There is no reason to suffer from recoil resulting from a range session.

I bought one of the PAST recoil sheilds several years ago. I wear it every time I go to the range. I've also worn it underneath my coat waterfowl hunting and goose hunting in Canada. It is completely unobtrusive and works wonderfully.

http://www.battenfeldtechnologies.com/310010.html

Mouthcaller is that a pad that goes on your shoulder and straps around your back. If it is what I'm thinking of it's a very thin pad that feels like it might have a thin layer of gel in it. Anyway the reason I bought the simms replacment pad is because a buddy of mine had a pad like the one you are talking about (or similar to it) and that thin little thing took all of the hurt out shooting 3 1/2's. Now with the simms pad I can pattern and shoot more than I use to because it doesn't leave my arm sore for a week.

Thats weird, I never had a kick problem with my 835 ulti-mag, even with using the 3.5 magnum shots. I am not saying anything bad, but did you compare the same kick with other guns of the same make maybe? Other than that, even doing a 100 clays at the range or just target shooting has never resulted in a sore shoulder, even with the manufacturers pad. I am glad that you invested in a product that works and reduces pain Killmeatm, but I wanted to let others know, even the ones wanting to buy a Mossberg 835 U/M, is that you don't need a different recoil pad other than the one provided by Mossberg, unless the 12 gauge shotgun is not for you. It would be compared to the same as a Remington or the like in the same round of about model.... good luck killmeatm, but my stock pad is fine with me.

Yepper as soon as I get back from the 'RAQ" gonna get one too!

Coyote stalker, I have shot 3 1/2's out of a beneli nova,browning gold,remington 870, and a browning bps 10 ga. As well as 3'' out of a rem 870 and a browning citori and none of those guns kicked near as bad as the mossberg 835, I guess it is because the mossberg synthetic is so much lighter than the other guns. I don't know maybe for some reason mine just kicks more thansome of the others. It hurt shooting it before I put the simms pad on it but not hard enough for me to not use it I love the gun with or without the the simms pad I just like it even better with the pad

I think that your advice is not the greatest to heed, to be honest. First of all, you say that you "don't need a different recoil pad". Well, dont you think that should be up to the person who is shooting to decide. Also, you take no account into different frames and builds on different people. Some people are lighter than others, some people have a bigger shoulder build than other...this needs to be taken into account always!
Second of all, I think the investment into a aftermarket recoil pad is a good idea, especially if you arent enjoying the recoil. I have said this on here before and I will say it again, the ability to hold on a bird and not flinch out of fear of the recoil is 50% of the shot, and the end of your battle with a bird.
If you can deal with the recoil, then fine. If you dont like it, then get the pad

This is to Campo and Kill, You got it all wrong. What I was merely saying that the stock recoil pad for the Mossberg 835 is just fine for me, and I do not need a different pad. In my post, I stated that if a different recoil pad is what you want, great, but for me the stock pad is just fine. Obviously you both missed that, and created a arguement for nothing. Next time, read the whole post, and not just take a little out of it and take the subject way out of your personal interpretation. Reread my original post, because I gurantee you in that post, I stated that "it was great you found a better recoil pad, but for me, I did not need anything more than the stock one". And I was stating that for future buyers of the great M. 835, you don't NEED to get one, unless you can't handle the so-called recoil. Have a good day to you both.