So Bill, where or when does the adjective "hard" come into play... was it after the introduction of the soft rubber butt, or recoil pad? It would make sense that it happened in that sequence. Why would a DHBP be described as a hard rubber butt if there were no soft rubber butts at the time to differentiate it from.
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Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
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