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thatweirdguyted t1_je7ss50 wrote

Reply to comment by Urban_Meanie in Her Late Majesty, Spitting Hot Lead (1980s) by lilBob1989

I assumed it was to absorb recoil. The Queen must be terribly frail at this point. No sense breaking her arm, or having the gun veer off target and hit something or someone.

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Far_Sided t1_je7w59p wrote

General health and safety and security reasons sure. But let's not forget at this age, she was still actively hunting (Guessing this is about mid 80s when the rifle was first fielded)

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