I'm restocking my Ruger 77/357 stainless/synthetic with a walnut mannlicher-style stock. I like the way cheekpieces look, but they are a lot of work (for me, anyway) to get just right in terms of aesthetics. If I have a cheekpiece, it just has to have the small reverse curve at the back of the comb that shows up in some of the rifles in Jim CarmicheI's books and it's difficult to get that feature just right. I like the feel of the larger comb radius against my cheek that a cheekpiece provides, but apart from that, does it really help with shooting/recoil management? Recoil isn't an issue with this cartridge, obviously. Seems to me that the only thing that limits comb radius (without a cheekpiece) is the size and shape of the butt pad? Thanks in advance!
