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News Release from: Ace Controls International | Subject: MC 150 shock absorber
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 21 June 2001
Recoil Damper counters shotgun action
Excessive recoil can cause a severe flinch from pulling a shotgun trigger, but Dave Izzard has come up with a soltuion using the true linear deceleration offered by the Ace MC 150 shock absorber
Over the years Ace shock absorbers have been used on thousands of industrial applications and several out of the ordinary ones Their use to counter the recoil action of a shotgun must surely be one of the most unusual
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 8 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Every time a gun is fired, recoil is a resulting action.
Excessive recoil can cause a severe flinch from pulling the trigger, neck and shoulder problems and in the most severe cases it results in the shooter giving up the sport he enjoys.
Having experienced these problems personally, top sporting shot and skilled engineer, Dave Izzard was determined to come up with a new solution.
Recoil pads, in particular, and other basic recoil devices have been around for many years.
However, for Dave none of them produced the performance he was looking for.
His design brief was for a hydraulic unit that could be fitted to semi-auto and over and under stocks.
It had to be very smooth in operation, small and lightweight.
The solution to his problem was the true linear deceleration offered by the Ace MC 150 shock absorber.
With a body length of only 70mm, this self-compensating device requires no manual adjustment, regardless of shot load, and has an expected operating life of many millions of cycles.
In addition to the MC 150 as the heart of the new recoil unit, two precision linear bearings are also used to keep the mechanical movement as smooth as possible.
The whole unit when fitted weighs only 280 grams, so the final design criteria is also satisfied.
Dave is getting rave reviews for his 'ISIS Recoil Damper'.
It is supplied as a kit for £150 plus VAT and any competent stocker should be able to install it without difficulty.
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