Buttpad failure...

[Butch Lambert]

Shoes had been worn once or twice and kept in a closet for almost a year. Next time they were to be worn the soles crumbled in big pieces when they were handled. No solvents etc involved.

Pete

Pete, I have a lot of old sneakers, boots, and shoes in the closet and some are at least 20yrs old. They look just like they did when thrown in there. Most need to be in the trash though.

 

[glynn angle]

Shoes had been worn once or twice and kept in a closet for almost a year. Next time they were to be worn the soles crumbled in big pieces when they were handled. No solvents etc involved.

Pete

Pete, I had a pair of Timberland boots that did the same thing !! I'd worn then very little, although I did wear then on a spring turkey hunt, got a bit of dew on them, & my feet damm near froze @ 50*. I wouldn't bother to lace another pair, if they were free.

 

[RCE1]

You guys are right, of course.

The buttpad in question was a KickEez and I replaced it with a Pachmeyr.

The hole spacing was an easy fit and I marked where to cut by taking a couple of 10/32 screws (which fit the threaded bushings in the stock) and pointing one end. Leaving the sharp ended screws protruding about 3/4" of the bushings, I stuck these sharp ends into the Pachmeyr pad. They allowed me to very clearly see where to slice the rubber with a fresh scalpel blade I had in my shop. I changed the original Phillips head mounting screws to flat socket head screws. These worked great and left almost no marks on the pad where they went in. I used a variable speed belt grinder and various grit belts to grind the Decelerator to fit. It looks great.

 

[langenc]

RCE1:

I have seen a LimbSaver pad deteriorate into a similar sticky mess. I called Limbsaver customer service and the agent asked me the year of installation. I said it was approximately 2007. The agent acknowledged that they had become aware of a batch from that time period that did not meet their solvent resistance standards. She sent me three replacement pads as a goodwill gesture........very good customer service I think. However, the Limbsaver logo is prominently displayed in the center of the pad and your pad appears to have an indented oval in the logo area unlike any LimbSaver pads I have seen.

Rick

Those replacements werent #10803 by chance were they. Im needing one and have never used/seen Limbsavers. How do they compare as to recoil absorption. Most pads are so hare they dont do much. One other potential problem is the gun is always standing on the recoil pad.

 

[mwezell]

Those replacements werent #10803 by chance were they. Im needing one and have never used/seen Limbsavers. How do they compare as to recoil absorption. Most pads are so hare they dont do much. One other potential problem is the gun is always standing on the recoil pad.

In terms of recoil absorbtion, the limb savers are tops. The melting pad issue isn't worth it unless on a real kicker and no brake.

 

[Ricco1949]

Those replacements werent #10803 by chance were they. Im needing one and have never used/seen Limbsavers. How do they compare as to recoil absorption. Most pads are so hare they dont do much. One other potential problem is the gun is always standing on the recoil pad.

I don't know re: the #10803. This was circa 2010. It was a grind to fit pad. Limbsavers are very efficient IMO.
Rick