get a perfect fit on the butt and then just glue it on. Have yet to have one of my cheapo pads come off. But, using silicone adhesive, allows me to easily remove it if I wanted too.

Huffmanite--that is genius!!! Us poor folks have to improvise.

I guess that makes me a Nobody as I have 2 Rem M700s that have each been to Africa twice where they killed 34 African animals including the Cape Buffalo in my avatar. I've also used them for Montana elk and antelope and Canadian caribou and Musk ox, two of which made the B&C record book. Yep, those M700 rifles are terrible and Nobody wants one.

Oh, and my .300 Weatherby Vanguard is also push feed and has a two position safety just like the M700 Remingtons. It is getting ready to make it's second trip to Africa where it will add to it's list of animals that also include a couple of Montana bull elk, a New Zealand Stag and Tahr and ...

I wonder if he knows a Savage Mod 99 is a push feed as is my Mod 88 Win, and the .760 slide action, everything except a semi auto and single shot is a push feed, just a difference in how the bolt is pushed closed.

That's wrong!

The 99 Savage rifles are control round feed. CRF!

The M88 and 760 are only push feed.

The Savage 99 is CRF... AND I love old Remmy 700s!! lol
-Jake

I'm a no body I guess, Remington 700 243 BDL, Remington 700 308 BDL, Remington 700 7mm 08 Mountain rifle, Remington 700 #1 custom 300 Winchester mag, Mag Na Ported recoil is less than the 243, Remington 700 ML 50 cal, Remington 700 ML 54 cal, and Remington model 7 7mm08.

Never had a problem one with them, adjusted all the triggers my self many years ago.

:D Al