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Stock with adjustable cheek riser
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<blockquote data-quote="R. Cram" data-source="post: 2966197" data-attributes="member: 116633"><p>I think way too much emphasis is put on little bitty 3 shot groups at 100 yds off benches and if shooters would shoot their rifles in field positions they would recognise stock fit might be more important than just little bitty groups. I think proper cheek height is paramount to accurate shooting in field positions. almost everybody has a large scope mounted way too high so their head is not comfortably held up by the stock. In highpower this is called a cheek weld and the pressure placed on the stock by the head needs to be comfortable and consistant. I am what highpower shooters call a stock crawler in that when I shoot prone my eye becomes too close to the scope so I have to make my own scope mounts that put the scope farther from the face than normal mounts but with my mounts the scope is farther away from my eye than I would like when standing or sitting. this makes stocks which have length of pull and cheek height adjustments what I prefer. I rebarreled one of my ruger precision rifles in 30-284 this last year even though it is heavier than I like to carry the adjustability of the stock allows more accurate shooting in field positions. I believe more shooters would recognise this if they got off the bench. has anybody ever been to a military range and seen benches? thats because there are no benches in the field unless you are very tough to pack one there. I haven't shot off a bench in 20 years since I learned to use and get comfortable with a sling and due to me using the sling and not a bench my ability to shoot accurately improved. there are some very functional cheek adjusters on ebay called kydex and they are easy to install and use. I place them on the stock as far forward as possible and still get the bolt out of the rifle so you don't have to readjust each time you clean the rifle. I've put 4 or 5 of these on my rifles and would not be without them</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="R. Cram, post: 2966197, member: 116633"] I think way too much emphasis is put on little bitty 3 shot groups at 100 yds off benches and if shooters would shoot their rifles in field positions they would recognise stock fit might be more important than just little bitty groups. I think proper cheek height is paramount to accurate shooting in field positions. almost everybody has a large scope mounted way too high so their head is not comfortably held up by the stock. In highpower this is called a cheek weld and the pressure placed on the stock by the head needs to be comfortable and consistant. I am what highpower shooters call a stock crawler in that when I shoot prone my eye becomes too close to the scope so I have to make my own scope mounts that put the scope farther from the face than normal mounts but with my mounts the scope is farther away from my eye than I would like when standing or sitting. this makes stocks which have length of pull and cheek height adjustments what I prefer. I rebarreled one of my ruger precision rifles in 30-284 this last year even though it is heavier than I like to carry the adjustability of the stock allows more accurate shooting in field positions. I believe more shooters would recognise this if they got off the bench. has anybody ever been to a military range and seen benches? thats because there are no benches in the field unless you are very tough to pack one there. I haven't shot off a bench in 20 years since I learned to use and get comfortable with a sling and due to me using the sling and not a bench my ability to shoot accurately improved. there are some very functional cheek adjusters on ebay called kydex and they are easy to install and use. I place them on the stock as far forward as possible and still get the bolt out of the rifle so you don't have to readjust each time you clean the rifle. I've put 4 or 5 of these on my rifles and would not be without them [/QUOTE]
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