bmiller Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I have a Nova and want to change to a kick-eez or something similar. What part # do I need? All I see in the Brownells catalog is for a solid stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.E. Kelley Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I know the super nova takes M2 pads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunCat Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Here is a Limbsaver pad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmiller Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share Posted January 23, 2014 The recoil pad on my Nova snaps in. That one shows screw holes. Have you ordered that one before? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan 45 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I've broken 2 limbsaver "speed mount" pads. I loved the profile, but they end up shattering the hard plastic between the buttstock and the rubber. Pat Kelley hooked me up w/ a factory short Benelli pad for my Nova and it's good as gold. Pat, was that an M2 pad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.E. Kelley Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Yes sir. M2 Gel pad...stupid expensive but damn if they don't work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
co-exprs Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I've been trying to lock down a short gel pad for my nova, but can't find em anywhere. Been looking for several months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmiller Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share Posted January 23, 2014 Crap, I hate the idea of spending over a quarter of what I spent on the shotgun for a recoil pad! I do love my Nova! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.E. Kelley Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 (edited) http://www.midwestgunworks.com/ ? http://www.benelliusa.com/ ? Edited January 23, 2014 by P.E. Kelley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
co-exprs Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 http://www.midwestgunworks.com/ ? http://www.benelliusa.com/ ? The Benelli web site? Really? They are on back order both places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunCat Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 I've been trying to lock down a short gel pad for my nova, but can't find em anywhere. Been looking for several months. Numrich has some of the pads in stock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmiller Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 Your in luck if your a lefty:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
co-exprs Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Then I am not in luck. Numrich is back ordered... and expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mberry Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 I kept an eye on eBay and was able to find one for a decent price pretty quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbrowndog Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Take 2 pcs of 1" hardwood dowel and epoxy them into the nova buttstock, let dry and mount whatever recoil pad you want. That's the easy way, ..... I prefer to use either the Benelli gel pad or if a LOP change is called for also then I mount a 1/2" SS bolt vertically in the butt, drill and tap it for a kick eez pad, the small weight added by the bolt to the rear of the gun really makes the balance better for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmiller Posted January 25, 2014 Author Share Posted January 25, 2014 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
co-exprs Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Looks like Numrich got in some gel pads. I wanted the shortest one for my super nova, but they don't list one for that gun. They do list one for the M2, so I'm gonna take a chance that it will fit. Should be here by the end of the week. Keeping my fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacMan Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 (edited) The M2 gel pad fits Nova stock just fine. I have the shortest one (1/2"?) on mine to reduce the LOP. Edited February 23, 2014 by PacMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
co-exprs Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Excellent! Don't have it yet. Numrich took 5 days just to put it on the truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
co-exprs Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 (edited) Got the short, gel, recoil pad and started working on fit. I'm new to shotgun fitting, so I don't know that I got it right yet, but I get the best sight picture with the stock adjusted over to the right and down. I used the shim and plate combo which goes the furthest. It looks funny, but it seems to shoulder up well. The gel pad shortened the LOP, which felt long to me before. Now it feels better. Pattern on the board is 75/25 at 15yds, which is a little higher than I usually shoot, but I can live with it. Just gotta remember to float that bird (all my other shotguns shoot flatter). Slugs was a bit of an issue. It was pretty much spot on before. After the change I expected the slugs to shoot low right, but they went the opposite and started hitting high left. I had to mess with front beads and ended up going back to an old front sight I had. I was getting a little nervous in the jervous, cuz we leave for Superstition tomorrow and I couldn't hit well with slugs. Had to make a special, after work trip to the range last night, with all my sights and tools and stuff. Messed with it till I got it right. Now she stacks slugs, dead nutz at 50, groups 2" high at 75 and 4" low left at 100. Very usable. In the end the goal was achieved. The shotgun seems to be staying put in my shoulder pocket, rather than sliding down during rapid fire as before. No matter how much I practice, I'm one of those guys who wishes he had just one more day on the range to iron out some wrinkle. Tonight I gotta stay home and pack. See everyone in a few days. Edited March 25, 2014 by co-exprs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmiller Posted March 25, 2014 Author Share Posted March 25, 2014 Got the short, gel, recoil pad and started working on fit. I'm new to shotgun fitting, so I don't know that I got it right yet, but I get the best sight picture with the stock adjusted over to the right and down. I used the shim and plate combo which goes the furthest. It looks funny, but it seems to shoulder up well. The gel pad shortened the LOP, which felt long to me before. Now it feels better. Pattern on the board is 75/25 at 15yds, which is a little higher than I usually shoot, but I can live with it. Just gotta remember to float that bird (all my other shotguns shoot flatter). Slugs was a bit of an issue. It was pretty much spot on before. After the change I expected the slugs to shoot low right, but they went the opposite and started hitting high left. I had to mess with front beads and ended up going back to an old front sight I had. I was getting a little nervous in the jervous, cuz we leave for Superstition tomorrow and I couldn't hit well with slugs. Had to make a special, after work trip to the range last night, with all my sights and tools and stuff. Messed with it till I got it right. Now she stacks slugs, dead nutz at 50, groups 2" high at 75 and 4" low left at 100. Very usable. In the end the goal was achieved. The shotgun seems to be staying put in my shoulder pocket, rather than sliding down during rapid fire as before. No matter how much I practice, I'm one of those guys who wishes he had just one more day on the range to iron out some wrinkle. Tonight I gotta stay home and pack. See everyone in a few days. This is on a super Nova? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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