One of the "Hardest Kicking" guns I ever fired was the result of a "Too Soft" recoil pad. Changing to a firmer pad cured it. A recoil pad needs to have a bit of firm movement, but too soft is about like firing it without Shoulder contact, gives it running room.
I agree completely. A GraCoil is adjustable for how easily it is compressed. I keep mine pretty "tight", so that there seems to be little compression upon recoil. Too much travel, because of too little resistance to compression, seems to be less effective at reducing felt recoil and resulting gun movement.
volley fire, I've got a deal with "Queen"...............I don't do facebOok, and she doesn't read shotgun sites.
SRH