Looking for suggestions on 870 buttstock pad

[JimFromFL]

Any suggestions on buttstock pad for an 870 Express?

[9mmMike]

Pachmayr pre-fit decelerator.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/common/search/search-results.jhtml;jsessionid=B5EXPDKHAIA2WCWQNVDSFFIK0BWUQIV0?SearchTypeOrArea=0&QueryText=pachmayr&%2Fcabelas%2Fcommerce%2FCabelasCatalogNumberFinder.giftCertificateURL=..%2F..%2Ftemplates%2Fgiftcertificate%2Fgiftcertificate.jhtml%3Fid%3D0005586990011a%26podId%3D0005586%26catalogCode%3DIB%26navAction%3Djump%26indexId%3D&_D%3A%2Fcabelas%2Fcommerce%2FCabelasCatalogNumberFinder.giftCertificateURL=+&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fcatalog%2Fleft-nav.jhtml

or

http://www.brownells.com/Product/index.asp

These things are fantastic.

Mike

[Dave McC]

Didn't it come with one?

[johnbt]

I don't know about the new ones, but the Express I bought in 1993 had a pad that was worthless. It looked okay, but what appeared to be a thick pad was really a thin piece of hard rubber stretched over a 'hollow plastic box' that was part and parcel of the spacer. Cheap junk.

Four or five years ago, IIRC, I bought one of the pre-fit Decels that were advertised to fit the current production Express models and had to sand down the edges of the pad to fit. Following the directions, I wrapped the butt in tape and started sanding with some 80-grit on a block of wood. Messy, but it worked and it looks just fine. The edges are smooth and I got the angles correct :)

John

[Preacherman]

Pachmayr Decelerator is a great pad, but if you want even softer recoil (at the risk of greater wear if the shotgun is pounded on), try Kick-Eez (http://www.kickeez.net/). I can't vouch for them personally (although I have one on order to try them out), but there are rave reviews of these pads on other forums. Might be worth a look.

[Erick Gelhaus]

My duty 870 has been fit with a Pachmyer decellerator since it's re-birth in late '94. Very happy, no problems. Lots of rounds down range.