Patent ID: 8499483

Claim:
A butt with recoil pad for a shoulder-held firearm, said butt comprising a body and a recoil pad mounted on a rear of the butt, wherein the recoil pad is mounted on the butt by a single ball joint configured to enable a position of the recoil pad to be adjusted with respect to the butt so as to enable personalization of the position of the recoil pad for a shooter with respect to an average position in which the recoil pad is primarily located in alignment with the butt, said ball joint comprising a spherical protuberance of the recoil pad or of the butt, said protuberance being housed in a spherical hollow of the butt or the recoil pad, respectively, said spherical hollow comprising a wall, and the spherical protuberance being retained in the spherical hollow by a bolt going through the wall through an opening and a nut into which the bolt is screwed.