I think most guys have forgotten, if they even ever knew, how a crescent butt plate should be used. We "moderns" automatically place it on our shoulders like we would anything else (where it will bite if used on a gun bigger than a .25-35) when in actuality it should be moved outboard a bit- more toward the upper arm past the knobby shoulder joint where recoil won't make it pinch you. Try it, you'll see what I mean. I read that in a couple of old books and for the life of me I can't remember where. It's the method I use when shooting beasts of that nature and it does indeed work.
