Limbsaver Butt Pad

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Levers

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I have a 20ga Stoeger Uplander that has a plastic butt plate. The stock has been cut to 12-1/2 inches for my wife to shoot. It fits her very good.

She would like me cut off another inch and fit it with a 1 inch limbsaver recoil pad to make it a little more enjoyable for her to shot. She is recoil sensitive.

I have read that sometimes a slightly oversize pad would also help for the recoil sensitive person.

Has anyone put on a limbsaver grind to fit and just left it oversize, without grinding. The one I am looking is a 1 inch pad that would be maybe 1/16" oversize all the way around. Looks are not that important for her or me, just function. I was thinking if it was to much of a pain being oversize I could pay a smith to grind to fit later or grind myself.
 
When Son finished the 9th grade with straights As, I bought him a H&R Topper in 12 gauge. I shortened the stock and added a Limbsaver pad left full size. It helps cut the kick greatly. So did the handloaded 3/4 oz loads I cobbled up.

I use the little thing occasionally, and even with 1 1/8 oz hunting loads, the extra padding keeps things fun.

It does look a little odd, but only until you use it.
 
Well I look a little Odd also so the pad should be OK. I wast just curious if it presented any big problem being a little oversize in the way it functioned. Thanks for the input I just ordered one of the Limbsaver grind to fit's from Midway. Plan to leave it oversize if it works OK. For this particular gun that should be fine.
 
I installed a Limbsaver on my 590 that was originally equipped with a quick-feed stock, which, I'm told, is slightly different from the standard stock. At the time, they didn't list a pad for that gun, so I called them and told them which pad most closely resembled one they made, except the screw holes and the shape looked a little out of whack.
They sent me one for free. I fiddled with the screw holes a little and the shape was barely noticible as not being perfect, and it works very well.

It does add a little length to the stock, though, being a little thicker than a stock pad, or a lot thicker than a simple butt plate.

Personally, as an old guy, I like the pad more than a hard butt plate anytime. I'd like to see more shock-aborber stocks on the market.

Oh, yes, and the QF stock is a waste of money. No likee.
 
Thanks, Levers, that was a while back. He's 22, out of school for a year and settles on his first house the 16th.

Those As paid off. He's a software designer for a Govt contractor and loves his high paying, heavy bennied job.
 
Got the wife set up with a Mossberg, now I can put the limbsaver on this without cutting it anymore and have the 13-1/2" LOP I like.
 
Just trace your current pad onto the Limbsaver...get a sander and do it yourself. Run slowly to grind. It will look much better and will prevent it from snagging on clothes during mount.
 
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