September 23, 2010
By Joseph von Benedikt
By Joseph von Benedikt
Standard-length shotgun buttstocks have always provided me with liberally bruised cheekbones, sore nose from emphatic contact with the base of my thumb, and lots of frustration.
I'm lanky enough that few shotguns fit me.
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Recently I've been using a Galco Recoil Pad to add length.
Available in five different sizes to fit almost any buttstock, the slip-on pad is made of Latigo leather and contains a 1/2-inch-thick pad of recoil-absorbing gel, so it helps reduce felt recoil as well.
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On particularly short stocks, I'll add a homemade spacer to increase length of pull even more.
Well-made and attractive, it's a great solution when borrowing a shotgun or if you have a gun you just don't want to alter permanently.
The pads work great on rifles, too.
MSRP is $78.
For more information, contact Galco USA; 800-874-2526
Joseph von Benedikt
Raised in a tiny Rocky Mountain town 100 miles from a stoplight or supermarket, Joseph von Benedikt began shooting competitively at age 14, gunsmithing at age 21, and guiding big game hunters professionally at age 23. While studying creative writing at the university he began publishing articles about firearms and hunting in nationally distributed magazines, as well as works of short fiction about ranch life. An editorial job offer presented an open door into the industry, along with an eye-opening two years stationed in the Petersen Publishing building in Los Angeles.
A position serving as Editor in Chief of Shooting Times magazine took von Benedikt and his young family to Illinois for four years. Homesick for the great Rocky Mountains, von Benedikt swapped his editorial seat for a position as a full-time writer and moved home to the West, where he's been writing full-time ever since, along with hosting the Backcountry Hunting Podcast.
Favorite pursuits include high-country elk and mule deer hunting, safaris in Africa, deep wilderness hunts in Alaska, and wandering old-growth forest in Europe for stag, roebuck, and wild boar.
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