I have been shooting crescent butt plates on 86 Winchesters, a 405 High Wall, 30-40 High Wall and a Rem Hepburn and Sharps 40-90 most of my life, not once has one hurt me. All I do is move the butt plate out on my arm just enough where the points are not digging in.

You just have to hold them a little different, or maybe I am build different.

Last weekend my friend and I dug out my grandfathers Marlin Safety 30-30 and shot it, he tried to shoot it with the butt plate way in on his shoulder and got bit. I showed him how to hold it, but he had been bit and was crescent butt shy, would not fire it again. It was the first time I have shot it although I had owned it for over 30 years. At 100 yards I could hit a 3" chain sprocket every time using the fine and beautiful full buck horn sights. For me they act about like a peep sight and I could see the target very clearly. Going to hunt up my brass that I have been saving and load more rounds up for her.