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My eyes love a modern classic but the stock my Weatherby Sub MOA feels great.
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I prefer a little more drop than most. I've never much cared for a monte carlo or a straight comb. Further more I think if most people would find a different place to evaluate a stock other than a shooting bench they might find they like something else better in a hunting rifle also.
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For actually shooting, the old stocks like Savage 99 and pre '64 M70 have too much drop for me causing the rifle to kick upwards knocking into my cheekbone or teeth. It seems the monte carlo was like a step in evolution, placing my cheek higher for scope use but still having too much drop in the stock resulting in upward kick. So, the classic without much drop kicking backwards only is much more comfortable!
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Weatherbys filled me with dread back in the 1970's when I was a public Range master. Classic stocks or mild Monte Carlos like the Remington 700BDL are much more comfortable for me.
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I believe that Barsness said it as well as any. It depends on the type of build you have and how far from the 5-10/170 lb. norm you are. I'm a little short, 5-8, but have rather square shoulders, long arms and neck. A slightly longer rifle stock in either shape work pretty well for me. What doesn't work well for recoiling rifles is a rifle with lots of drop at the comb and the heel. Stocks like the pre-64, M70 Winchester and the older Remington 760 stocks. These stocks were designed for iron sights as well as very low mounted scopes. A stock that slopes away from my cheek as it recoils and comes straight back seems to work best from field positions. It needs to have full contact with my shoulder when I shoot it. But it also needs to line up easily when I shoulder it in a hurry. So, there is no "best" for everybody. E
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....I like the Classic with a high thick comb, little drop,and a cheekpiece....best examples I can think of have been the Brown Precision,a "real" Griffin and Howe,and (maybe the best,for me) an Echols Legend. This works perfectly for me as well, though I have no experience with the Echols yet. A Brown KS is about as good as I've ever had for easy and quick shooting with low recoil. As an aside, a different shaped stock can change the feel of a rifle from a tiger to a kitty overnight. It makes a BIG difference.
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I really can't tell the difference on recoil. I actually like the way the Weatherby Monte Carlo stock feels (and I have wide shoulders and far as I can tell my neck is normal), though it does seem to accentuate muzzle jump for me.
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