Adjusting an adjustable stock, how to?

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Just looking for a step by step on the best way to adjust an adjustable rifle stock.
A hand stop will be used and the firearm will be scoped.
I have found information to do this with a tube gun with a great explanation on how and why.
I would like to get the same kind of direction for a sniper rifle. OH CRAP SORRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Precision quality long range purpose built target rifle" that may or may not be used by someone who gets paid to engage "targets" at various distances where a high degree of accuracy is expected.
Thanks
SRSA311
 
Do you have any particular stock in mind?

I know for the PRS you turn the knobs, but I suppose other stocks might be different.
 
are we talking about how as in what tools to use, or how as in adjusting LOP, comb hight properly , and things of that nature??

if you can give a bit more detail as to what sort if information your after im sure you will get much better replies


personally for me

get optics and such mounted.
get down behind the gun in the position im most likely to shoot (prone for me)
close my eyes and place my cheek down on the comb in a natural postion
adjust comb hight up/down repeating the eyes closed placing head down untill i see perfectly threw the scope (on a vertical plane)
repeat the above steps for adjusting LOP so that i dont have to compress or extended my neck. to get proper sight picture
repeat eyes closed several more times and fine tune LOP and comb height if/as necessary
 
I am looking for the what and why, not the how.
An article by Germán Salazar indicates that when he adjusts a new tube gun he removes the rear sight.
He then adjusts his length of pull and so on.
Once he has set his relation with the gun and has become one with it, then he mounts his sight.
Completely backward from the way I thought this would be done.
Keep in mind he is playing with an iron sighted tube gun.
So, I would like to hear what the "procedure" is from the target shooters of the world when using a scope.
In my case the adjustment will be made with spacers.
SRSA311
 
Highly experienced shooters have found their comfort zone and know it. They've found just the right LOP, drop, cant etc for their stocks where they shoot their best. If you haven't found your comfort zone yet then the best way to set your stock up is trial and error. Pick an LOP you find most comfortable, adjust cheek rest as Monkey outlined and go shoot a bit. See if it works and try making adjustments and shooting to find what feels best for you. You want to be as comfortable as possible when you pull the trigger, no straining muscles to hold a position, the adjustments are there to eliminate that. When shooting prone you want to completely relax. The only muscles you use are your trigger finger and whatever you use for a rear support like squeezing a bag for example. If you're using other muscles to keep your sight picture or anything else then some tweaking is in order.
 
Make the gun fit you first and then apply the optics. If it doesn't feel right when you're in position make minor adjustments. After you establish a standard position record the butt position and cheekpiece adjustments in your log. Adjust the optic position last.
Are you using a sling with the handstop ?
 
German is a good shooter and knows how to do it. The biggest problem with scopes is that to get the proper eye relief the scope needs to roughly flush with the back of the action. Most shooters use rails that are too short and then are forced to use a lop that is really too long for them. This is why for example that the Barnard scope rails are long and hang past the front of the action. This allows one, with a proper position from shooting irons, to add a scope and set the proper eye relief without forcing a big position change.
 
I just completed a sniper/precision course at the Milcun Center in Ontario. Two world class shooters teach this course and we spent the better part of the morning just adjusting rifles, cheek pieces, eye relief, parallax etc.... We were all relatively experienced shooter, but all of us had some adjusting to do, majority being correct cheek weld and eye relief and almost all of us were an inch or so too long on LOP. The basic procedure they had taught us was to lay behind your rifle with your body as straight behind the rifle as possible, the shooting side of your body has the leg slightly brought up, as stated before here on this discussion, you will place your head on the most comfortable position possible with your eyes closed, when you open them, they should be looking unobstructed through the optic with a clear un-shadowed sight picture. The next thing to check is the LOP, in this position, wiggle your thumb up and down, side to side, at some point of you thumbs movement, it should make contact or almost touch the tip of your nose, if it is an inch or two away... be prepared to bust out the hacksaw!

The difference in the stock and rifle being correctly set up is invaluable, it took me from shooting decently to shooting decently with less felt recoil, and being able to catch many of my own shots both in backsplash impact and my own bullet swirl on the way to the target, which in turn really helps for windage adjustments, elevation corrections and overall awesome factors! It will really boost your confidence as a shooter having all of these things come together. I would suggest their courses to anyone who really wants to get the most out of their rifle, even if you have a fair bit of experience, the professional coaching your receive is of great benefit and will only improve everything you are already doing right.
 
Thanks gentlemen.
duncansuds; sounds like you had a worth while experience with that course.
I believe that most shooters don't understand the importance of a true, fit to YOU gun.
I have read about it and talked about it to some really good shooters.
This will be my first time to LIVE it and I look forward to seeing the results.
CAN'T WAIT!
Still looking for a step by step if there is one.
As an example, I am a millwright by trade.
When doing a motor or gearbox alignment the first thing you do is check for a soft foot.
If you don't deal with that first, it will cause you to chase your tail trying to make the right adjustments.
FACT.
So, I'm thinking there should be a do this first and why kind of instruction for this.
SRSA311
 
Not only does Milcun do training courses, but Keith is a gunsmith as well. I'm sure if you contacted him, you could take your gun up to his range and let him set it up for you, and show you how its done. Checkout the website.
 
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