I like the crescent butt,fits the shoulder just right! I lost the end of my ram-rod in my 50 cal (CVG) hawkin black rifle!
So took the heavy brass crescent butt plate off and machined it to fit my model 94 Winchester!
The Hawkins rifle with a 530 grain bullet,and 100 grains pyrodex didn't kick any harder than the 30/30 win.
So the curved butt-plate sure enough tamed that Winchester! It was a cattle ranch gun,either left in the scabbard or behind the front seat long enough to be a prop up on the creek or not much except good shooter not much to look at 100.00 gun!
But that curved butt sure tamed her!
Only had one gun that got the best of me 10 gauge 3 1/2 mag! Shot it three times,then it got traded into another 50 cal Hawkins black powder!
Best or most accurate 1937 Colt Heavy Barrel 38S&W six inch revolver! Hits where you point it,not big on home defense guns ,but cheap and so fun to shoot!
Favorite Thompson 10mm till it blows up in my face,feels just about the same as my 44 mag,just not quite the same(hard to explain)
Bob [:D]