Straight, rollover cheek piece or hogback stock butt

[stevy]

Hi guys,

What are you blokes preferences for the stock butt and why?

Straight, hog back or one with the roll over cheek piece?

What works or doesn't for you and why?

[Mark TAC]

Personally I dislike hogs back as I think it looks horrible.

On many of them the drop at heel can be excessive which would make for a lot more recoil (rotating up into your cheek hard)

So if you like the shape, drop at heel is considered and designed out (or it is a light recoiling rifle) then fine

Personally, straight comb. If a cheekpiece is added I don't see the point of rollover, though it can be attractive if done well.

Here's my baby almost done now...... (my first walnut stock I've done)

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[bigfellascott]

I use both, both work for me, so long as I can see through the scope I'm happy.

[MeccaOz]

Honestly I love the look of a hogsback stock, lol sorry mark Tac. But sometimes if your using a scope, well in my case I sometimes have to lift my head up a fraction of the stock, which isnt great for accuracy or much else really.

[Mark TAC]

^^ no need to say sorry - we al like different things so that's why so many choices.

But next you will tell me you like schnabel fore-ends :-0 they are awful.

[buster]

Personally I dislike hogs back as I think it looks horrible.

What?! I challenge you to say this isn't one sexy looking rifle!



One of my favs

[flap]

That's "hogback" is it, Buster?

The rear of that one?

[huccl]

It is.

Here's something Aster did up for another thread comparing straight vs hogback.



The image should swap between the two stocks...

[MeccaOz]

^^ no need to say sorry - we al like different things so that's why so many choices.

But next you will tell me you like schnabel fore-ends :-0 they are awful.

hahahahaha, yeah I do actually hahahaha

[Lorgar]

My Tikka Fluted Hunter action is in a Forest stock (roll over cheek piece). I much prefer it over the straight combs and had my dealer swap them around so I could have the combo I wanted

I found with the straight stocks when I shoulder them I feel like I'm resting my cheekbone on an inch wide bar. I also feel like I have to move my head up a fraction more than is ideally comfortable to line up with the scope.

With the roll-over from the Forest stock it feels to me like the pressure is distributed over move of my cheek and there isn't the line of pressure on my cheek bone.

As for the hog-back stocks, I looove the Sako Bavarian Carbine that's pictures above. When looking down the iron sights of that the hog-back makes it a perfect fit for me.

I've never shouldered one with a scope so can't say there, but if I was going to get a setup with open sights and hand the money, that would be the right for sure.

All just personal fit there, but that's me.

[flap]

It does swap between the pictures, thanks Huccl.

[bunnybuster]

I think it's a matter of personal taste,some have got it others don't,

It's like do you favour legs, boobs or bums?

Be Safe BB.

[tuffstuff]

Obviously the correct answer is bums.

[Lorgar]

I think it's a matter of personal taste,some have got it others don't

Ha.

You're right though, personal preference.

Love my Forest stock, two other mates shoot Tikka's and they both dislike it, so... To each their own.

[headspace]

I've never seen a rifle with legs, boobs or bums but I imagine that it would be distracting.

I like Aster's bit of technology, he's a clever fella.

JD

[banoob]

I've never seen a rifle with legs, boobs or bums but I imagine that it would be distracting.

Rifles? Is that what we were talking about? I got lost...