buttstock
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8.7
- noun
- /ˈbʌtˌstɑk/
- Specialized
:
culata
- When aiming, make sure the buttstock is firmly against your shoulder for better control.
- pistols with a buttstock
Examples
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There is, admittedly, an increase in accuracy and recoil management when using the brace as a buttstock, but these factors have nothing to do with the firearm's position.
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So, taking all this together, the ATF concluded that using the stabilizing brace as a buttstock constitutes the "redesign" of a pistol into an NFA-regulated rifle.
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Here, the stabilizing brace was neither designed nor approved as a buttstock.
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Some variants of the C96 included a buttstock.
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Oryhara has done precisely that with his thumbhole buttstock design.
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These pistols were designed to be "pistols," but they were turned into rifles through the addition of a buttstock.
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Furthermore, an AR-15 pistol with a vertical fore-grip cannot be a "rifle" because it lacks a buttstock.
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Due to size and weight considerations, John opts to purchase an AR-15 pistol, which has a barrel shorter than sixteen inches and lacks a buttstock.
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By installing this device as one would a buttstock, it becomes no longer necessary to dangerously 'muscle' this large pistol during the one-handed aiming process, and recoil is dispersed significantly, resulting in more accurate shooting without compromising safety or comfort.
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Finally, even if this argument is not convincing, the ATF has since removed Mauser and Luger pistols with attached buttstocks from the purview of the NFA as collector's items.
Academic text (2016)
Synonyms
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7.9
The part you hold on a gun, or the cloth worn around the neck
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6.8
The thick back end of a rifle that you press against your shoulder when you shoot
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7.4
The thicker end of something, often the handle of a tool
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7.6
A part of a rifle or shotgun that you hold against your shoulder when you fire
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Buttstock comes from two words: butt, meaning 'back end' like a cigarette 'butt', and stock, meaning a 'wooden post' or 'trunk'. So a buttstock is really the wooden 'post' at the back of a gun that rests against the shoulder to give support and stability.