Recoil reducing stock system

1. A butt pad for a buttstock of a firearm, said butt pad comprising a lattice structure defining an open cell structure that is exposed to ambient air, said lattice structure defining a plurality of primary polygonal structures including a combination of perpendicular linkages and canted linkages joined at junctions, wherein said butt pad is formed of a material having a Shore A hardness of at least 50 and not more than 70.

2. The butt pad of claim 1 , wherein:

said primary polygonal structure defines a nominal internal length dimension in a direction parallel to an actuation axis of said firearm;

said perpendicular linkages and said canted linkages each define a nominal thickness; and

a ratio of said nominal internal length dimension to said nominal thickness is in a range of 3 to 4.5 inclusive.

3. The butt pad of claim 2 , wherein said ratio is in a range of 3.7 to 3.8 inclusive.

4. The butt pad of claim 1 , wherein:

said butt pad defines a maximum length thickness in a direction parallel to an actuation axis of said firearm;

said primary polygonal structure defines a nominal internal length dimension in a direction parallel to an actuation axis of said firearm; and

a ratio of said maximum length thickness to said nominal internal length dimension is in a range of 2.5 to 4.5 inclusive.

5. The butt pad of claim 4 , wherein said ratio is in a range of 3.3 to 3.7 inclusive.

6. The butt pad of claim 1 , wherein said lattice structure defines a porosity of at least 85% and not more than 92%.

7. The butt pad of claim 1 , wherein said primary polygonal structure is a hexagonal structure.

8. The butt pad of claim 7 , wherein said primary polygonal structure defines a nominal internal length dimension in a direction parallel to an actuation axis of said firearm, said nominal internal length dimension being in a range of 0.4 inches to 0.55 inches inclusive.

9. The butt pad of claim 8 , wherein said nominal internal length dimension is in a range of 0.1 inches to 0.15 inches inclusive.

10. The butt pad of claim 8 , wherein said perpendicular linkages and said canted linkages each define a nominal thickness in a range of 0.032 inches to 0.25 inches inclusive.

11. The butt pad of claim 10 , wherein said perpendicular linkages and said canted linkages each define a nominal thickness in a range of 0.1 inches to 0.15 inches inclusive.