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Icelander · 10-18-2016, 02:26 AM

In the absence of rubber, what is a good material at TL3-4 for making the end of stocks softer and better at absorbing felt recoil?

Curved wood stocks like Pennsynvania long rifles really hurt with a decent caliber and even a fairly normal musket stock is less than comfortable with heavy bullets at the upper range of historical black powder velocities.

Leather or fabric are possibilities, but I'd want something that was possible to keep fairly dry and clean with proper care and wasn't a breeding ground for diseases. Something that would be suitable for shipboard service.

10-18-2016, 02:26 AM	#257
Icelander Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Iceland*	Recoil padding In the absence of rubber, what is a good material at TL3-4 for making the end of stocks softer and better at absorbing felt recoil? Curved wood stocks like Pennsynvania long rifles really hurt with a decent caliber and even a fairly normal musket stock is less than comfortable with heavy bullets at the upper range of historical black powder velocities. Leather or fabric are possibilities, but I'd want something that was possible to keep fairly dry and clean with proper care and wasn't a breeding ground for diseases. Something that would be suitable for shipboard service. __________________ Za uspiekh nashevo beznadiozhnovo diela!