Recoil pad

A recoil pad is a piece of rubber, foam, leather or other soft material usually attached to the buttstock of a rifle. Recoil pads may also be worn around the shoulder with straps, placing the soft material between the buttstock and shoulder of the person firing the rifle.

The purpose of this device is to provide additional padding between the typically hard buttstock surface and the user's shoulder, to reduce the amount of felt recoil of the firearm and to prevent slippage on the shooters clothing while aiming.

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  Remington 870 shotgun equipped with a recoil pad