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Edward’s Recoil Reduction System

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#1 ·
I have an older 870TB that I bought, and I have shot for a while. I got to noticing that I would hear a “clunking” noise every now and then. I finally found out that it was coming from the stock area. I took the butt pad off and found that the adjustable Edward’s Recoil Reduction System had been installed some years back. Apparently it had loosened up some in the stock. Long story short, is there a way to tighten back up the recoil reducer in the stock? Thanks in advance.
 
#3 · (Edited)
I just pulled my old one out of safe. I have no stock bolt hole in mine. So my Edwards could not screw onto the stock bolt. You might have to place tape at both ends to keep the device snug into the hole. I also had to place a rubber washer up against my stock bolt. So the device did not damage the threads on your stock bolt. This would make it impossible to remove you stock at a latter time. I also needed to place spacers between the device and the inside of my recoil pad. To keep the device from moving back and forth in the hole. The tape around the device keeps it from rattling against the sides of the round hole. You also can't wrap the tape so tight, as you can't tap the metal device out of the hole at a later date.
I removed my after a short trial period. I could not get used to the constant banging sounds the device made every time I shot!!! I installed a mercury device fairly quickly!!! No Noise with the Mercury device. The Edwards device works with a weight inside the metal tube, up against a spring. So its normal to hear the weight snap back into place with every shot. It kind of makes a Boing sound at the end of every shot. That is the sound of the weight springing back against the metal tube.
Can you pull your Edwards out of the hole??? If it has large slot in the back. You can try to remove it??? Or Tighten it??? I would opt to remove the device first. To see if your stock bolt is damaged? You'll need to remove the device to tighten the stock bolt anyway. Good Luck to Ya. break em all jeff
 
#4 ·
I just pulled my old one out of safe. I have no stock bolt hole in mine. So my Edwards could not screw onto the stock bolt. You might have to place tape at both ends to keep the device snug into the hole. I also had to place a rubber washer up against my stock bolt. So the device did not damage the threads on your stock bolt. This would make it impossible to remove you stock at a latter time. I also needed to place spacers up against in inside of my recoil pad. To keep the device from rattling back and forth in the hole. The tape around the device keeps it from rattling against the sides of the round hole. You also can't wrap the tape so tight, as you can't tap the metal device out of the hole at a later date.
I removed my after a short trial period. I could not get used to the constant banging sounds the device made every time I shot!!! I installed a mercury device fairly quickly!!! No Noise with the Mercury device.
Can you pull your Edwards out of the hole??? If it has large slot in the back. You can try to remove it??? Or Tighten it??? I would opt to remove the device first. To see if your stock bolt is damaged? You'll need to remove the device to tighten the stock bolt anyway. Good Luck to Ya. break em all jeff
Thanks for the advice. I have already took it out once. If you look on their website, I have the “adjustable” recoil system that has the cams on it. You turn it one way in the stock for a right handed shooter, and the other way for a left handed shooter. There is actually a one inch hole drilled parallel to the stock bolt hole just as the directions calls for to mount this system. I was just wondering if anyone had ever had theirs loosen up in the stock, and what they did to tighten it back up in the stock.
 
#7 ·
I sometimes put a little foam between the end of device and but pad to keep the recoil damper from moving. Tape works but done get to much on like others have mentioned. The ones I used were threaded on the end to help with removal. So I made a tee handle puller with the correct tread to screw into the threaded end to help stubborn dampers back out.
 
#9 · (Edited)
This gun has a rubber washer that has been cut in half and put in between the recoil reducer and the recoil pad to keep it tight in the stock. The recoil reducer has no hole in it to put a screw to aid in removal as far as I can remember. The “adjustable” one that I have in the stock of my gun looks like an early example, and I wouldn’t doubt it considering the gun is a 1963 870TB. I think the washer has probably just got dry and shrunk up over time. I am going to try to put in a new washer before I go the tape route just so it won’t be so hard to take out if I decide to.
 
#14 ·
One other note , Edwards has a slot on one end of the reducer.
The slot was used to turn the reducer , canting it to the left or right .
The canting was to help reduce the recoil if you are left or right handed.
The slot should be facing the recoil pad.
IMO the Edwards Recoil Reducers were a bunch of malarky. Esp. when they get some age on them. It should be replaced with a regular Mercury reducer or just a steel bar for weight.
Remington had this figured out years ago with the "Vari-Weight plug".