Abstract: A recoil pad for a shoulder gun such as a rifle or shotgun having a compressible pad on the butt of the stock to absorb and cushion the shock to the shooter when the gun is fired. This recoil pad may be assembled to the gun at manufacture or applied to the gun by the owner after-market. This recoil pad may be constructed of an elastomeric material such as closed-cell-foam containing a compressible fluid such as air or gas. An alternative embodiment is a bladder and a pump for inflation of the recoil pad at the will of the shooter. Another alternative is a bladder having a certain pressure.