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Recoil wears you down long before your ammo runs out, and that's where the Pachmayr Shock Shield earns its keep. This is a gel-filled slip-on pad from Lyman that pulls over the butt of your rifle or shotgun and soaks up a good chunk of felt recoil. There's no drilling, no gunsmithing, and no need to measure your stock. You stretch it on and you're ready to shoot.
The magic here is the pocket of soft gel built into the pad face. Foam pads help, but gel does a noticeably better job of spreading out that sharp jolt so it lands softer on your shoulder. Folks who've run it through long range sessions with centerfire rifles report their shoulder holding up far longer than it would bare against the stock. The face also has a non-slip texture, so it stays planted in the pocket of your shoulder instead of creeping around while you're lining up a shot.
This is a one-size design, so it stretches and contours to fit a wide range of stock shapes and dimensions. That means it moves easily between your deer rifle, your turkey gun, and that hard-kicking slug gun without buying a separate pad for each. It won't harm your stock finish either, which makes it a smart choice for a nice wood stock you'd rather not modify. Keep one tucked in your range bag and it's always there when you need it.
A couple of real-world notes worth knowing. The pad adds a little length of pull, roughly an inch, so it's worth a quick shoulder check to make sure the gun still mounts comfortably for you. And if your stock has a fixed sling swivel back near the butt, you may have to work the pad over it, though a QD swivel stud is no trouble at all. For the money, it's one of the easiest ways to make a punishing gun a lot more pleasant to shoot.
That's the whole idea behind the one-size design. The pad stretches and contours to fit a wide range of stock shapes and dimensions, so it'll move between most rifles and shotguns without a problem. Very slim or unusually shaped stocks are the exception, but the vast majority of common hunting and range guns are covered.
It genuinely cuts down felt recoil thanks to the pocket of soft gel in the pad, which spreads the jolt out rather than letting it hit your shoulder all at once. Shooters running long sessions with heavy centerfire rifles find they can put a lot more rounds downrange before their shoulder starts complaining. It won't erase recoil entirely, but the difference is easy to feel.
No, it's designed to slip on and off without harming the finish, which is a big reason it's popular on wood stocks folks don't want to drill or modify. Because it stretches over the butt rather than screwing in, there's no permanent change to the gun. When you're done, it pulls right back off.
Yes, it adds roughly an inch to your length of pull since it sits on the end of the stock. For most people that's a minor adjustment, but if your gun already fits you long, it's worth mounting it once to check. If you have a fixed sling swivel near the butt, expect to wrestle the pad over it a little.
| UPC | 034337044284 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 04428 |
| Color | Black |
| Length | 9.2500 |
| Shipping Weight | 0.27 |
| Style | Slip-On |
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