The stocks on the A-Bolts I've handled had narrow combs, no cheekpiece and what seemed like a good bit of drop. Did that gun tend to exhibit a lot of muzzle rise and chop you in the cheek when fired?

Even though it isn't my usual speed anymore (and doesn't get much respect on these boards) I get along pretty well with the Weatherby Monte Carlo and its forward downslope cheekpiece, at least up to the 300 Weatherby that I own.