HighValleyRanch
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What is that pretty light color curly maple stocked BP rifle at the top?
1858 "revolving carbine" were they this horrible then?
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goffer@earthlink.net
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Pointy Stocks
Shooter could slip a recoil pad over the end to facilitate shooting from the familiar shoulder mount position, take it off for display. IMHO of course. Also, there are slip on, with strap,,shoulder pads that can be adjusted to fit most anywhere on ones shoulder area, and not having tried mine, I think one could slip it down to cushion the position so many recommend on this thread. Would feel awkward though, I am pretty sure. One thing I do know for sure is that I am not going to compromise my safety to shoot any firearm (concerns of side blast and cap shrapnel are real concerns IMO)
I saw a Winchester .401 reproduction at the gunshop the other day. It had a rather pronounced curved butt plate. No way I would fire that beast from my arm between the bicep and shoulder muscle, that is where we kids used to hit one another when caught farting. Hurt like hell and bruised the bone. Maybe not with BP loads but smokeless? No doubt in my military brain housing unit not a good thing to do. Having a one shot experience with a friends 450 Marlin load from a lever action Winchester (thats right Winchester) is enough to convince me to find a way to always get a long gun snugly secure in that hard shoulder muscle God gave us to shoot firearms accurately with and get steel on target.
Shooter could slip a recoil pad over the end to facilitate shooting from the familiar shoulder mount position, take it off for display. IMHO of course. Also, there are slip on, with strap,,shoulder pads that can be adjusted to fit most anywhere on ones shoulder area, and not having tried mine, I think one could slip it down to cushion the position so many recommend on this thread. Would feel awkward though, I am pretty sure. One thing I do know for sure is that I am not going to compromise my safety to shoot any firearm (concerns of side blast and cap shrapnel are real concerns IMO)
I saw a Winchester .401 reproduction at the gunshop the other day. It had a rather pronounced curved butt plate. No way I would fire that beast from my arm between the bicep and shoulder muscle, that is where we kids used to hit one another when caught farting. Hurt like hell and bruised the bone. Maybe not with BP loads but smokeless? No doubt in my military brain housing unit not a good thing to do. Having a one shot experience with a friends 450 Marlin load from a lever action Winchester (thats right Winchester) is enough to convince me to find a way to always get a long gun snugly secure in that hard shoulder muscle God gave us to shoot firearms accurately with and get steel on target.
Gator Weiss
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If you dont like the pointy stock, trim it back.
If you are not an upper arm shooter, then re-configure your stock and use a different butt plate.
If you are not an upper arm shooter, then re-configure your stock and use a different butt plate.