How long should a soft recoil pad last

[wayward]

Hi guys.

I see a lot of factory recoil pads are pretty hard. To make them last I suppose?

How long do the soft ones like limbsaver last?

Do you have to replace them every few years?

Thanks.

[Hercl]

Years certainly.

Just don't spill solvent or oil on it.

[Ken]

Solvent it what turns them to goo.

IMO store your rifles muzzle down as well, so any excess run off doesn't eventually find its way down to your recoil pad.

A few guys have had it but down for a few weeks and they open the safe to find it melted to the carpet.