Asked by Anonymous

when a person fire a rifle it is advisable to hold the both firmly against the shoulder rather than a little way from it to mimise the impact on the shoulder explain why.
Answered by oobleck
The best first place to try on general questions like this is google.
You will find many examples, illustrations, discussions, and videos.
Answered by Ms Pi 3.14159265358979323
A rifle has a "kick back" feature that happens when the bullet is fired. A person can be injured by the "kick back" of the gun that pounds into their shoulder or soft tissue when they fire the gun. You put the gun at a spot of great strength to "buffer" the backwards motion of the gun when fired : )
But oobleck's answer is better as you may want the "scientific" explanation, not just the back woods gun owner answer : )