Hello All, I've been searching for an answer on this question. I have a Taylor's and Company Winchester '73 I hope to use when I'm set up for CAS.
I love this rifle and think it is one of the best looking rifles I have. I took the leather off the stock very carefully because the wood is so attractive.
That said, when I shoulder it I find I poke myself with the bottom point of the butt plate. I imagine the flaw is in myself, not the weapon, and there is a technique to doing this that I'm missing.
I did find this video in my search, but this is a much more extreme curve and is on a single shot muzzleloader.
But he does talk about how the shape of the buttplate worked for the way they shot that kind of rifle. I imagine there must be a middle ground between what he is talking about and my Winchester '73.
Can anyone give me some instructions or a pointer to a similar video on how you are suppose to shoot these old rifles?