Looking for suggestions on 870 buttstock pad

JimFromFL · December 9, 2002, 09:12 PM

Any suggestions on buttstock pad for an 870 Express?

9mmMike · December 9, 2002, 10:11 PM

Pachmayr pre-fit decelerator.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/co...left-nav.jhtml

or

http://www.brownells.com/Product/index.asp

These things are fantastic.

Mike

Dave McC · December 10, 2002, 05:07 AM

Didn't it come with one?

johnbt · December 10, 2002, 08:33 AM

I don't know about the new ones, but the Express I bought in 1993 had a pad that was worthless. It looked okay, but what appeared to be a thick pad was really a thin piece of hard rubber stretched over a 'hollow plastic box' that was part and parcel of the spacer. Cheap junk.

Four or five years ago, IIRC, I bought one of the pre-fit Decels that were advertised to fit the current production Express models and had to sand down the edges of the pad to fit. Following the directions, I wrapped the butt in tape and started sanding with some 80-grit on a block of wood. Messy, but it worked and it looks just fine. The edges are smooth and I got the angles correct

John

Preacherman · December 13, 2002, 01:19 PM

Pachmayr Decelerator is a great pad, but if you want even softer recoil (at the risk of greater wear if the shotgun is pounded on), try Kick-Eez (http://www.kickeez.net/). I can't vouch for them personally (although I have one on order to try them out), but there are rave reviews of these pads on other forums. Might be worth a look.

December 9, 2002, 09:12 PM	#1
JimFromFL Senior Member Join Date: February 8, 2001 Posts: 185	Looking for suggestions on 870 buttstock pad Any suggestions on buttstock pad for an 870 Express?

December 9, 2002, 10:11 PM	#2
9mmMike Senior Member Join Date: January 6, 2000 Location: SE PA Posts: 1,049	Pachmayr pre-fit decelerator. http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/co...left-nav.jhtml or http://www.brownells.com/Product/index.asp These things are fantastic. Mike __________________ "Freedom is not free" Visit TheRallyPoint.org TheRallyPoint at LRGC- Saturday August 26th IF YOU LIVE IN PA AND DID NOT VOTE, YOU DESERVE TO LOSE YOUR GUNS!

December 10, 2002, 05:07 AM	#3
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,811	Didn't it come with one?

December 10, 2002, 08:33 AM	#4
johnbt Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 1999 Location: Richmond, Virginia USA Posts: 6,004	I don't know about the new ones, but the Express I bought in 1993 had a pad that was worthless. It looked okay, but what appeared to be a thick pad was really a thin piece of hard rubber stretched over a 'hollow plastic box' that was part and parcel of the spacer. Cheap junk. Four or five years ago, IIRC, I bought one of the pre-fit Decels that were advertised to fit the current production Express models and had to sand down the edges of the pad to fit. Following the directions, I wrapped the butt in tape and started sanding with some 80-grit on a block of wood. Messy, but it worked and it looks just fine. The edges are smooth and I got the angles correct John

December 13, 2002, 01:19 PM	#5
Preacherman Senior Member Join Date: July 9, 2002 Posts: 791	Pachmayr Decelerator is a great pad, but if you want even softer recoil (at the risk of greater wear if the shotgun is pounded on), try Kick-Eez (http://www.kickeez.net/). I can't vouch for them personally (although I have one on order to try them out), but there are rave reviews of these pads on other forums. Might be worth a look.