Patent ID: 8904692

Claim:
A butt pad apparatus, comprising: a recoil pad attached to a stock such that a chamber is defined therebetween in part by an inside surface of the recoil pad, the recoil pad comprising an elastomeric material; a plate interposed between the recoil pad and the stock such that a surface of the plate defines a portion of the chamber; a removable insert configured to removably couple to the plate in a user interchangeable manner, wherein the removable insert is interposed between the plate and the recoil pad such that the insert is removably received within the chamber, the insert comprising an elastomeric material; a second removable insert interchangeable with the removable insert with only one of the removable inserts being installed at a time, the second insert comprising a second elastomeric material differing from the elastomeric material; and a detent formed about a periphery of the plate engaged with a detent formed about a periphery of the recoil pad to attach the plate, and the recoil pad to one another, the detents formed such that the chamber is generally sealed when the recoil pad is attached to the plate.