Limbsaver recoil pads?

[Jimmywax]

Has anyone heard of Limbsaver's freezing. I took my CZ model 3 in my local gun store yesterday to have a grind to fit limbsaver put on. They asked me if I was sure that was what I wanted and said I had the option between a Limbsaver or a Pachmayer De-celerator. They apparently had down a little testing involving the two pads and a freezer after some customers had brought their coyote guns back saying the Limbsaver pad felt like a steel plate after shooting it. I trust the clerk I talked too but he did say that he wasn't involved with the testing and so it was all hear say. I was just wondering if anyone else had heard of them freezing because I just recently put several of them on other rifles I own.

P.S. sorry about the long winded post.

 

[YoteSmoker]

I find this hard to believe. I have used on on my 870 for five or six years. Can't remember if i had it in temperatures below freezing or not. I know Remington uses limbsavers on many of their rifles these days and I'm sure the company has done their own testing. You could always unscrew one and stick it in the freezer, but i think this is a case of hearsay by a recoil wimp. Coyote hunter was probably not using much of a recoiling gun to begin with.

 

[Jimmywax]

I don't know what caliber was being used but I do know that some of the guys up here tend to get a little carried away. I have heard of guys using 7mm mags simply because they like the range. I'm sure they won't get much of a pelt but if you can get a coyote at 200 or 300 yards I know they might like the bragging rights. I do see what your saying though, with full winter gear a recoil pad isn't really needed.

P.S. by up here I mean the eastern Montana High Line. Been hunting dogs 0 and below many times. From the end of November to Feburary your lucky to see 25 degrees on a sunny day.

 

[Guy Miner]

I've got Limbsavers on two of my rifles, a .25-06 and a .300 RUM. I've been shooting them and hunting coyotes with the .25-06 in below-freezing temps this winter and haven't had any problem with the pads.

 

[Jimmywax]

Geez with that 300 if the pad hardened up at all I think you'd be able to tell. I'm starting to think the gunsmith at the shop might just be partial to Pachmayer.

I just took a pad of mine and tossed it in the freezer to see for my self. I don't know why that didn't dawn on me before.

I just remembered he said something about the gel in them was what froze.

 

[Powerstroke]

I've used Limbsavers for years on my " ARCHERY " equipment with no issues what so ever. Nothing will go on my Hoyts except Limbsaver.

 

[Jimmywax]

Took the recoil pad out of the freezer late last night. Stiff but still functional. I guess I can tell my local gun shop that they are full of $hit.

 

[GRT338]

Agreement with your sentiments...but, let us know about "how the pad is" in a few days or weeks after your freezing treatment. Would be interesting to know...
GRT

 

[Guest]

I don't think the limbsavers have gel in them. I believe they have air pockets, and then a little mushroom of navcom material in the air pockets. Not sure though. The HiViz X-Coil appears to have a gel center, but that's the only one I know of. For the record, the Pachmyr Decelerator was the second place pad in the HiViz testing, and the Limbsaver was third, with scores of 60 and 90, respectively. The HiViz scored 40. Not sure what units those are, but the comparison is obvious. I found this on the back of an older HiViz package at a little pawn shop in the sticks. Intersting that on this pack, the bar graph was labeled by product name, but on the newer packs, they are just labeled pad A, B, C, and so forth.

 

[Jimmywax]

Probably got threatened with a lawsuit or something.

You can address all your responses to captain obvious.

P.S. I haven't had a chance to shoot the 30-06 yet since I froze its pad. Hopefully I can get to it this weekend or next. I really miss living in the country where I could just fire it of my porch if I wanted too. Now I am in town and I don't think my neighbors would like it.

 

[Jeff Olsen]

The Limbsaver on my .338 XCR has been in sub-zero temps numerous times. No problems... I guess the ones on my .358 and .325 WSM have gotten pretty cold too, as both have been carried elk hunting.

Having used both, I prefer the Limbsaver to the Decelerator. I even had them on the same gun- a 12-ga Citori featherweight. Subjectively, the LS feels a little squishier than the DC under heavy recoil. I think the Decelerator is very good, and the Limbsaver is great.

I do prefer how a Decelerator looks after being ground to fit, however.

-jeff

 

[YoteSmoker]

Does anyone have experience using Kick-eez pads? I am having one put on my rifle after it is cut too fit my short stuby arms. It is a grind to fit type.

 

[GRT338]

Just for grins after reading this section on Limbsaver pads...I went to their website and read the foloowing....Option: To give your pad a clean finished look freeze your
pad overnight, and use Scotchbright® or 240 grit sandpaper
lubricated with W-D 40 or equivalent to remove any
burs and smooth the pad.
That should be sufficient for those worrying about freezing the pad......that was right off their website.
I put on one of their pads this past weekend....it finishes out a lot rougher than normal, but...they say to make it smoother....put the wd-40 on it.....and go from there....maybe they found a use for WD-40......
maybe......
Hope this clears up any thoughts on freezing the pad.......
GRT

 

[Guy Miner]

Not that a 6mm Remington is a hard kicker by any means, but my bony kid (think distance runner, not football player) was getting whacked pretty good by the hard plastic buttplate. He's not all padded up like me. A friend installed a grind-to-fit limbsaver, adding a little to the length-of-pull and a whole lot to the cushioning on that varmint/deer rifle. Skinny kid now really, really likes shooting the rifle!

That's a good thing. :grin: Here he is, after rockchucks a few days ago. Whacked the only one we saw...

Regards, Guy