Shooting crescent butt antiques or replicas.

[Darto]

[Pofoo]

Interesting.
Never heard the expression "southern gun".

[23 Blast]

Interesting.
Never heard the expression "southern gun".

Yes, very cool. I also had never heard the term "Southern gun."

[kendog4570]

Bought a Browning 1886 Rifle the day they came out, in 1986. With the factory crescent butt and standard 45-70 loads, it killed at both ends. A few years later I located a new Browning 86 carbine butt stock and put it on. Now it looks cool like a musket and shoots very nicely.

[toro1]

I have a Winchester 1895 in 30-40 with a crescent butt stock and it was very painful to shoot. I bought a limbsaver and added bubble wrap in the center portion and now its much easier on the shoulder. Next time I take it out, I'll give the arm method a try but I'm thinking that isn't going to be much better than the pre bubble wrap shooting.

[TRAP55]

Bought a Browning 1886 Rifle the day they came out, in 1986. With the factory crescent butt and standard 45-70 loads, it killed at both ends. A few years later I located a new Browning 86 carbine butt stock and put it on. Now it looks cool like a musket and shoots very nicely.

I had a Carbine that was stolen back in '91. I was good for 3 shots, if I went 5 shots, I was done shooting anything for the rest of that day,...and sometimes the next!

[Verdha603]

I'm gonna have to try this next time I hit the range with my Winchester .30-30; might fix my problem of feeling like the thing kicks harder than a .30-06.

[kendog4570]

I'm gonna have to try this next time I hit the range with my Winchester .30-30; might fix my problem of feeling like the thing kicks harder than a .30-06.

Factory loads in a 6-1/2 lb carbine can really slap you around. Try some full house .44 Mags out of a 92.

[rmnc3r]

Interesting.
Never heard the expression "southern gun".

"Southern Mountain Rifle" is the en vogue term

https://www.jimkibler.net/rifle-16-mountain-rifle-kit.html

Alvin C. York, kith and kin jest call it a 'Rifle-gun'

[AR22]

I had a Carbine that was stolen back in '91. I was good for 3 shots, if I went 5 shots, I was done shooting anything for the rest of that day,...and sometimes the next!

My 1873 Springfield Carbine Clone and I am done in 1 shot Trapp...

[saki302]

My shiloh sharps has a crescent buttplate.

Held correctly off the shoulder (cup on the arm), it isn't bad.

Off the shoulder it's miserable. I wear a past shield, and adding a slip on pad makes it barely tolerable.

Without the slip on, it knocks a divot into the recoil shield 🤣