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With a 40 MOA cant on my scope and rings, my cheek weld sucks donkey balls....and my head is way high; almost off the stock.

What do you all use to deal with this?

Cheek rest? Hornady or something else? I'd rather not drill into my stalk, if possible.

TIA.

I tried a Bradley B.U.L. rest for a while. It stayed in place fine, I decided against it in the end but I wasn't too desparate. The main thing I didn't like was how far it kept my cheek off to the side, toward my body. I had to tilt my head even though the weld was good north south. I could have shaved some foam and made it work but I just didn't need it that bad anyway.

Check out karsten cheek pieces. They work well. I did not want to drill holes through my mcmillan stock, so after I found the correct height, I simply glued it in place with jb weld. Works great. Have them on 3 rifles.

I have Karsten on three rifles, I did drill the stocks for them.
On my winchester featherweight I put a stock pack on with a mouse pad underneath to get correct height for me

Plan accordingly and match the stock to the optical set up. Pithy I know, but I've found the approach to be effective

At 6'6" that's not always an option. Karsten for this guy.

That didn't answer the question. Are you ever not a prick?

Don't recall ever talking to you sandbilly. What did I do to hurt your feelings?

You can't hurt my feelings, but you should embarrass yourself. Not so sure you're smart enough, though.
Some people take longer to grow up than others....

I use these.

https://www.triadtactical.com/Triad-Stock-Pad.html

Right.. did you get an adjustable comb on your new game scout?

Also, what other names did/do you post under? Butt hurt whiner

I am going through this as well. I currently have a cheap stock pack that has a small cheek raiser in it. I will be emailing/calling McMillian to see if they will put an adjustable cheek piece in my stock, since I live in Az and since it is one of their stocks.

Firstcoues, I too am going down this road and I will be using the KMW hardware installed by stockdoc in my A5. The KMW stuff is similar to what McMillan uses but secures with an Allen bolt so nothing protrudes out of the side of the stock. Also the cheek riser rods have machined in grooves so once you get the cheek where you want it you install c-clips in the grooves. This way when you remove the cheek piece to clean the rifle it goes right back to where you previously had it.

Seems it will be money well spent in my book.

I'm putting my vote in on these.
if any of you guys can find a better cheek rest ride the rainbow 🌈.
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I use the voodoo tactical cheek rest pad on several rifles. They work great for fixing too low combs. Planning ahead doesn't work if the stock you want doesn't exist, few sporter stocks exist that don't have some goofy grip or oversized forend and still have the right cheek height. The adjustable combs add too much weight with all the hardware. I also like the cushioning effect of the pads.

The KMW hardware is the best I've used with McMillan stocks. A stock pack like the one linked at Triad can also work pretty good. I don't care for McMillans adjustable system.

I recently put a Tac Pro cheek rest on my benchrest rifle and it has worked really well. Although it has straps to secure the rest, they are only needed if you are using the rifle for hunting. The cheek rest works fine without them for benchrest work and it can be quickly removed for cleaning without having to readjust the rest.

My favorite cheek rest for hunting is a really cheap one made by Allen. If I don't need to increase height much, a piece of foam under the Allen rest may be all you need. I have used a couple of different ones, but the Allen works great and I really like the comfort of the material on the rest. I've tried several others and the Allen it is the most comfortable for me. I think I paid $8 for the last two I've bought.

Same here. I will try to post a pic later today. I like mine!

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Pics of the Triad Tactical stock pouch. It raises the comb height between 1/4" and 1/2". Hope this helps.

Phil