Recoil Reducer

[Ironramrod]

Ditto on the Shooter's Friend recoil pad. They also have the advantage of minimizing any tendency for the buttplate to slide a little on the shoulder, when the shot is fired.

[laowho]

That's the one I'll look for then. Thanks guys.

[Fogman01]

    I got a Galazan Gamekeeper recoil pad with an easy on easy off velco tab on it. It is all dark leather so it looks good on a rifle with nice wood. Put some Dr Scholl's footpads in it and it works great. I don't get "flinchy" when I am working up loads on my big calibers. And the little 6lb Sharps 45-70 carbine doesn't beat me up either. Cost $38
http://www.connecticutshotgun.com/produc...ecoil-pad/

[laowho]

Wow, that's gorgeous and can't believe the price. I should get a separate one for the Sharps just in case we manage to get our son out and will need one on each rifle. Hadn't seen these in my searches. TY Fogman.

[Fogman01]

The medium Galazan is slightly loose on a military buttstock but it's ok. It fits the shotgun buttstock very well. On the range it looks like it came with the rifle. I really like the dark leather - not modern looking as others I had looked at. It's proven to be worth the price while I am working on my 50-90 loads. My wife will make me a lace up version that will be tighter for hunting. She is making it out of some elk hide I had shot years ago.

[laowho]

First thing I noticed was how dark it was, and yeah, I have the shotgun buttstock so thx for the proper size. Really is a fine little bit of gear from what I can see, and can see how the lace-up would be the perfect finishing touch. Thanks again, and (in advance) my wife thanks you. She ALMOST shot the Sharps last time she was out with me. This next time will be the ringer. Saved the 415 gr BACO cartridges for her.

[laowho]

Good news Fogman. We talked it over and my wife says yeah, maybe itsa good idea to have dedicated reducers, just in case our son ever decides to join us. Will be ordering tonight. Thanks again. What a gal.

[Fogman01]

Great - she sounds like a keeper! Of course once you have dedicated reducers you will have to have another rifle so you can have dedicated rifles too. My wife doesn't want to shoot my guns - she wants to shoot HER guns. Works out perfectly!
I thought just the reducer thickness that it comes with it was OK but a couple of Dr Scholls cut to fit in it and I am never bruised or beat up by recoil. I shoot mostly 50-90 w 100 grs of Swiss. My little 45-70 carbine turned me several shades of black and blue in the summer with just a t-shirt on. The recoil pad solved that 100%. IMHO, I would rather shoot the calibers I like than try to downsize into something I don't care about just to reduce recoil. The pad will do that.
Good luck - shoot safe

[laowho]

Okay Fogman,

Just two things. First, of course she'll shoot "my" 45-70, cuz it shoots great and cuz it prefers 68 gr for everything. No kidding. I've laddered everything from 415 to 530 and she just keeps resonating to the same 68 gr harmonic. No lie. Doesn't even matter that I'm still a poor shot, cuz the rifle w/ 68 still puts everything in the middle for me, which leads me to my second point...

Youz guyz! (Sorry, been in NJ too long already.) Stuffin stuff like 100 gr Swiss into 90 gr brass. Just forget it. Got enuf of a complex starting out as it is. And WHEN I do get my 90 you can be sure I'll find a harmonic with sumthin closer to 80 than 100. Jeesh

[Fogman01]

I have only been shooting BP about 6-7 mos so I am working on loads and sight settings. I bought a Shiloh 45-70 for silhouette shooting that should get here Monday. I will try the 68 grains. I bought my 50-90 at an auction in Aug and it was a really good deal and a beautiful rifle so I decided I wanted to shoot a buffalo with it. I had a hunt already booked for the beginning of Nov and I was going to use my S&W 500. But I decided for me it would be more appropriate to use the BP Sharps on ole shaggy. That 50-90 did the job. I had Shiloh do the history on it and it was originally ordered as a 50-100. Still a 2 1/2" case but I wonder if the chamber runs a little long - I can seat a flat nose bullet out past the first grease groove and get 100 gr in it without undo compression. I have found references to 50-100s because that's how much powder they put in the case. But that seating is too long for another 50-90 rifle I tried to put them in. I am eventually going to try paper patch bullets before I buy dies to cast my own. But the way I wrap Christmas presents indicates that wrapping a bullet in paper (even a big 600+ gr) may not be my strong point. The Big 50 is fun to shoot, but no, I won't be shooting silhouette with it. Even with the recoil pad on it. I'll let you know how the 68 gr works out.