Has anyone tried the Recoil Reducer from Target Shotguns? Was curious if it was any better than just using dead weight.
Donnie W
i know two shooters that recently installed falcon pads - both said there was a remarkable difference - only thing i didnt care for was fit to wood was a lil oversized as you cant grind down the pad
I brought out the old 870 tb and put on a Falcon Strike just to see if there was any difference in felt recoil. there was a noticeable difference. I may have my old ten bird gun back.
Falcon strike works great and fits my BT-99 perfectly, though it will probably increase your length of pull. The biggest problem I had was finding short enough screws so I could mount the Falcon on my adjustable butt plate. I had to use small rubber washers.
I’ve had a Falcon Strike pad for over a year now and I believe they work better than a regular pad. I’ve got 9oz of dead weight in tail end of the stock just wandering if ounce for ounce if there would be any difference between the two.
At that price, no way, no how. It's been a long time since Physics and Engineering classes - but I cant see how this device can reduce felt recoil more than just adding dead weight to your stock. Just be sure the dead weight you add is "securely fixed/attached" to your stock. If it is free to move slightly with the recoil impulse - it cant do its job. Also, did you notice 2 of the weight pieces in the kit are made of aluminum. Aluminum ! No thanks.
In the video they have the dufus walking and carrying the shotgun over his shoulder with the barrels point rearward. That to me alone makes me wonder if they know anything about shotguns. 🤔
I have both in different guns. A mercury reducer will not be as effective as a Falcon Strike or Graco.
I went to the Target Shotguns website and looked up the reducer in question as I had not seen the unit in person. It is called the Target Shotguns Inc. Ultimate Recoil Reducer if you are trying to find it on their site. It looks interesting enough and depending on what you like and how much recoil reduction you want and of course your budget one never know till you try one. I m thinking I might try one on a BT 99 in my loaner shotguns just to see how it works.
BTW in amazes me how Donnie askes a question on something like this and the majority of the replies completely shift the narrative and of course nobody has tried the item being asked about......
BTW in amazes me how Donnie askes a question on something like this and the majority of the replies completely shift the narrative and of course nobody has tried the item being asked about......
Thanks George. Yeah that post went south pretty quick. I was more so curious if one would be able to tell a difference using the springs and weights ounce for ounce compared to just using dead weight like what I’m doing now. I know weight is weight so I don’t see how they could be much difference in felt recoil. But maybe I’m looking at it wrong.
There is science behind the product. It is similar to other products such as the "Dead Mule." The idea is that the kinetic energy of the free floating weights are converted to potential energy by the compression of the springs which later release the energy by uncoiling and pushing the weights back into battery. The idea is to spread the kinetic energy over time through the conversion of kinetic energy to stored energy which is later released. Now as my father used to say, "Just because it makes sense doesn't mean it works." While in theory there would be less recoil energy with this system, it is not clear that there is enough to notice/make a difference. I personally don't like to hear/feel things sliding in my stock.
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