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<blockquote data-quote="FearNoWind" data-source="post: 1216680" data-attributes="member: 50867"><p>Boozer,</p><p>Lots of good stuff here. I am especially attached to:</p><p></p><p> p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } </p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><p>I would only add that I've never been comfortable with the term cheek "weld". That suggests to a lot of shooters that the cheek has to be somewhere between firmly resting on the stock to pressing hard against the stock. IMO, neither is correct.</p><p>Cheek "weld" in my experience means the cheek makes contact with the stock and remains there but it does not apply pressure of any kind on the rifle stock. </p><p>I use McMillan stocks almost exclusively; with adjustable cheek piece.</p><p>I lightly touch the stock with my jaw, slip the cheek down with just enough pressure to force the skin to bunch up until I achieve sight alignment in the scope. Then I back off just a bit to make certain there's no pressure on the stock. It's easy to check if the "touch" is right by pressing on the outside of the stock and moving the butt toward the cheek. The stock should move just a bit without forcing my head to one side. But there's lots more to accuracy than cheek weld. </p><p>Example: I've always taught shooters to avoid putting the thumb over the to;of the stock. The thumb should be along side the outer portion of the stock, just above the trigger finger. With that hold the hand pulls the stock straight back into the shoulder. With the thumb over the stock it's easy to start squeezing the stock without realizing it and that puts torque on the stock - baaad stuff.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FearNoWind, post: 1216680, member: 50867"] Boozer, Lots of good stuff here. I am especially attached to: p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } I would only add that I've never been comfortable with the term cheek "weld". That suggests to a lot of shooters that the cheek has to be somewhere between firmly resting on the stock to pressing hard against the stock. IMO, neither is correct. Cheek "weld" in my experience means the cheek makes contact with the stock and remains there but it does not apply pressure of any kind on the rifle stock. I use McMillan stocks almost exclusively; with adjustable cheek piece. I lightly touch the stock with my jaw, slip the cheek down with just enough pressure to force the skin to bunch up until I achieve sight alignment in the scope. Then I back off just a bit to make certain there's no pressure on the stock. It's easy to check if the "touch" is right by pressing on the outside of the stock and moving the butt toward the cheek. The stock should move just a bit without forcing my head to one side. But there's lots more to accuracy than cheek weld. Example: I've always taught shooters to avoid putting the thumb over the to;of the stock. The thumb should be along side the outer portion of the stock, just above the trigger finger. With that hold the hand pulls the stock straight back into the shoulder. With the thumb over the stock it's easy to start squeezing the stock without realizing it and that puts torque on the stock - baaad stuff. [/QUOTE]
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