Adjustable butt plate - how to?
- Thread starter jawjaboy
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Position that's most comfortable during a string of fire without taking the rifle off my shoulder.
Length: adjust for 'pull' or distance from trigger to your shoulder;
Cant: adjust to best fit your anatomy + choice of shooting attire;
Butt plate: adjust as needed to best accommodate NPA if your firing point's not lined up well with your target (up or down pitch).
Usually but not always worked out in that order... at least for me.
BUT as I don't shoot F-Class you may find a different order works better. Let your scores be your guide, adjust accordingly.
Keith Glasscock
Gold $$ Contributor
You first have to decide if you are hard holding or not.
Start with length. The rifle should give you proper eye relief without pushing you shoulder forward (hunching). It should also allow clearance between the scope and safety glasses during recoil. You should never get smacked by the rifle.
Then move the butt plate up and down and rotate it until the recoil pad rides comfortably on the muscles of your shoulder. If you get it on your collar bone, it'll bruise you and make rifle handling more difficult.
Now, fine tune it during live fire to get the rifle to track and stay on target during recoil. Seeing the bullet trace through the scope can be priceless during choppy conditions.
Start with length. The rifle should give you proper eye relief without pushing you shoulder forward (hunching). It should also allow clearance between the scope and safety glasses during recoil. You should never get smacked by the rifle.
Then move the butt plate up and down and rotate it until the recoil pad rides comfortably on the muscles of your shoulder. If you get it on your collar bone, it'll bruise you and make rifle handling more difficult.
Now, fine tune it during live fire to get the rifle to track and stay on target during recoil. Seeing the bullet trace through the scope can be priceless during choppy conditions.
Fast14riot
Gold $$ Contributor
Prone fitment usually starts with about 1/2" of outboard cast to bring the rifle closer to centerline. This will help keep your head vertical and eyes level. Height is normally started even with the cheek riser to keep recoil from causing muzzle jump. Rotation is purely anatomic, adjust so it's comfortable. LOP for most average men (5'10") typically starts at about 12" measured to the front of the pistol grip. Some measure to the trigger blade, but different shape triggers obviously change that. Cheek riser should be adjusted by starting high and coming down to proper eye alignment, this eliminates the chance of lifting your head to align with the scope/aperture.
German had a great write up on basic starting points, but it was geared primarily towards sling supported prone, although recoil management and sight alignment principles are the same.
German had a great write up on basic starting points, but it was geared primarily towards sling supported prone, although recoil management and sight alignment principles are the same.
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