Originally Posted by SuperCub
Here are three recoil pads that I used on different 375H&Hs.

The bottom one was off an A-Bolt and was hard as a puck. The middle one was from a std 700 stock, also as hard as a puck.

The top one went on an old B&C stock with straight comb. It handled recoil 2nd to none. The other two, not so well. The A-bolt was brutal.

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I noticed the same thing with the Win 70 Safari Express having big recoil pads and smaller ones on the Rugers and Brownings. Also remember the smaller hard rubber pad on the Lee Enfield Jungle Carbine?

I think that recoil spread over twice the surface area must be a very significant factor.