I’ll save you some reading and admit I haven’t found it…
Yet.
More to the point is determining what you feel would make the perfect rifle?
I have gone through a few laser accurate rifles, and found that for me, even the ability to adapt my body to different stock styles doesn’t overcome true proper fit for the variety of positions we shoot. With that in mind, I feel that if you want the best gun for you, that the available stock styles/adjustment should top everything in your initial parts list.
I’m shooting a rifle with a tilted scope to better utilize the available adjustment range of the scope, but that comes at the price of having a repeatable cheek weld (due to scope eyepiece height), so having an adjustable cheekpiece that goes even higher than you initially think is necessary, will be important.
One of the big things I’ve fought in stock design of rifles 6-10 years older is the lack of a fully adjustable buttplate. In prone especially, the buttplate needs to be higher, or it slips beneath my shoulder.
The entire profile of the rifle shouldn’t be too tall, as fitting into or through some barricades and props can get quite tight. Thin sturdy forends and a low scope makes more room for error in a tight prop.
I would predict that fitment of accessories on your rifle will evolve to even more importance.
Having a spare magazine, rifle mounted, means it will always be in the same spot, regardless of your bodies position. I’ve seen too many folks fumble a mag swap with belt mounted holsters that shifted to an unexpected spot.
I don’t know what the perfect data card holder is, but I know for us aged folks, being able to read it can be challenging if it’s too close or small.
While I’ve ideas for better gun levels, the ones in existence certainly seem to get the job done.
Having a grip location that guides your finger to the same spot on the trigger, regardless of angle, can only benefit you, especially when considering you must reacquire it 10+ times per stage. A proper grip will also allow you to master a trigger of poor quality, whether in weight, crispness, or amount of desired overtravel.
I’ll admit to being stymied by the proliferation of short stock forearms, with extensions to get the bipod out farther (plus weights for balance.) at least a few are now offering a selection of forend lengths to better match available barrel lengths.
I’ve not dove down the “balanced rifle” rabbit hole, and I don’t shoot “free recoil, but wonder if the best in this game do?
What else do you value in your stock choice?
Do you feel stock choices or their limits have a prevalent impact on base class standings?
Yet.
More to the point is determining what you feel would make the perfect rifle?
I have gone through a few laser accurate rifles, and found that for me, even the ability to adapt my body to different stock styles doesn’t overcome true proper fit for the variety of positions we shoot. With that in mind, I feel that if you want the best gun for you, that the available stock styles/adjustment should top everything in your initial parts list.
I’m shooting a rifle with a tilted scope to better utilize the available adjustment range of the scope, but that comes at the price of having a repeatable cheek weld (due to scope eyepiece height), so having an adjustable cheekpiece that goes even higher than you initially think is necessary, will be important.
One of the big things I’ve fought in stock design of rifles 6-10 years older is the lack of a fully adjustable buttplate. In prone especially, the buttplate needs to be higher, or it slips beneath my shoulder.
The entire profile of the rifle shouldn’t be too tall, as fitting into or through some barricades and props can get quite tight. Thin sturdy forends and a low scope makes more room for error in a tight prop.
I would predict that fitment of accessories on your rifle will evolve to even more importance.
Having a spare magazine, rifle mounted, means it will always be in the same spot, regardless of your bodies position. I’ve seen too many folks fumble a mag swap with belt mounted holsters that shifted to an unexpected spot.
I don’t know what the perfect data card holder is, but I know for us aged folks, being able to read it can be challenging if it’s too close or small.
While I’ve ideas for better gun levels, the ones in existence certainly seem to get the job done.
Having a grip location that guides your finger to the same spot on the trigger, regardless of angle, can only benefit you, especially when considering you must reacquire it 10+ times per stage. A proper grip will also allow you to master a trigger of poor quality, whether in weight, crispness, or amount of desired overtravel.
I’ll admit to being stymied by the proliferation of short stock forearms, with extensions to get the bipod out farther (plus weights for balance.) at least a few are now offering a selection of forend lengths to better match available barrel lengths.
I’ve not dove down the “balanced rifle” rabbit hole, and I don’t shoot “free recoil, but wonder if the best in this game do?
What else do you value in your stock choice?
Do you feel stock choices or their limits have a prevalent impact on base class standings?
