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In the pursuit of the ideal hunting rifle, we often put a lot of focus on the stock.

And rightly so, although picking a good action is crucial,

once we have the rifle the action is just sort of taken for granted.

Likewise, the barrel.

As long as it's accurate, light enough to pack up and down mountains, We just find a good load and stick with it.

The stock, however, is our primary point of contact, if you'll forgive the tasteless pun,

but very simple, is the handle on our rifle.

We want it to fit properly, to feel good in the hands and at the shoulder, and importantly

to hold the barrel to action consistently and enable all the accuracy in that

barrel to action. And yes, we want the stock to look good too. Probably the most overlooked characteristic of a good rifle

stock is its ability to minimize human error. The ergonomics of a stock are vital, but are unfortunately frequently misunderstood.

This episode is part of our informal series on choosing and setting up your ultimate hunting

rifle, we're going to take a deep dive into the world of rifle stocks.

We'll look at standard common stocks on production grade rifles.

We'll look at modern, optimized for shooter ergonomic stocks on high-end production

grade rifles. And of course, we'll go over premium so-called custom stocks for the best of the best rifles.

Configuration, construction, materials, action betting, and so forth.

And yes, we'll address the popular question of whether a traditional type

stock or a chassis is better. First though, let's go to our upfront Q&A section.

Brought to you this episode by Spartan Precision Equipment,

makers of the best ultralight mountaineering quality bipods in the world.

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