Originally Posted By: L. Brown
In short, the purpose of a beavertail is whatever the buyer thinks it is.



Exactly. Which gets us right back to where we started when I said ....

Originally Posted By: Stan
The purpose of a beavertail profile is not to help tame recoil, it is to keep your fingers off of hot barrels, IMO.


Notice the IMO part of that statement? You are the one who took "what I think it is" to task. Either the purpose is what the buyer thinks it is, or it is what YOU think it is, which is "to sell shotguns to people who think they need something more substantial .........". Which is it, Larry? Maybe you should make your mind up, or stop nitpicking other's opinions.

SRH

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