RECOIL
REDUCTION
The GPS recoil reduction systems can
be fitted with a solid walnut butt plate
or a KICK-EEZ recoil reduction pad for additional comfort.
Most recoil reduction systems manufactured today are designed to reduce felt recoil primarily at the butt plate of a shotgun. This is especially true of recoil reducing pads. While these systems are successful at reducing felt recoil they do tend to cause the plate and stock to arc upward and push into a shooter’s cheekbone because all the force of the recoil terminates at one place: the butt of the shotgun. In contrast, the GPS Recoil Reduction system’s air-filled chamber glides along a rail system dispersing the recoil throughout the length of the stock while the butt plate and comb remain stationary. This patented system combined with a custom grip and unparalleled adjustability make for one of the most effective recoil reduction systems available today.
We recently put our stocks to the test by utilizing two different yet unique recoil testing systems. A shoulder mounted impact force measurement system from Recoil-IQ and a force measurement system from Loadstar Sensors mounted on a hands-free sled.
In a side-by-side comparison, we tested our Premier Stock, Supreme Stock and Pro Stock against the factory stock that comes standard on a 12-gauge Caesar Guerini Invictus II Sporting over-under shotgun with a 32-inch barrel. After we tested the Caesar Guerini with its factory wooden stock we replaced the factory stock with our three stocks. All stocks were fitted with a one-inch KICK-EZZ recoil pad. During our testing, we fired 10 shots for each stock using the same shotgun load: Federal Monark Target Loads, 12 Gauge, 2 ¾ inch 1 1/8 ounce, 1,200 FPD 8.5 shot.
In our combined testing our Grip Plus stocks
greatly reduce recoil:
Grip Plus Premier stock reduced recoil
versus the factory stock by 41%
The Grip Plus Supreme stock reduced recoil
versus the factory stock by 60%
The Grip Plus Pro stock reduced recoil
versus the factory stock by 63%
