an older gun with a curved hard plastic butt plate.
that sounds like trouble
When Marlin first re-introduced the 1895, in 1972 I think it was, they came with a 22" barrel and a straight stock like the guide gun or cowboy rifles they make now. The butt is curved, but not as sharply as many of the guns made in the 1800's. I've been tempted to put a better recoil pad on it, but you don't see many of these rifles and I want to keep it original
Regarding the comb hitting your face. Remember that traditional lever rifles were not designed to be shot from a bench. They are much more comfortable shot from other positions.
