Recoil Pads John Val val A. \ Browning = ; Browning September 23, 195 3 out {he present confusion regarding recoil pads is unfortunate. There are apparently several types of pads as regards curvature. Whatever kind you have should be fitted to the stocks in accordance with their characteristics, If they are straight, it is absurd to try to curve them and fit them to a stock and at'the same time get a correct pitch. If these pads are straight, and I take it they are, at-the point where they fit onto the should not be curved. The angle at which the stock is uch as to give the correct pitch without buttpiate, and then e pad 1s put on, the pitch can take care of itself. To try to curve a straight pad only makes it a difficult and bad job. If the pads are slightly convex or even noticeably convex sotthat the gun rocks back and forth on them, if the angle at which the stock has been cut off and cut off straight without curvature is such as to give a correct pitch or approximately so, then the pad should go into place without further fitting. If the pad is slightly curved or bowed convexly on the surface which fits against the wood, this is so that when the screws are tightened, the pad wili fit tightly all the way along. Many shooters prefer a pad which is convex in curvature against the shoulder instead of concave, especially for field shooting, which is the case with the Magnums. Cae ae Love, Daddy