PAD FOR 1935 AE 12 GA

[J. A. Early]

In your opinions, what is the most appropriate pad for this gun that is available today in a reproduction pad?

I've got the solid red Noshoc on a L.C. Smith 20 and a SW 20 and am partial to it even though it does not do much in absorbing recoil. I'm just looking to lengthen the gun.

Thanks.

[vaturkey]

I think the Noshoc is great from the good period look perspective. Hawkins Heart Pad certainly works as well. Jostam Hy-gun works also, but as far as I know they aren't being made anymore, but seem to be pretty easy to find with some looking. The Noshoc and Hawkins Heart replica pads are out there at I believe at Brownells or CSMC. PS. Some folks like the Silvers, but I think the extra large plugs are sorta ugly.

[Fin2Feather]

My Sterlingworth from that era has a Hawkins which I like very much...

[Jim Cloninger]

I am partial to Hawkins "heart" shaped pad also. Jim

[Researcher]

The problem with the available Hawkins repro heart-shaped openings pad is that it is the huge 15 hearts size and will only barely work on a large-size stock, like my big 2-frame Parker Bros.

Probably best suited to an Ithaca NID Magnum-10!!

[Jim Cloninger]

I would go with an original Hawkins pad, not a repro.
Jim

[Researcher]

Though the gun is at least a decade older than the No-Shoc pad, I've had this NOS pad I got from Clarence Bowman at a Vintage Cup on my favorite hunting 20-gauge for a dozen years now.

Still have a couple of mediums --

Need to buy something to put them on. Maybe a 20-gauge Skeet & Upland Game Gun.

[J. A. Early]

Thanks for all of the replies. Does anyone have a NOS Noshoc for sale that will fit a 12? The repros are very hard.

[Jim Cloninger]

Dave, I was not familiar with the No-Shoc pad. It looks similiar to the original Silvers pad. It looks good on your gun.
Jim

[Researcher]

The Noshoc is the commercial version of the solid Winchester pad.

Some other Silvers-like pads available over the years were the Goodrich --

The Grieb --

Grieb Recoil Pad H & D Folsom circa 1915.jpg (109.72 KiB) Viewed 6359 times

The Perkins --

and the JOSTAM Air Cushion --

I've seen Fox production cards that specified the Perkins Pad, and years ago down at The Great Southern Weapons Fair at Richmond I looked at an FE-Grade which had a JOSTAM Air Cushion. You could see the JOSTAM logo through the leather facing.

[Brian Dudley]

In that era, nearly any of the vintage recoil pads commonly seen would be suitable. It really comes down to a matter of what you prefer.

Dave,

That type of noshoc box is not one that I have seen before. I have some of the yellow ones.

[J. A. Early]

Went to my shop to put on a NoShoc and found a Hawkins that had been taken off a Parker I had. It was already close to fitting and one screw hole was usable so I only had to put in one new hole and shape the pad. The 13 7/8" length was not long enough for me so now it is 14 1/2 inches and I believe I will be able to shoot it better. The slip on leather pad just did not work for me, and I did not have to alter the stock for the new pad. Thanks for the replies.

[Jeff S]

It looks nice!

[J. A. Early]

Thanks Jeff.