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Yesterday I was testing a rifle/ammo/mag combo - in the past the rifle had a bit of a problem with certain ball ammo, over-gassing I suspect, it would tear off part of the rim with GI ball brass cased ammo.
So I was testing it with steel cased Wolf ammo. I ran about 100 rounds thru 3 mags (good thing too - had one mag with an overriding jam - not sure if it was the mag or not - I am going to test that mag again).
Anyway, the rifle has a folding steel buttstock with no recoil pad. I didn't notice the recoil much, I was shooting 5.56 and the rifle is heavy. But later I was getting ready for bed and I took my shirt off (very light shirt) and noticed a bruise on my shoulder the shape and markings that left no doubt it was from shooting that rifle. It doesn't hurt, but I have a number of other rifles with steel stocks and/or buttplates. I also have some with quite heavy recoil - like the Shockwaves and a .45-70. Most of these are not amenable to installing a recoil pad on the long gun itself - on the Shockwave it is downright illegal.
Recommendations for recoil pads I can wear?
PAST? Caldwell? ???
So I was testing it with steel cased Wolf ammo. I ran about 100 rounds thru 3 mags (good thing too - had one mag with an overriding jam - not sure if it was the mag or not - I am going to test that mag again).
Anyway, the rifle has a folding steel buttstock with no recoil pad. I didn't notice the recoil much, I was shooting 5.56 and the rifle is heavy. But later I was getting ready for bed and I took my shirt off (very light shirt) and noticed a bruise on my shoulder the shape and markings that left no doubt it was from shooting that rifle. It doesn't hurt, but I have a number of other rifles with steel stocks and/or buttplates. I also have some with quite heavy recoil - like the Shockwaves and a .45-70. Most of these are not amenable to installing a recoil pad on the long gun itself - on the Shockwave it is downright illegal.
Recommendations for recoil pads I can wear?
PAST? Caldwell? ???