Guideline for adjusting a stock - prone shooting
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Question is pretty vague but generally speaking if you have an adjustable stock you will probablyend up increasing your LOP and raising your butt pad to attain the proper eye relief and cheek/shoulder weld when in the prone position.
Buy the book "The way of the Rifle". It is mainly about smallbore but position, selecting apertures and filters etc is all the same. I think the only difference would be to have more clearance to the rear sight so you don't get whacked. Good book.
When you go prone your head goes forward. This may or not mean a different length of butt but your eye relief changes anyway and from bench to prone the sight needs to move especially with scope. This is why scope guys who mount the scope only on top of the action need way long butts. A rail that hangs off the front of the action lets the scope mount forward and give proper eye relief. This is most noticeable when going from years of TR to F. You know what feels right and you can't get the proper eye relief without the front ring in front of the action. This is why Barnard rails are much longer than the action. I find it humorous when I see one that has been chopped at the front of the action.
If you want a quick simulation of prone without getting down point the rifle straight up, when close get down to be sure.
When you go prone your head goes forward. This may or not mean a different length of butt but your eye relief changes anyway and from bench to prone the sight needs to move especially with scope. This is why scope guys who mount the scope only on top of the action need way long butts. A rail that hangs off the front of the action lets the scope mount forward and give proper eye relief. This is most noticeable when going from years of TR to F. You know what feels right and you can't get the proper eye relief without the front ring in front of the action. This is why Barnard rails are much longer than the action. I find it humorous when I see one that has been chopped at the front of the action.
If you want a quick simulation of prone without getting down point the rifle straight up, when close get down to be sure.
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It'll depend on you stock to some degree. If your stock has a lot of drop at the heel you probably wont have any contact betwwen the butt of the rifle ans your shoulder pocked unless you move the butt upwards.
New version out and available from site sponsor http://www.nordicmarksman.com/Ways-of-the-rifle.htmlLooks like out of print
OP, while Ways of the Rifle is a great book which is my prime reference that I refer back to when fine tuning my position, I wouldn't recommend it to someone starting out.
Smallbore rifle shooting by Chris Fenning is the best book I've seen for someone starting out as it has pictures of right and wrong, and exercises to build technique. This can be sourced from online second hand book sellers.
Another good book for someone starting is Prone to Win by Chris Fordham. There are pdfs of some chapters on the internet but you can buy a cd from the author at ht tp://bedstargetsupplies.co.uk/shop/misc-fittings/198-prone-to-win.html for 10 GBP.
In addition to liberty's link, there is more info on setting up a stock from Germán A. Salazar http://riflemansjournal.########.ca/2009/11/equipment-adjusting-tubegun-stock.html
Thanks for all the answers!!!!
Today I had time for range time, I mean quality range time!
So I took time try try every position that my stock allowed to try (XLR stock).., Well most of positions.
Wow, what a difference it made! For me, playing with LOP and tilting the butt pad made the biggest improvement in confort and consistent group size!
Today I had time for range time, I mean quality range time!
So I took time try try every position that my stock allowed to try (XLR stock).., Well most of positions.
Wow, what a difference it made! For me, playing with LOP and tilting the butt pad made the biggest improvement in confort and consistent group size!
