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Michael Csenger wrote:
> When I move my front hand out just in front of the guard, the weight is
> better balanced but the geometry no longer feels stable. Feels like the 
utt
> is being shoved sideways off of my shoulder.
>
> How do I tell if it's my shooting style that's wrong, or if the stock is 
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> long for me? My gut impression is that if I were taller and my arms a bit
> longer, the gun would fit better. But I also think that proper shooting 
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> may be counter-intuitive.
>
> So at what point do you "KNOW" you have to cut a stock? I'd rather spend a
> year learning how to hold the rifle...
>
> Thanks much-
> Michael
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Mike,
If the stock is too long,   Your face will be too far from the scope when 
our
head is fairly erect (mabe tilted downwards as though looking at the ground
30-40 feet away), and  there is no way you could possibly touch your trigger
hand thumb to your nose while the very tip of your trigger finger is touching
the trigger and our cheek is in the normal shooting position.  If your your
nose
is within a few inches of your thumb knuckle while looking thru the scope, 
nd
the scope is overhanging the stock so the eyepiece is over the web of the
shooting hand, your stock is probal;y about right.
Make sure your problem is not just having the scope mounted too far rearward,
forcing our head and shoulders back.  I am shorter than you (5'7") and can
shoot
the Pro Elite comfortably, without straining.
ld
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