Author Topic: Need a good recoil pad for a 336.......... (Read 685 times)

papajohn428 · « **on:** March 17, 2006, 11:27:19 AM »

My 336 30-30 has a skinny little buttplate, hard as a rock, and my bony son loves the gun, but HATES what it does to him. I've been loading it light for him, but I want to settle on one load for both of us, and it's gonna hurt. What I need is a recoil pad that doesn't require major surgery to attach, but gives enough cushion that it won't make him sorry he went shooting with it. Anybody got a quick, easy pad that installed easily? I'm not a gunsmith, just a tinkerer, and I just found out the gun I have is over 40 years old, a true closet queen, about 98%. I want to preserve the looks and still lwt him shoot it a lot. Any suggestions?

Thanks to all, from BOTH of us!

Papajohn

VTDW · « **Reply #1 on:** March 17, 2006, 01:27:02 PM »

Sorry, but I cannot remember the name, but Cabala's carries a very nice lace up pad for your thuty thuty. I put one on my .35 Rem and it tamed it really well and looks good also! You might do a search on Cabella's site. Oh yeah...Kick Killer. And you are welcome :wink:

Dave

lance1586 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 29, 2006, 06:29:22 PM »

Whatever you don't buy the Pachmyer "pre-fit" jobby from Cabellas like I did, which I did to save some time. On my 1970 336 I have about 1/2" of stock toe sticking out on the bottom. I somewhat split the difference but it doesn't fit worth a darn. I'm going to end up buying a Limbsaver grind to fit and make one that looks like it belongs on the rifle - live and learn. As far as how it works the material is great on the Pachmyer it just doesn't fit. They advertise that its within .050" and that may be true on a newer profile stock. (I guess half an inch is .050 but I was hoping for a little better than that because the side contour is off too although not as bad)

Warthog · « **Reply #3 on:** April 30, 2006, 07:34:26 AM »

papajohn, my son was exactly the same way. I put a prefit limb saver on it and he couldn't be happier. I've had good luck with the prefits, but I know that's not always the case.

papajohn428 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 30, 2006, 03:53:53 PM »

As it turned out, I found a slip-on LimbSaver for twenty bucks, put it on, and it was a godsend. It lengthened the pull a bit, but it still fits, and there is absolutely NO felt recoil anymore. I wanted a pre-fit pad but Midway was constantly out of them, so I snagged this one and I'm not sorry. The gun didn't have to be modified, I can move it from gun to gun if I want, and it was a bargain.

My 336c / 35 Remington has the factory rubber pad on it, and it doesn't bother me at all unless I shoot really heavy loads.

The best part is, I was loading the 30-30 light because it was a pain to shoot, now that it's cured I can start loading the ammo I want, without having to load it down. I have 500 Rem. 150 Core-Lokt's waiting to be loaded, if my handloads shoot anywhere near as well as the factory load with the same bullet did, I'll be shickled titless. :wink:

Papajohn