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<blockquote data-quote="catorres1" data-source="post: 1107560" data-attributes="member: 80699"><p>Yeah, I read an article from John Barsness, I think it was, talking about stock design, and how there is a trend that most follow, but for some people it just does not work. </p><p></p><p>Long and short, I am one of those people for whom the 'classic style' is really quite uncomfortable. I suffered through it for years because I was brought up with guys for whom a straight combed M70 was religion, and monte carlos or any deviation from that formula were signs of satanic meddling with proper stock design.</p><p></p><p>But through a combination of having to shoot some different rifles, particularly a weatherby vanguard, and reading outside the box, I realized why my kneck hurt and I always had to have my stocks lengthened to keep from punching myself in the nose.</p><p></p><p>LONG and short...like John's mentioned in his article, the 'classic' style does not work for some body types, and I am one. I need a fair bit of drop at heel and toe, coupled with a high comb in order to bridge the distance from my shoulder to my cheek without having to strain my kneck to reach the comb. I have a thin face...so a cheekpiece is also very helpful for proper eye alignment.</p><p></p><p>Take all those pieces together, throw them in a bag, and what you get is something like a weatherby, an M40 (wish it had a cheek piece!), PSW rifleman...and a relatively high mounted scope. Most rifles, I find myself looking at or over the top of the scope, not the bottom, unless I press myself uncomfortably into the comb. </p><p></p><p>Anyway, all that is to say, I need something out of the norm to be comfortable, so the HS stock wont work, but there are good alternatives, especially those setup for tactical rifles because those high combs give me something to connect to much more comfortably than a low one.</p><p></p><p>BTW, you said you hauled a Sendero up a sheep mountain...pretty impressive!</p><p></p><p>You still have one in 7 mag, do you know what it weighs naked?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="catorres1, post: 1107560, member: 80699"] Yeah, I read an article from John Barsness, I think it was, talking about stock design, and how there is a trend that most follow, but for some people it just does not work. Long and short, I am one of those people for whom the 'classic style' is really quite uncomfortable. I suffered through it for years because I was brought up with guys for whom a straight combed M70 was religion, and monte carlos or any deviation from that formula were signs of satanic meddling with proper stock design. But through a combination of having to shoot some different rifles, particularly a weatherby vanguard, and reading outside the box, I realized why my kneck hurt and I always had to have my stocks lengthened to keep from punching myself in the nose. LONG and short...like John's mentioned in his article, the 'classic' style does not work for some body types, and I am one. I need a fair bit of drop at heel and toe, coupled with a high comb in order to bridge the distance from my shoulder to my cheek without having to strain my kneck to reach the comb. I have a thin face...so a cheekpiece is also very helpful for proper eye alignment. Take all those pieces together, throw them in a bag, and what you get is something like a weatherby, an M40 (wish it had a cheek piece!), PSW rifleman...and a relatively high mounted scope. Most rifles, I find myself looking at or over the top of the scope, not the bottom, unless I press myself uncomfortably into the comb. Anyway, all that is to say, I need something out of the norm to be comfortable, so the HS stock wont work, but there are good alternatives, especially those setup for tactical rifles because those high combs give me something to connect to much more comfortably than a low one. BTW, you said you hauled a Sendero up a sheep mountain...pretty impressive! You still have one in 7 mag, do you know what it weighs naked? [/QUOTE]
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