Here’s mine:
What drew me to it was that I could set the length and the cheek riser right where it worked best for me. In the interest of full disclosure, I am NO RIFLEMAN and I know precious little about making a stock perform. With this one, I did have to sand the barrel channel a good bit to fit and free float the profile of the heavy varmint barrel.
The rifle is a Howa .223 and this is specifically for an annual prairie dog hunt. I have gotten better and done better every single year and 2021 will be my 7th venture out.
My most recent addition to this rig has been a Witt Machine & Tool clamp on muzzle brake. For all the brake haters, hate as you like, it matters not even one Witt. (haha see what I did there?) The brake on a simple .223 shooting 50gr V-Max gives me one massive benefit — I can keep full view in my scope and I can watch the hits happen.
Before the brake, I could only see impact if the dog was 250+ yards away, because I had to (fast as possible!) try to reacquire the view in my scope due to the short bit of recoil. With the muzzle brake, that recoil jump is *GONE* and now I never lose my view.
It is not and never was about recoil on the shoulder, it’s all about my view in the optic.
