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Inside the car was a buttstock from an AR rifle and ammunition that matched the rounds from the March shooting.
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Dallas News,
9 Nov. 2022
The Alligator also uses a recoil-isolating buttstock and a four- or five-baffle muzzle brake.
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Kyle Mizokami,
Popular Mechanics,
22 Sep. 2022
Earlier this month, a former 911 dispatcher named Yunis Isaac Mejia was sentenced to 21 months in jail for having attached a buttstock to a pistol.
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Charles C. W. Cooke,
National Review,
19 July 2022
The brace essentially replaces a buttstock, which sits at the end of most long guns, like rifles, to help absorb recoil.
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Christal Hayes,
USA TODAY,
26 Mar. 2021
Recoil will be softened thanks to a padded cheekpiece and buttstock.
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Joe Genzel,
Outdoor Life,
21 Jan. 2021
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Dallas News,
9 Nov. 2022
The Alligator also uses a recoil-isolating buttstock and a four- or five-baffle muzzle brake.
—
Kyle Mizokami,
Popular Mechanics,
22 Sep. 2022
Earlier this month, a former 911 dispatcher named Yunis Isaac Mejia was sentenced to 21 months in jail for having attached a buttstock to a pistol.
—
Charles C. W. Cooke,
National Review,
19 July 2022
The brace essentially replaces a buttstock, which sits at the end of most long guns, like rifles, to help absorb recoil.
—
Christal Hayes,
USA TODAY,
26 Mar. 2021
Recoil will be softened thanks to a padded cheekpiece and buttstock.
—
Joe Genzel,
Outdoor Life,
21 Jan. 2021
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“Buttstock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buttstock. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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