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Anyone use the thin (1-7/8" thick) recoil pad? Trying to find a really thin one for a 20g Garbi SxS. Any other recommendations?
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Undaunted by my experience with their Ithaca pad, I've purchased several others in the meantime and they have all been good stuff.
As to the specific pad you ask about, I have the Winchester pad which is just a branded version of the "thin," which at 7/8" isn't really. Visually, however, they have a slightly thick black base that makes the red rubber part appear pretty thin. Like I say, no complaints.
Might also look at the thin (0.6") Pachmayr Old English. Done up in the regular, harder rubber, they make nice pads for a field gun.
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Undaunted by my experience with their Ithaca pad, I've purchased several others in the meantime and they have all been good stuff.
As to the specific pad you ask about, I have the Winchester pad which is just a branded version of the "thin," which at 7/8" isn't really. Visually, however, they have a slightly thick black base that makes the red rubber part appear pretty thin. Like I say, no complaints.
Might also look at the thin (0.6") Pachmayr Old English. Done up in the regular, harder rubber, they make nice pads for a field gun. Didn't know Pachmayr made one that thin. I'll check it out. I'm trying to avoid cutting wood, which is at just over 14". Normally I want my total LOP to be at 14". I'd use this mostly for skeet and dove/quail.
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I just put one on a Fabbri O/U. I had some old 3/8" plugs from another project that allowed me to cover the screws in a traditional manor of orange pads. The pad didn't cut well for just a typical slit job as in softer pads. A Pachmayr pad is a good option.
Dennis Earl Smith/Benefactor Life NRA, ACGG Professional member
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Last edited by hoser; 05/19/11 12:11 AM.
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Or would this one be better for a classic SxS (although .2 thicker)? http://www.pachmayr.com/D752B.php
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Yeah, the thin 752. Maybe all they make now is the soft Deccelerator material, which is harder to work with. It seems kind of pointless on a thin pad, and I'd still investigate the possibility of getting one with the older, firmer rubber.
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I have used the Galazan thin red pad for several stocks and really like them. Bobby
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The solid red Galazan pad which is 1/2" thick at center and the 1 1/2" thick pads are both excellent pads, indestructible and very nice looking (see caveat below) with professional installation. They do not absorb much recoil, however, compared to the high-tech pads.
All a matter of taste of course, but sometimes the red pad looks a bit odd IMO, compared to say a thin black pad. I put one on a Merkel sxs with very dark wood, thought it detracted.
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