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8th September 2018, 06:39 PM
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I've never really understood the purpose of the half-moon shaped wood butt caps on these guns.
I remember reading somewhere (maybe one of Freya Stark's books), that the large rounded wooden "pad" was to alleviate the very strong "kick" these guns had when fired. The recoil could be so hard as to throw the shooter to the ground, seemingly... |
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