Period correct recoil pad

Just wondering if there's any such thing. I have a .62 caliber TVM Fowler shooting 80 grains fffg and after 8 or 10 shots that metal butt plates hurting me pretty bad. LOL

I don't know about being PC/HC but you could try something like this https://www.taylorsfirearms.com/rifle-shotgun-leather-butt-cover.html I'm sure someone back in the day did something similar

Put a PAST recoil pad under your shirt -


or you can just deal with it like I did -

after my arm died & fell off, it grew back okay.
Mike

There are recoil pads similar to Taylor’s that are leather with a thin rubber piece on butt end that are a lot cheaper. The rubber is about a 1/4 inch thick. I have several but I don’t remember their name or where I got them. Just try a search engine for a lace up recoil pad.

Thanks all. May just try to make one. However to like the PAST. Price seems good too.

The PAST pad works great under or over your clothing if your gun is up on your shoulder. If you are shooting a crescent butt plate off the upper arm they aren't much help. I have cut up an old GI sleeping pad and put it under a lace on pad. It worked quite well but added a half inch or so to the pull.

Silver’s Anti-Recoil Heel-Plate Is a period correct pad that fitted to the rifle stock. The link is to an article on my web site.

David

dd832 said:

Put a PAST recoil pad under your shirt -
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or you can just deal with it like I did -
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after my arm died & fell off, it grew back okay.
Mike

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Is there a reason why you are using your upper arm instead of the neatly padded shoulder ‘cup’?

Past pads come I several thicknesses, I have the light one and the heavy one. I can shoot my 12ga english fowler with a stout turkey load and not feel any recoil with the heavy pad, I can't stand more than a couple of shots without it.

The upper arm is where you put a deep crescent TN style butplate, it won't fit on your shoulder.

Thanks for the explaination, I think I'll stayaway from those, me being a woos!

Change to 2f or 1f

What Moose said, FFG.

I have a TVM .62 Fowler and shoot 70gr of 2F with prd’s and i have no issue’s with kick. Even up to 90gr is fine but i see no need to use soooo much powder. If i want to shoot out to 100yrds i’ll use my rifled flinter’s.

period correct recoil pad........ Man up.....

jd411111 said:

Just wondering if there's any such thing. I have a .62 caliber TVM Fowler shooting 80 grains fffg and after 8 or 10 shots that metal butt plates hurting me pretty bad. LOL

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Prior to the 1900's "Recoil Pads" as known today were not invented yet.
Therefore there are no PC/HA "recoil pads" for mounting on your musket/rifle/fowler.

There is nothing in the "rules" about not wearing a "modern" shooting shirt under your period garb, that I am aware of.

ugly old guy said:

Prior to the 1900's "Recoil Pads" as known today were not invented yet.

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There was however H.A. Silver’s patented (1874 UK / 1875 USA) India-rubber cushion that was applied to the butt end of a stock, “by means of which the shock of the recoil when the weapon is fired off is much diminished and effects greatly neutralised.”

David

Hello David, These Ladies and Gentlemen are talking about !774 not our era of 1874, tho' 'we realise M/l Were still in use over there.Would suggest that a piece of sheep skin complete with wool is a good shock absorber. I used to use it before Sorbathain and possibly more affective, after all it protects the BAAS from wolves. Look forward to receiving my SD card of the TWIGG back in the near future..
OLD DOG.

I would think just about anyone with somekind of sewing skill could put a pad of some sort under a shirt and no one would be the wiser. A piece of cloth sewed on 3 sides and you got an inside pocket. If I didn't point mine out most folks wouldn't even know.

GREENSWLDE said:

These Ladies and Gentlemen are talking about 1774 not our era of 1874....

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Yes, I appreciate that, however the specific messages I responded to was addressing “Prior to the 1900’s” and I provided some historical context within that time frame.

David