Originally Posted by RinB
Depends on your stockmaker. In my experience each of the good ones is pretty (very) opinionated on everything except lop. I would look at his work and go from there.

Find someone who builds what you like and have them do your work. Asking a good stockmaker to duplicate someone else's style is never a good idea. Think asking your new girlfriend to dress up to look like an old girlfriend.

Remember pitch. I like butt at 90* to centerline of bore.
I like no cast at heel or toe.
Also do you want it floated? Today that is common but not so in years past.


And I like both cast and toe out, which is the beautiful thing about a custom stock.