Hog's back stock not suited for riflescope?

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I like the look and classic lines of a nice hog's back wooden stock often found on nice european rifles. I was told a hog's back stock is not the best choice if the intent is to get the rifle scoped.

I personnaly don't find those stocks to be any lower than a regular stock without a raised cheekpiece so I don't see a problem if low rings are used to mount the scope provided the objective is not too large.

What are your thoughts on this? Anyone's got a hog's back stock on a scoped rifle?

Thanks
 
I have many. It really depends on the scope and ring heights. I have a few that the hog back with the certain scope and rings fit me perfectly, but it still allows the use of iron sights if I take off the scope (quick release type).

To me that is the joy of the hogback. Europeans use the iron sights more and tend to have either see through mounts (with a high mounted scope) or removable scopes so they can use both very quickly.

The down side is that you dont usually get a "cheek" weld - it is usually more of a "chin" weld.
The chin weld stye to me allows a quicker, more heads up, "snap" shot - not a "sniper shot" that one may make with a tight mounted scope.
 
Thanks for your input farshot. I'm looking at getting a CZ 550 but I'm in a dilemma in regards to which stock to get. I handled both at a gun store but the rifles weren't scoped.
 
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For some reason I just found that the 223 in the CZ 527 very weird to shoot. Full stock with the hogs back. One of the very few rifles I didn;t care for. FS
 
I have several rifles with straight "american" style combs and several with the European hogs back style. Lower comb stocks require a different style of shooting, but both feel fine to me and I don't have trouble switching styles of shooting to match the style of stock. It does help somewhat to mount a scope as low as possible with a low combed rifle, but is not absolutely critical to shooting success. Give it a try if you like the looks, it might grow on you!
 
After using many different rifles, I'm beginning to disbelieve all the advice about mounting scopes as low as possible. Just find a comfortabe height and match the scope and mounts to it. The only important thing to me is if I open my eyese to crosshairs and a clear view when I mount the rifle.
 
I'd avoid the Euro-hogback stocks if possible, any unnecessary drop in stock height will cause the mounting concerns for some and increased felt recoil with the gun wanting to recoil upwards, something mitigated somewhat with a straighter stock. This last concern is not a prob. with low recoiling rounds but could be with .375 type rounds.
 
ben hunchak said:
I'd avoid the Euro-hogback stocks if possible, any unnecessary drop in stock height will cause the mounting concerns for some and increased felt recoil with the gun wanting to recoil upwards, something mitigated somewhat with a straighter stock. This last concern is not a prob. with low recoiling rounds but could be with .375 type rounds.
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Thanks for your input guys.

Ben, I read somewhere that hog's back stocks where specifically designed to deflect the recoil upwards instead than in a straight line to the shoulder. They were very popular with large caliber safari rifles.
 
I think that you will get the recoil either way, but it won't pull up as much with a straight stock, kinda like how a muzzle break keeps recoil from raising the gun up too much....IMHO
 
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