Henry's Recoil Pads

[JEBar]

does anyone know which company provides recoils pads to Henry ?

[JCN]

It would have to be one in the United States. Have you tried calling Henry to ask? They may be up front and honest with you.

[Sir Henry]

Can I ask why you want to know?

[JEBar]

It would have to be one in the United States. Have you tried calling Henry to ask? They may be up front and honest with you.

actually, I called Henry prior to asking the question on this forum .... I told the lady who answered the phone that I needed to ask a question about one of Henry's suppliers .... she said she thought she could help me .... I asked for the name of the company who manufactures their recoil pads .... she told me that none of their rifles have recoil pads .. .. she seemed surprised when I said, yes you do, I have 3 of them .. .. she asked what rifles I have and I told her .... she put me on hold and transferred me to another person .... asked the same question, was told he doesn't know, and asked why I wanted to know .... told him that for age and health reasons I'd like to be able to reduce felt recoil on our 45-70 .... he recommended checking out Limbsaver for one of their slide on pads .... told him I have no interest in that type of pad .... he still recommended Limbsaver --- https://www.limbsaver.com/product-categ ... coil-pads/--- but emphasized he doesn't know who makes theirs .... after that, I decided to check here .... since then I called a different number at Henry and spoke with another fellow .... he said that it is a Henry "proprietary part" and he has no clue

[JEBar]

Can I ask why you want to know?

as noted above, for age and health reasons (at 70 years old and on blood thinners), I'd like to be able to reduce felt recoil on our 45-70 .... when we go to Texas in January I'm going to have have a gunsmith I trust down there add a Mercury recoil suppressor (http://www.mercuryrecoil.com/) installed .... if he has a better recoil pad I will have that installed as well .... in June when we go through Michigan I plan to have it Mag-Na-Ported (http://magnaport.com/)

[Sir Henry]

Thanks. I have a shooting shirt which adds about a half inch of pad into the entire shoulder. Thus it spreads the force out into a much bigger area while still keeping the main pressure right where you want it.

[JCN]

Wow. What an experience with customer service.

Maybe worth an email right to Anthony? He seems very responsive.

[Bish1309]

I like Sir Henry's solution. Can work with any rifle, IMHO.

Plus, a good reason to get more shirts.

[RanchRoper]

I think my bruise makes me look tough.

[PT7]

Great decision on a mercury recoil reducer! I put a 14 oz. one in my Benelli 12-gauge shotgun, and it made a huge difference in shooting slugs. I never had any bruises after I installed it in the stock, and it even made shooting slugs a lot of fun. Let us know how well it works for you.

as noted above, for age and health reasons (at 70 years old and on blood thinners), I'd like to be able to reduce felt recoil on our 45-70 .... when we go to Texas in January I'm going to have have a gunsmith I trust down there add a Mercury recoil suppressor (http://www.mercuryrecoil.com/) installed .... if he has a better recoil pad I will have that installed as well .... in June when we go through Michigan I plan to have it Mag-Na-Ported (http://magnaport.com/)

[Travlin]

Obviously the H.R.A. people you talked to didn't know much. Why don't you e-mail the Boss?

[JEBar]

Great decision on a mercury recoil reducer! I put a 14 oz. one in my Benelli 12-gauge shotgun, and it made a huge difference in shooting slugs. I never had any bruises after I installed it in the stock, and it even made shooting slugs a lot of fun. Let us know how well it works for you.

over the years we've used a combination of a top quality recoil pad, Mercury Recoil Suppressor, and Mag-Na-Porting to help tame the recoil on some hard kickers .... our Remington 700 BDL chambered in 300 WBY Mag --- a light weight Remington 700 synthetic stock, stainless barrel 30-06 --- 2 light weight Ruger M77 synthetic stock, stainless 30-06's and so on .... for us that combo has worked really well

[Tape]

JEB, Sir Henry makes a good suggestion as usual, if I may suggest an option but you will have to fiddle with it.

This is a picture of a Ruger 10-22 factory butt plate, there are thousands of accessories for the 10-22 and also hundreds of recoil pads for them as well, a few of them may not have the holes pre-drilled. On the last picture I did not push the plate up against the stock so it will cover a little more than what you see.
I sure you understand what I am getting at, just a suggestion;

[DWD445]

My BBS 44 has a pad. Never thought I'd need one on my 12ga.till I shot 100 rnd at trap !!

[JEBar]

Obviously the H.R.A. people you talked to didn't know much. Why don't you e-mail the Boss?

I wouldn't want to get either of them in hot water .... over the years I've received excellent help from their support folks and simply asked a question that nobody else seems to have asked .... I am confident that the gunsmith we use in Texas will be able to evaluate the one on our Henry 45-70

[JEBar]

JEB, Sir Henry makes a good suggestion as usual, if I may suggest an option but you will have to fiddle with it.

This is a picture of a Ruger 10-22 factory butt plate, there are thousands of accessories for the 10-22 and also hundreds of recoil pads for them as well, a few of them may not have the holes pre-drilled. On the last picture I did not push the plate up against the stock so it will cover a little more than what you see.
I sure you understand what I am getting at, just a suggestion;

absolutely .... unless it is a direct replacement I don't possess the skill necessary .... the wood on our Henry is far too nice for me mess with it ....

[Tape]

I wouldn't suggest making the rifle fit the recoil pad but make the recoil pad fit the rifle.

[JEBar]

I wouldn't suggest making the rifle fit the recoil pad but make the recoil pad fit the rifle.

certainly .... I've seen some stocks scratched a part of the final sanding of the pad needed to get an OEM level fit .... the gunsmiths I know carefully tape the stock to prevent such damage

[Cactusjack]

LOL I called Henry Thursday asked if I could order a butt plate for a H001TM. The answer I was given NO you have to BUY A STOCK 60 bucks. I don't need a stock just a butt plate sorry you have to buy stock. We fit then to each stock. O well I can think of a fix. Yes I do feel let down.

[Rugerfanboy]

LOL I called Henry Thursday asked if I could order a butt plate for a H001TM. The answer I was given NO you have to BUY A STOCK 60 bucks. I don't need a stock just a butt plate sorry you have to buy stock. We fit then to each stock. O well I can think of a fix. Yes I do feel let down.

You got lied to. There is a part number for the stock and one for the butt plate. Plus, they are not custom fitted to each stock. The stock and the butt plate are mass produced. The Henry employee that told you that, needs to be reported to Anthony cause that is just straight up being lazy and lieing to a customer. And yes, I've ordered a butt plate and a recoil plate in the past. If the customer is not happy, the customer needs to remind the Henry employee that Anthony made a promise to each and every customer to he'll do everything possible to make the customer happy and that even includes giving there money back if all else fells. Anthony even told me this at the Louisville, Kentucky Shot Show.

Anthony needs to be informed about these things cause his employee's are making "HIS" company look bad. It's getting really old reading about the Henry employee's making Anthony's company....Henry Repeating Arms....look bad. Anthony is going the extra mile to make his customers happy and his employee's are doing the opposite of his promise.

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