Encore Recoil Pad - Good Folks Report

[lastofthebreed]

Hey All:  I went to the ATA show in Atlanta a couple of weekends ago.

While I was there, I dropped by the booth set up by Sims Vibration Laboratories.  These are the folks who make Limbsaver recoil pads, among other things.

I happened to mention to the guy at the booth that I had a Limbsaver recoil pad on an Encore walnut buttstock and, for lack of a better word, the pad was melting.  Actually the pad had gotten extremely sticky with a kind of glue oozing out of it.

He replied that Sims had a run of pads that didn't get the proper treatment prior to leaving the manufacturing facility and, if I would just give them a call, Sims would replace it - no charge.

I called the 800 number he gave me and, viola, I had a new pad in hand within 3 days.  No charge for the pad and no shipping charges.

Just wanted to pass along this information - good folks to deal with.

[encore3006]

I had the exact same experience with my LimbSavers...started to stick to the bottom of the safe! I sent them the pad, they called and said they would send one out...and they did. Great warranty.

[Bill In SC]

Gents,

What are your opinions of the SIMS pad?  Do you think there was any felt recoil reduction?

The pads you are talking about, were they the "Pre-Fit" models that are available?  If they were, how well did the "pre-fit" fit??

Was thinking of putting one on my Walnut stock.

[lastofthebreed]

Bill:  I really like the pad.  Mine is the pre fit model and it fit okay, I needed to do a small amount of fitting to the butt stock to get a perfect fit but it is not an onerous task and gave me something to do on a cold Saturday afternoon.

Where are you in SC?

[Bill In SC]

Upstate...   Greenville area.  Check you PM.

[encore3006]

Bill, The Limb Saver made it comfortable to shoot the heavier calibers (209x50; 375H&H; 405; etc.). I have the composite stock and it fits faily well. Seems to me there is some minor fitting to fit the wood stock.