So, a couple of years ago I bought an Anschutz 1710 D HB. I like the rifle fine but the stock has so much drop that even with the scope as low as it can be mounted the cheek weld isn't real good and so my neck gets pretty darn sore shooting prone. I would just add an adjustable cheek piece but the rifle is the fancy anniversary edition so I can't really go cutting on it. I figured that as long as I was looking for a new stock I may as well look at ones that would be Silhouette legal since most of the shooting, and competing I do most closely resembles Silhouette in ranges and format though I have never competed in a sanctioned match. I figured that I might pick your brains on the subject.

I have found several pages online that detail the various dimensions that a stock must conform to for hunter and standard classes but I'm not sure I understand all the terms and exactly where things are being measured. Does a diagram exist that depicts the dimensions being measured and the maximums and minimums pictorially?

Also, I am looking for stock suggestions. Ideally I would like a fiberglass stock with an integral adjustable cheek peice but this doesn't appear to exist. I see that the Pharr stock is quite popular and has what I am assuming is the highest legal cheek height weld. As a bonus this stock appears to be ambidextrous which would be nice since my lefty wife does like to shoot the nice rifle occasionally. I would really rather have and adjustable cheek peice if I could though. This would make the rifle much more amenable to different scope and ring combinations as well as different shooters. I have not been able to find a fiberglass stock to meet these guidelines except perhaps the McMillan Prone stock and I'm not sure that would be Silhouette legal.

Wood is always another option. Do any of you know some wood stock makers that are good at putting together a Silhouette legal reasonably light weight wood stock with an adjustable cheek peice? Light weight may end up being very important as I would like to use a fixed 10x U.S. Optics scope and it is not light weight. Alternately, I have a Zeiss Conquest 4.5-14x that is very light but which has adjustments that are not true 1/4moa though they say they are and therefore are a pain to adjust for different ranges.

My last rout might be to try to find a used Anschutz factory sporter stock and just have a cheek peice added. It wouldn't be near as elegant a solution and might also be hard to make weight with but it would likely be inexpensive and should do. Any of you folks want to sell your old stock?

Your thoughts and suggestions are apreciated.

BigJim
First of all the Pharr stocks are not ambidestrous, they USED to be made by Robertson Composites in Canada which as of this time is shut down. They were available in right or left hand, but due to the pronounced pistol grip, and high cheek piece, it makes it almost impossible to switch sides.
Also an adjustable cheek piece or butt plate is not really allowed in Hunter class, some extensions are allowed, but they have to be permanently fixed in place, and must fit the NRA jig to compete at Nationals level.
There is a company called Treebone Carvings, that has a copy of the Pharr RT/S stocks, really nice pieces of wood, but really hard to make weight for Hunter class.
Evelio.

The International rules has a template diagram that might help.

You may have to substitute your own rule dimensions, though, if they are not the same.

Scroll to about page 47 of 72

http://www.imssu.org/documents/Rules%20 ... 202010.pdf

cheers,
SS

Have you ever thought of raising or lowering the stock on your sholder to get a good cheek weld?