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Examples
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"Around $2,500", get the Browning BT-99 Golden Clays with adjustable comb and buttplate.
I'm 17 years old and I'm on a competative trapshooting team. 2009
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In my case, my measurements come very close to standard factory drop, with a little cast on (lateral bend to put the rib squarely under the eye of a left-handed shooter), a 15-inch length of pull, and a change in the pitch (angle of the buttplate) so the gun fits neatly into my shoulder pocket.
Gun Fit 2009
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The barrel is ported and the overall length from the buttplate to the brake is 49 and 1/2 inches.
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"Around $2,500", get the Browning BT-99 Golden Clays with adjustable comb and buttplate.
I'm 17 years old and I'm on a competative trapshooting team. 2009
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A friend enjoys everything about his. 45-70 except the recoil, and he insists on using jacketed bullets for this artillery piece, which has a steel buttplate.
I was generously given a well worn 30-06. The problem is it's recoil or "kick". 2010
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Use the butt or buttplate on the gun as a template for shims.
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The barrel is ported and the overall length from the buttplate to the brake is 49 and 1/2 inches.
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Use the butt or buttplate on the gun as a template for shims.
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A friend enjoys everything about his. 45-70 except the recoil, and he insists on using jacketed bullets for this artillery piece, which has a steel buttplate.
I was generously given a well worn 30-06. The problem is it's recoil or "kick". 2010
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I recall that when we were introduced to the M-14 in basic training, the instructor would put the buttplate on his chin and fire off a round, and then do the same in his groin.
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