I mentioned in a previous post that I inherited my father's guns recently. This past weekend I finally brought my favorite home. Dad's 264 Win. Mag. Pretty much none of my IRL friends are into guns so I'm going to brag about it here. This thing was always a nail driver but when I was in highschool, dad finally wore the barrel out of it (or wrecked due to lack of cleaning). For his birthday that year Mom and I bought him a stainless barrel. His best friend at the time was a gunsmith who replaced the barrel and bedded the stock. After that, this thing was unbelievable. Honestly, I'm not a good enough shot to justify it but even still, I'll hang on to this one until I'm dead.
Does anyone else have any experience with a 264? The few gun enthusiasts I've talked to have all been surprised when I tell them about this one.
I have never held a gun, and don't know much of em. But that is a nice rifle. Very clean looking. The butt of the rifle that hollowed out Diamond pattern, is that to help absorb recoil?
Not OP but yes. In a semi automatic gun some of the recoil energy is used to move parts (handgun slides, rifle bolts etc) to eject the used casing and get the next round ready.
On a bolt action rifle like this one that recoil is going straight into the shooter's shoulder with no dampening except for that pad.
And weight is a factor too. A heavier gun has more mass so there's less felt recoil, but a heavy rifle is a lot harder to lug around for hours. Many hunting rifles are meant to be lighter to carry and move easier, so the felt recoil will be more stout because of that. But a hunter out in the woods usually isn't firing many rounds so it's seen as a good tradeoff.
Not OP, but likely yes to your question. Looks like an aftermarket recoil pad to me.