I was already thinking of the shotgun stock with the recoil pad but I am wondering as I get older (I am already in my mid 50s) that it may be nice to have some added help.
Is the added weight that much more.
I have an 1886 with a curved steel but plate (non shotgun style). I bought a butt stock and fore end to restock it and will be putting on a shotgun style with recoil pad!
I have a 45-90 on a 1885 with shotgun style butt and a good recoil pad. It is more pleasant to shoot than that 1886.
There's two things that come on these rifles that I don't care for one is those miserable butt plates and the other is the buck horn sights. I put a apperature sight on the 86 and have a tang site on the 85.
I'm in my 60's and I prefer the cushion and prefer something that I can easily sight through.
