Are they worth having other pads pulled off? Just wondering if anyone thought they made a significant improvement over other rubber pads.

Thanks

Somebody gave me one that I put on my .375 and I'm not impressed. I guess they're better than some factory pads but I think Kick-Eez absorb recoil much better and Pachmeyers are more durable. Maybe their attraction is that they're a compromise.

I couldn't get mine to finish very well and it gets really sticky in any humidity.

Some people seem to like them so maybe I just got a bad one.

Hope that helps.

Kyler

I had mine put on my 375 by my gunsmith. It performs well and takes most all the felt recoil of the rifle. I have since put them on my shotguns. I was and am very pleased with mine. I will probably continue to add them to my rifles as I go.

We sell and install all three of the brands mentioned above. It is my opinion that limbsavers are the best of the bunch. Pachmeyers are hard and just get harder with age, but they look good. Kickeze is probably as good as the limbsaver but they don't get as much attention. In the end it I would say it is marginally worth replacing an existing pad, unless the pad is hardened and is not absorbing recoil.

I have limbsaver pads on two of my rifles, including my .375 Ultra Mag. I think they reduce the felt recoil more than the Remington factory pads, but I'm not sure if they reduce it more than other pads like Pachmeyers or Kickeze.

BTW, Limbsaver advertizes that their pads reduce the felt recoil by 50%. So if you were to install TWO Limbsaver pads, would that reduce the felt recoil by 100%?

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Originally posted by buffybr:
BTW, Limbsaver advertizes that their pads reduce the felt recoil by 50%. So if you were to install TWO Limbsaver pads, would that reduce the felt recoil by 100%?

Installing 3 will propel the rifle forward out of your hands.

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Originally posted by new_guy:

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Originally posted by buffybr:
BTW, Limbsaver advertizes that their pads reduce the felt recoil by 50%. So if you were to install TWO Limbsaver pads, would that reduce the felt recoil by 100%?

Installing 3 will propel the rifle forward out of your hands.

By that line of reasoning let's put 50 Limbsavers on a 5 lb. Lott and try to trick a buffalo into shooting it.

Kyler

I have a Limbsaver on my .300 WSM and I love it. I won't put anything else on my guns from now on. It takes all the "sting" out of the recoil. It sounds like Kyler was using the "Grind to Fit" pad, maybe they don't work as well as the pre-fit pads. I have a pre-fit. Right now I've got a kick eeze on my 12 ga. Over & Under but I think I'm going to replace it soon with a Limbsaver. I highly recommend them.

Hmmm...if it reduces recoil by 50%...then putting 2 on should leave yu with 25% of the original recoil. I wish it worked that way.

I put limsavers on my .458 Lott and my .338 RUM. They made a lot of difference in felt recoil for me.

I recommend them.

Has anyone used the "Slip On" by Limsaver? (it's kinda like putting a condom on your stock)

"[QUOTE]Originally posted by Kyler Hamann:
"Somebody gave me one that I put on my .375 and I'm not impressed. I guess they're better than some factory pads but I think Kick-Eez absorb recoil much better and Pachmeyers are more durable. Maybe their attraction is that they're a compromise.

I couldn't get mine to finish very well and it gets really sticky in any humidity.

Some people seem to like them so maybe I just got a bad one.

Hope that helps."

Kyler.

You have one of the pads that came out of an improperly cured batch of rubber. I have several of their pads and had the problem you discribed with one I purchased about 18 months ago. I called manufactor and they had me return the pad and sized a replacement for me. The replacement is the high quality of the others I have. I think the limbsavers are first class and they back their product.

I have Decelarators on two of my rifles, and a Limbsaver on one. The Limbsaver is definately going to absorb more recoil that the Decelarator. I decided it is enough to pull off the Decelarator and switch.

I have used both on various rifles.

From now on I would only fit the Limbsaver, they are better looking than the Kick Eez and much more effective in my experience.