Originally Posted By: Daryl Hallquist
Jim, you left out one thing. Stock design makes a huge difference in felt recoil.


Hi Daryl,
I left it out deliberately because I was mainly talking about true recoil. Regarding stock fit, I believe the cut of the butt, commonly referred to as pitch, is important, when correct, as it will give maximum contact between the butt and the shoulder pocket, spreading the recoil impact out over the most meat. I know lots of people like to say things like proper stock fit will "eliminate" the effects of recoil. If that were true, millions of people are wasting billions of dollars, every year, on various gadjets and internal barrel magic, some that work and many that are mainly BS.
In any case, I would call the effect of stock fit important, but not "huge". And it has no effect on true recoil, which is the best place to start, IMO.
Thank you,

Last edited by Jim Legg; 04/17/10 05:06 PM.

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