I would love to know also.

 

Nope, they're done. Cervellati Microcell pads are the best available, as good or better at absorbing recoil than a Gooey pad and a TON lighter.

 

Plus one on the Cervellati. And they are easy to grind.

 

A lot of what made the gooey work was the rocker shape. Kickeez makes a rocker pad and it is the best pad I have tried and I wasn't a kickeez fan prior to trying this... And yes I tried the Cervellati.

Rocker Recoil Pad

Reduce recoil and improve shooting comfort with the Rocker Recoil Pad by KICK-EEZ. Its curved design promotes a natural shoulder fit, enhancing accuracy and control. Perfect for hunters and sport shooters.

kickeezproducts.com

 

I wish someone would buy the company and continue making these.

I personally haven’t found anything I like anywhere near as much or feel is closely compared to the gooey

 

I believe the proprietors have passed and not sure what happened to the IP. I just need a durometer and some NMR spec, a few molds, and some rubber compound. Let’s go…

 

There is a lot less to them them meets the eye.

Make a "recoil pad" out of wood, make a mold from it using pourable moldmaking mat'l, then get some 2 part urethane to make the "rubber" part of the pad, and a different hard urethane for the "plate" part of the pad. Probably take a few tries to find the right durometer.

The pads were probably made from a machined metal mold due to the necessity for removable pegs to form the recoil pad holes, but at least some and possibly all of the gooey combs were made by making a rubber mold from an original comb like I outlined above, so there's no reason that couldn't be done for a low volume personal use type situation.

I thought about going down this route to make them for myself when they first became scarce before COVID, but didn't want to blow a few hundred bucks on materials to figure out how to best duplicate them, and then I switched to Microcell pad which is just as effective if not more so at mitigating recoil and is a lot lighter. I do miss the shape of the curved trap gooey pad (the shape was a nice compromise b/w curved, flat, and rocker shapes), but what I found was I'd get a 10/10 mount about 90% of the time, and a 1/10 mount 10% of the time, causing me to have to dismount and remount, whereas with the Microcell I get a 9/10 or 10/10 mount nearly 100% of the time and very rarely have to take the gun down and remount. I did cover the face of the Microcell with some RTV silicone for grip, as the factory finish is very slick, and like a sheet of ice if it gets any moisture on it. Plus the Microcell is 1/2 to 1/3 the cost of what a Gooey was, and a gooey was good for 1 to MAYBE 1.5 seasons, whereas I'm still on the 1st Microcell I ever installed with no signs of replacement being necessary.

 

. I did cover the face of the Microcell with some RTV silicone for grip, as the factory finish is very slick, and like a sheet of ice if it gets any moisture on it

going to have to give the silicone a try, being slippery is why I didn’t like the microcell

 

Probably step on some toes here
I think the kickeez suck, I have them but I really don’t like them

What I really like about the gooey pad was it stuck to your shoulder. Really didn’t care that I had to replace them about every year. I also thought they really helped with recoil.
I am like the other person who really hoped someone else could have bought the rights and started making them again

I don’t believe I have ever heard of the Cervellati pad before. I did look them up on the internet maybe I can find someplace that I can look at one this year

 

Cervellati recoil pads

Cervellati recoil pads

www.hastingsdistribution.com

Crap they are like half the cost of kickezz, just buy on and try it
They are better the kickezz in my opinion too. I believe they at the same thing that berett a puts on thier shotguns.
Typically I have gad to change kickezz pads out nearly yearly asthey seam to deteriorate and start getting very tacky. I see zero of that with the microcells. Only downfall is that kickezz has more options.

 

I had a Kickeez on my guns until a buddy told me about the gooey pads. I had issues were my should was raw after 300 round a day. Not from recoil just my shirt wrinkles under my kickeez pad. I switch to the gooey pad and it eliminated my raw shoulder issue. Only way to go but I put my last one on this spring. I would pay double if I could find a couple more. I can’t believe that other recoil pad companies are trying to make them. Everybody that has used them wants them.

 

I have used the falcons strike pads and it’s awesome. The only downfall is the lack of ability to adjust the length of the pad

 

I did not mind paying for a new Gooey Pad every year but having to pay extra for someone to grind it to fit was a deal breaker me. It was also hard to find the sweet spot to fit my shoulder pocket with the Rocker shape.

 

For the cost of 2-3 recoil pad installations you can buy a belt sander and recoil pad jig and teach yourself how to install them for yourself. I did just that a decade and a half ago.

 

How does one get a Microcell? The above link goes to an Italian site?

 

Nevermind. Found several. MWG is one.

 

After Shooting Gooeys for 15 years+, it is hard to like anything else. I have the Microcells and don't think they are nearly as soft as the Gooey. Gooeys can still be had occasionally from gunsmith inventories, but they are few and far between...

 

Wish I could find some

 

Kick EEZ makes a Dual-Action pad that is softer than their standard pad.

Dual Action Recoil Pad

Reduce recoil without sacrificing style with the KICK-EEZ Dual Action Recoil Pad. Perfect for hunters, sports shooters, and gun enthusiasts alike.

kickeezproducts.com

 

Interesting I’ve never seen anyone use one.