Most of us have seen the news of Maureen O'Hara's passing. Reminded me of one of my all-time favorite John Wayne movies "McClintock!". We've discussed the double he was using in the pheasant hunting seen with Stefanie Powers in the past. The only (tiny) image I could find clearly shows a hammer gun WITH A WHITE LINE RECOIL PAD!



I don't feel so bad about being a recoil wimp now

And BTW his "Greener" in "Big Jake" was a Crescent

Wow, no kidd'n? I don't use recoil pads on any of my SxS's.
Makes me want to rip handfuls of hair from my chest and give forth with my best Tarzan yell.

That Crescent isn't really a gun, now is it? More like a digging tool that can be used to fire shells.

I for one. am glad they did not buy a pair of Greeners and cut the barrels down. As to the recoil pad I'm sure props found the guns as is and just cut the barrels down. Props often are cheap items made to look like the real things and this is a prime example.

Or better yet, spank that hot redheaded broad that co-starred in "Mcclintock" with the great Duke-

Okay, Drew, what shotgun was Bob Valdez, played by Burt Lancaster in VALDEZ IS COMING, carrying at the beginning of the movie?

http://www.imdb.com/media/rm694074112/tt0067921?ref_=ttmi_mi_all_sf_8

Then when the guy rides back over the hill and Valdez shoots him out of the saddle?

http://www.imdb.com/media/rm677296896/ch0490935



SRH

Another shot of the longer barreled hammer gun, with what appears to be a side lever.

http://www.imdb.com/media/rm761182976/ch0490935?ref_=chmi_mi_all_sf_2

SRH

John Wayne was pretty tall, a recoil pad is an easy way to lengthen the stock. I'm tall and all my guns have recoil pads and I'm not recoil sensitive at all.

Steve

Me, too, Steve.

SRH

A long gone dear friend was 6'10" and he had the thickest recoil pad he could find mounted on his SXS with screws and then a slip on one on top of that and it was still too short!

Looks like Burt is carrying another of your favorite W. Richards Stan



or it could be a Folsom Enos James & Co.

Run With The Fox,
That "hot redheaded broad" died last week, a lot of people will miss her.
Mike

Everybody is "recoil sensitive" they just don't all know it. Basic rule all shooting sports is the gun that delivers adequate ballistics on target and has the lightest recoil is the one that will deliver highest scores.

However I never saw much recoil effect difference with or without a pad. They do make the stock fit better for a tall shooter and stay in place on your 2nd shot better than a hard slick butt plate.

Boats