Recoil mitigating pads on rifles historically correct?

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Asbitos

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Hello everyone,

I had the opportunity to shoot a Kar. 98 not to long ago and I was a bit surprised how much recoil these sort of rifles have compared to modern ones.
I also heard a while ago that German snipers did not like fire more than 30 rounds per sitting because of the heavy recoil.

So that had me wondering if - not only with German soldiers but other nations to - it was common to put something on the stock to help with said recoil.
For example they would have had access to some cloth. Wrap that around and fix it in place with some string or maybe a nail.

So my question is was this done historically? If so to what extent?
 
I don’t think it was done. Soldiers were trained with these rifles so the recoil was not a shock to them.
i think it would be rare for a sniper to fire 30 rounds in a sitting, too much risk of giving your position away.
 
Post-WWII This became common and multiple rifles had a recoil pads. Especially for grenade launching purposes (Yugo M59/66 SKS for example or even the Garand/M14 had a US Flaming Bomb pad that could be slipped on).

There were also a few Anti Tank rifles that had a recoil pad in WWII, good example is the Boys (Boyes) 55 Anti Tank Rifle.

However, I am not aware of any infantry rifles other than the Mark V Jungle Carbine.
 
Ive fired well over 30 rounds in one sitting, and yes you are somewhat sore by the end of it. But in a war id imagine thats the last thing on your mind.

John.
 
Just use a slip on recoil pad. It'll help prevent cracking your stock and if your older it'll help prevent retinal detachment. (y) :)
 
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