Phil Katzeen(sp) was "London Guns." As an ACGG member his products are missed and it took a large time for someone to make the products he made so well. Mark Beasland (another ACGG member) tracked down the maker of Phil's recoil pads and is now having small batches of them made for Mark's Born Again Bird Guns, Inc. I have bought them in the past two years and they are indeed good pads to work with. As for making them less slick...a leather covered face is the best option that I know of. Using a piece of leather that is distressed in the manufacturing process is helpful too in making it less slick.
