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Urban_Meanie t1_je7e6vc wrote

What’s the jig the rifle is bolted in to for… Calibrating the scope?

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JFleet- t1_je7fjeg wrote

Literally just for her to use and see as a demonstration.

I guess it would be improper and too informal to allow the queen to handle the weapon and conduct a shoot fully.

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Urban_Meanie t1_je7gez9 wrote

I thought that also, I wouldn’t expect to see the queen of England firing a SA80 from the shoulder… I was mostly wondering if the jigs original design purpose was for setting the scope, it looks like it could be very useful for that if not.

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thatweirdguyted t1_je7ss50 wrote

I assumed it was to absorb recoil. The Queen must be terribly frail at this point. No sense breaking her arm, or having the gun veer off target and hit something or someone.

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Far_Sided t1_je7w59p wrote

General health and safety and security reasons sure. But let's not forget at this age, she was still actively hunting (Guessing this is about mid 80s when the rifle was first fielded)

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