F/TR Stocks

Quick · Post by **Quick** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 5:05 pm

G'day all,

What are your thoughts on F/TR stock design, specificly the buttstock. Should it it be parralel or doesn't it matter much overall? I've asked woody_rod but also interested the others thinking. I ask as I've been thinking what stock I should use for F/TR and im thinking about another McMillan A-5 (as i know it well and am comfy with it)but it has a butthook and i wonder if it will hinder the rifles performance.

Cheers in advance.

Shaun

Brad Y · Post by **Brad Y** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 5:28 pm

Shaun- check this link out. If I was still shooting from a bipod, this is similar to what I would build up.

http://www.accurateshooter.com/featured/gunweek0104/

Woody_rod · Post by **Woody_rod** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 10:50 am

Brad Y wrote:Shaun- check this link out. If I was still shooting from a bipod, this is similar to what I would build up.

http://www.accurateshooter.com/featured/gunweek0104/

There is a lot of unecessary material on that stock. It is a modified F open stock.

Woody_rod · Post by **Woody_rod** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 10:59 am

There are two main schools of thought - the first being the parallel butt with an adjustable bipod, the other a fixed bipod (not adjustable while shooting) with an angled butt.

There are limitations with both designs, and both have worked at the highest levels, so there is no real argument about which one is better. It comes down to shooter preference - move the bipod, or move the rifle, to change elevation is where it mostly is now.

The "old school" guys, often from a military background (or trained by someone like that), use a fixed bipod (like a harris or similar) and a rear bag that can be "squeezed". Very simple and reliable. The rear bag is usually just a basic sand bag; no complex bag ears and such.