Steve in Allentown PA Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 This is a unique issue that I've never had to deal with before so I'm turning to you folks to help me. I need to find a stock/recoil pad solution to eliminate as much recoil force as possible from being transmitted to the shooter's shoulder. I cannot use a muzzle device to achieve this objective. The rifle is a Bravo Company AR with a Magpul collapsible stock and pad. Swapping out the stock and pad is not a problem if that is the solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonytheTiger Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 The Odin Zulu probably has the squishiest pad I've seen on an AR stock. RPR take off stocks have some squish too. Just be aware that you probably won't notice the extra cushion on a 223 AR, and that the recoil pad is probably the least meaningful thing you can do to change the way an AR feels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpom Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Adjustable gas block? Replace steel/tungsten buffer weights with aluminum ones? Above should set you back less than a $100. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ming the Merciless Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 I haven't tried the Odin Zulu. The squishiest pad I've tried is the 1" thick Ace Butt Pad https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1003200952 that fits the Doublestar Ace Buttstocks. https://doublestarusa.com/ace/buttstocks.html Depending on how long your arms are, you will have to chose the correct length Buttstock. Doublestar has them in various lengths from 7.5" to 11"() https://doublestarusa.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?q=ARFX&product_list_limit=36 https://doublestarusa.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=m4+socom https://doublestarusa.com/ace/buttstocks.html?cat=472 https://doublestarusa.com/ace/buttstocks.html?cat=473 Since my arms are really long I really like the full length 9.9" ARFX Skeleton stock with the 1" Butt Pad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inertia Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Limbsaver makes a pad that replaces the one on your magpul stock. I would try that makes a big difference on my open shotguns that have ar stocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norther Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Perhaps check out the Fab Defense GL-shock stock. It’s spring loaded so it gives upon firing. Maybe you could fit the Limbsaver too and have double cushion. People are doing it on 12 ga. ARs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve in Allentown PA Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 Thanks for everyone's input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve in Allentown PA Posted May 11, 2021 Author Share Posted May 11, 2021 I finally had enough of researching every adhesive known to man and grabbed a tube of E6000. I figured in the event of the worst case scenario (things didn't stick together) I could remove it easier than anything else. I smeared a layer of the stuff on the plastic plate of the Limbsaver and on the rubber surface of the OEM pad. Then I clamped them together and left the assembly alone for three full days at the end of which I set about shaping the Limbsaver to match the outline of the OEM pad using a bench belt sander. I didn't do a terrible job and I comfort myself knowing that there was no good way to attach the assembly to my Miles Gilbert Recoil Pad Installation Fixture. Bottom line. The E6000 worked. The Limbsaver is very soft and pliable. Launching 12oz projectiles no longer feels like a 3" Magnum 12 gauge. Here's a pic showing how it turned out. You can see the glue line between the plastic plate of the Limbsaver and the rubber of the OEM pad. I may get after that with some sandpaper. The fit between the two is actually very close. The glue is just what slopped over onto the exterior of the OEM pad. Many thanks to everyone who offered their suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inertia Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 So gl shock stock and a limbsaver? That must be very cushy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve in Allentown PA Posted May 26, 2021 Author Share Posted May 26, 2021 It's like a pillow. Life has a way of getting in the way of things so I've not yet had a chance to live fire test this rig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Amazing it works that well with 12oz projectiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve in Allentown PA Posted May 26, 2021 Author Share Posted May 26, 2021 Haven't yet had a chance to test the new recoil pad setup with the 12 (twelve) ounce ammo but I'll post a review after I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Looking forward to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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