Center of MassChapter 15
Under ordinary circumstances, the Remington rolling block buffalo gun just had too much recoil for somebody of Joe's size and age. It had a very narrow buttplate and could very easily break his collar bone. However, I thought about it for a while and came up with a possible solution. If I could come up with some sort of pad to absorb and distribute the shock of the recoil, Joe could shoot the rifle. I went to talk to my friend, the leather worker. Jeremiah thought about the problem for a...