I have a synthetic stock, Bell & Carlson maybe?
Mounted to a P-14 action which is chambered in .458WM. There is a definite slope rear-to-front and that one plain beats me up. Yes, it's a 458 but, even with mild loads, it beats on my cheek. Not so much anymore but I used to be a regular recoil glutton. Dad once built a .458 on a '98 Mauser with the express goal of "making it as light as possible". I seem to recall he got it down in the 7-1/2# vicinity. Upon touching it off, my first words were, "Can I do it again?" As an aside, I wonder what happened to that one...
Not sure what to do with mine at the moment. I am tempted to try it with a straight comb to see what that does but there are many, many other projects ahead of that.
Complete thread:
- Perceived Recoil and Stock Design -
AaronB,
2024-12-14, 13:09
- A lot of that drop is due to irons vs scopes. - JohnKDM, 2024-12-14, 13:44
- Not all of the old stocks work well for me. -
JohnKDM,
2024-12-14, 13:53
- Recoil and length of pull - AaronB, 2024-12-16, 07:49
- I have a synthetic stock, Bell & Carlson maybe? -
Hoot,
2024-12-16, 13:13
- I wonder if more slope would help...? -
AaronB,
2024-12-16, 16:02
- Unknown. -
Hoot,
2024-12-17, 10:28
- Slope - cas, 2024-12-17, 18:37
- adding some slope: I could make a cuff to lace on -
Rob Leahy,
2024-12-18, 10:54
- Thanks Rob! - Hoot, 2024-12-18, 14:08
- Unknown. -
Hoot,
2024-12-17, 10:28
- I wonder if more slope would help...? -
AaronB,
2024-12-16, 16:02
- The downwards slope really helps with reducing the face - Rob Leahy, 2024-12-17, 11:11