Nope, the LOP should be short on a hunting rifle, most folks use them as they come from the factory, when they should wack an inch or so off them, particularly considering they are most likely to be used in cool weather when bulky clothing is worn. You don't need a recoil pad getting hung up on your coat when you're in a hurry, and the shotgunner's technique of pushing the gun forward to mount it, then pulling it back in doesn't work for me. So because I tend to raise the rifle in close, I dislike hunting rifles with long LOPs, and prefer to cut them to 13.5". If a scope's ocular lines up well behind the cocking piece of a bolt gun that tends to jump around a mite, and the stock length fits correctly, you've set the stage for a cut.
When determining if the stock is the correct length, consider whether or not you can cycle the action without effort with the piece shouldered. The forearm and upper arms should approximately form a 90 degree angle.
What about notches cut into the stock every time I harvest game with it? 
