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We're gearing up for the 2012 SHOT Show Jan 17 - 20 in Vegas.  This will be our fifth year attending the tradeshow geared toward the Hunting and Outdoor industry.  Each year offers opportunities to check out new products and a great venue to connect with our vendors and talk about the state of the industry.  Heard about any new products that you'd like us to check out while we're there?  Email us at info@nokick.com.

     The GL-Shock from the Mako Group (made by FAB Defense) is a recoil absorbing collapsible stock for AR-15 type rifles or shotguns that use AR-15 collapsible stocks.  It has an internal spring that compresses under recoil to absorb some of the shock and soften the felt recoil.  It fits onto any mil-spec or commercial AR-15/M4 buffer tube and adjusts for length just like other AR-15 collapsible stocks except that you press on the front of the locking lever instead of the rear of it.  It includes tensioning tabs that minimize movement once locked in position and has QD sling mounting points on each side.  Additionally, it has a water tight storage compartment under the removeable recoil pad.  There is also the option to get it with or without a removeable cheek riser if you need extra elevation for good cheek weld when using optics.  This is especially useful when used on shotguns with optics.  The shock absorbing spring is designed for heavier recoiling AR cartridges and shotguns.  The spring is a bit heavy to compress much under the recoil level of a .223 or even a 7.62x39.  But anything more powerful than that and you will realize a recoil benefit from it.   Since spring-only recoil stocks have their limitations as to how much recoil they can fully absorb, on a heavy recoiling 12 ga shotgun a great idea is to combine the GL-Shock to the excellent Enidine Shot Shock (a hydraulic shock absorbing stock tube which is part of the Mesa Tactical LEO recoil stock kit and is also sold seperately).  Putting the GL-Shock on the Shot Shock does reduce 12 ga recoil even further on this very effective system.  When using this combination, both recoil systems compress simultaneously for a very smooth recoil cycle.  The GL-Shock will also be very popular for those with AR-10 type 7.62mm rifles as a way to soften things up a bit.  For those rifles a great recoil reducing combination is a GL-Shock stock with an Enidine Hydraulic buffer inside the buffer tube. 

I tested the Mesa Tactical Recoil Stock kit side by side with a Blackhawk Knoxx Spec Ops recoil stock and a Mako Group (FAB Defense) recoil stock kit on a Remington 870.  Using full power 2 3/4" 00 Buck loads and turkey loads of various makes I shot with the Mako stock, then the Blackhawk Knoxx stock and then with the Mesa Tactical LEO Recoil stock with the Enidine Hydraulic shock absorber as pictured.  The best way to put it is that it was a night and day difference between the Mesa kit and the other two.  The recoil was at least cut in half compared to the other recoil stock kits.  I also shot the same loads through a Benelli M1 Tactical at the same time and the Mesa/Enidine recoil stock kit was the only stock that made the Rem 870 kick less than my Benelli.  Since Recoil had always seemed high to me on the Rem 870 but had never bothered me at all on my Benelli, I thought this would be a good comparison.  Bottom line - the Enidine Shot Shock really works!.  The Mesa kit does cost more than the other kits.  In some cases, quite a bit more.  But you get what you pay for.  The other stocks offer some features or characteristics that are worthwhile and give shooters options which is great.  But for recoil reduction and control, the Mesa kit can't be beat.

Check out our new products by Spike's Tactical and UTG.

NoKick.com is now carrying the

Mako AR15/M4 Collapsable Butt Stock w/ Shock Absorber for:

Remington 870 and the Mossberg 500/590

Features:

• Internal Shock Absorber
• GLR16 Collapsible 6-Position Stock
• Simple, Robust Folding Mechanism
• Ambidextrous Folding Mechanism
• Multiple Sling Attachments
• Multiple Storage Compartments

AND the

Mako Tactical Folding Butt Stock for:

Remington 870, Mossberg 500/590 and the AK47

Features:

• Quick Folding and Unfolding of Stock
• Secure Lock up when open
• Ambidextrous Folding Mechanism
• Adjustable Cheek Riser
• Recoil Pad
• Pistol Grip Storage Compartment
• Very Comfortable