I have a 416 custom mauser with the standard looking thick black recoil pad. It's the somewhat soft kind typically seen on guns meant for dangerous game. Anyway, I heard it's best not to store guns with those in an up-right vertical position because it will over a long time cause the pad to become distorted from the rubber being compacted or compressed. On mine I think I can see a little of that may have occurred.

Do you guys think there's anything to this? If this is true can the rubber reform to its original shape?

Yep....especially if its a Kickez pad. Never had an issue with a Decelerator pad, though.

Gary
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I had one of the limbsavers melt in the safe. Since then I have been using the 1" decelerators quite happily.

John

Yes, this is a problem. Mine are stored horizontal or vertical with muzzle down (this also ensures that no protective bore oil drains into rifle action).

My Brother puts a limbsaver recoil pad on his 12 gauge 3.5" turkey shotgun. The recoil is heavy otherwise & the limbsavor takes some of the "Sting" out of the recoil.

Like others above, I have had no such problems using the Pachmayr Decelerator pads.

When you buy the F990 pad it comes with a peg that slips in the screw hole that fix the pad on the stock and the gun sits on this peg. The weight of the gun is transfered to the screw and the pad sits up off the ground. This might work for you if it's of concern
Take care
Dave

Neither do I with modern Silver's.

Are there actually other brands than Silver's out on the market?

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Originally posted by Big Bore Boar Hunter:
I had one of the limbsavers melt in the safe. Since then I have been using the 1" decelerators quite happily.

John

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