Screwless butt plates

[Spot Shooter]

Ok folks,

My Great Plains Rifle has two screw's on the butt plate to hold it tight.

However, seems thet I don't see them on some riflegun's - I it only the angle of the picture or are there butt plates thet don't have screws ta hold them on.

Begg'n the question - if there ain't no screw's - how does ya get it to stay there - or do I have a screw loose?

Spot

 

[TwoShadows]

Spot, I have a couple that are pinned much the same as a triggerguard or thimble at the top....but they have a single screw to hold it flush near the toe of the buttplate.

 

[LRB]

I am building an English officers fusil and I silver soldered an L shaped hook under the butt plate tang which slips into a lateral hole in the inletting. Sound and secure, but an invisible attachment with one screw in the main butt section.

 

[Zonie]

All of my rifles have two screws holding the butt plate in place. One screw coming down from the top in the comb extention and one down towards the toe plate.

By the way, as these screws are usually large, they aren't real easy to drive in even if you pre-drill (which I would strongly recommend doing).
To help the screws enter the wood easily rub some candle wax or some bar soap on the screws threads before you screw it in. Any brand of bar soap will do but liquid soap (like dish soap) doesn't seem to work as well.

 

[Spot Shooter]

It must have been just the angle because I never saw any pin's or screws.

Spot