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Posted: 3/19/2017 11:17:41 PM EDT

Where do you like your stock, and how tall are you? I'm 5'8, I prefer mine completely collapsed or at the 1st position.

Posted: 3/19/2017 11:20:08 PM EDT

[#1]

5'11" 1st position.

Pisses me off when I hand it to someone and they slide it all the way out then complain they can't see the friggin scope.

Brad

Posted: 3/19/2017 11:30:23 PM EDT

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5'11" 1st position.

Pisses me off when I hand it to someone and they slide it all the way out then complain they can't see the friggin scope.

Brad

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exacty this

Posted: 3/19/2017 11:31:52 PM EDT

[#3]

Fully collapsed.

ETA: 6' 1"

Posted: 3/19/2017 11:35:52 PM EDT

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This. With nose on the CH.

Posted: 3/19/2017 11:37:25 PM EDT

[#5]

6'4. Second or third notch out

Posted: 3/19/2017 11:52:39 PM EDT

[#6]

5'10 3/4"
2nd notch out on a six position stock.
All the way in with body armor.

Posted: 3/19/2017 11:58:19 PM EDT

[#7]

5'10"
2nd position on a 6 position w/ a LMT SOPMOD stock

Posted: 3/20/2017 12:05:13 AM EDT

[#8]

5'8"
I run my stock in position 3 on a 6 position receiver extension

Posted: 3/20/2017 12:06:59 AM EDT

[#9]

5'11 and all the way out. Learned on real wood rifles and A1's, and that was even with a flak jacket.

Posted: 3/20/2017 12:12:09 AM EDT

[#10]

A1 fixed

Posted: 3/20/2017 12:13:43 AM EDT

[#11]

1 in from all the way out, and maybe 2 in at times, most of the time just 1 in. Waffle stock. 5'8".

Posted: 3/20/2017 12:14:16 AM EDT

[#12]

5'5"
1 notch out on a 6 position tube; fully collapsed with body armor. NTCH

Posted: 3/20/2017 12:15:10 AM EDT

[#13]

6' 1 second notch

Posted: 3/20/2017 12:23:57 AM EDT

[#14]

6'
2nd notch out on colt 4 position with LMT sopmod

Posted: 3/20/2017 1:10:33 AM EDT

[#15]

6' 3" I run mine all the way out.

Posted: 3/20/2017 1:14:25 AM EDT

[#16]

5'11---2nd position on a 5 position RE. 2nd or 3rd on a 6pos depending on what glass is on the gun.

Posted: 3/20/2017 1:42:28 AM EDT

[#17]

5'9"
One in from full out.

Posted: 3/20/2017 2:04:20 AM EDT

[#18]

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Fully collapsed.

This. With nose on the CH.

This.

Posted: 3/20/2017 2:27:51 AM EDT

[#19]

I have mine all the way out, I'm way too tall, haha. Maybe if I have on body armor or something, then I'll put it one click in.

Posted: 3/20/2017 2:35:54 AM EDT

[#20]

Fully extended or one click in. 6'2". Still very new to rifles though, preference may change.

Posted: 3/20/2017 3:01:20 AM EDT

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Guns r icky. ^^^^^THIS.

Posted: 3/20/2017 3:47:08 AM EDT

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Where do you like your stock, and how tall are you? I'm 5'8, I prefer mine completely collapsed or at the 1st position.

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Same, because I square up on the gun and shoot NTCH. Stance is as much a determining factor as height. Also keeping the balance of the rifle closer to the body affords more control. A lot of shooters only shoot from a bench and never shoot offhand. Their style will differ from those shooters who "run and gun".

Posted: 3/20/2017 5:06:52 AM EDT

[#23]

Different setups are different... Long rail and red dot - 2 clicks out. Limited eye relief optic and long rail - 1 click out. Iron sights with long rail - 3 clicks out. Iron sights on carbine length FSB - 5 clicks out.

Posted: 3/20/2017 5:12:04 AM EDT

[#24]

All the way out.
Put on MFT Minimalist and cant move it.

Posted: 3/20/2017 5:18:38 AM EDT

[#25]

5'11" Magpul ACS 2nd position

Posted: 3/20/2017 5:40:32 AM EDT

[#26]

discussion link

Posted: 3/20/2017 10:31:57 AM EDT

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6'1" and jolly green giant length arms and I like 2nd myself. I do not much care for my nose being on the charing handle. Prone I like 3-4 3 winter clothing and 4 summer.

Posted: 3/20/2017 10:33:36 AM EDT

[#28]

6' 0", 138lbs, second position out because I have monkey arms.

Posted: 3/20/2017 11:02:01 AM EDT

[#29]

5'10"

2clicks out on most stocks

Posted: 3/20/2017 12:32:46 PM EDT

[#30]

5'9", I like it fully extended or one notch in. Depends on the sights I am using.

Posted: 3/20/2017 12:51:15 PM EDT

[#31]

5'8". Depends on the stock length. Sopmod on rifle 1, 1 click out. Magpul SLK on rifle two. 2-3 clicks out.

Posted: 3/20/2017 1:02:20 PM EDT

[#32]

Going up, up, up... oh, you meant gun stock. Fully extended.

Posted: 3/20/2017 1:02:53 PM EDT

[#33]

I use different positions for different positions.

CQC training drills - nearly fully collapsed, body square to the threat
Offhand standing (200 yard) - nearly fully extended
Sitting - about mid-extension
Prone - about 1/3 extended

Keeping your face in the same position relative to sights/optic requires changing the length of pull for different shooting positions.

Posted: 3/20/2017 1:38:06 PM EDT

[#34]

6' - run 3 notches from fully collapsed. But I could just as easily run it all the way out. Have non-folding iron sights full-cowitness on a red dot. Any other way and the dot gets fuzzy and I can't focus with both eyes open.

Sitting on the couch dry firing I like it fully collapsed.

Posted: 3/20/2017 2:00:40 PM EDT

[#35]

6'1", 1st notch out (fully collapsed when wearing winter clothing).

Tomac

Posted: 3/20/2017 2:24:30 PM EDT

[#36]

I don't think there is anything approaching a "right" answer and consensus will be misleading because there are so many different stock designs with different lengths of pull and settings.

I don't think this will help beyond illustrating that there is no universally "right" answer, but I'm, 6'0" tall with relatively long arms. My cheek weld also varies depending on whether I'm shooting with a scope or a red dot. Scopes have very specific eye relief that becomes more critical at the highest magnification. How far you can move the scope forward may also depend on the type of mount.

But, purely FWIW, I run a Magpul ACS on my precision rifle and a regular M4 stock on my HD gun. These are highly dissimilar. The M4 has to be run all the way out for me, even in HD mode and even then, my nose is only one inch from the charge handle.

The ACS has a longer length of pull to begin with and a much different cheek weld design. I run it a couple notches in to get my LOP right in relationship to the trigger position, and then set my scope eye relief position based on that.

All of this changes when I wear heavy clothing, like a heavy hunting coat. Body armor would present similar issues.

What I'm trying to say is that there are way too many variables. Trying to make a stock setting position on anything other than your own personal preference is probably not a very good use of time. I can say that it is better, if you are running a magnified optic, to get your stock position set first, then work off of that position in determining how far forward your scope needs to be to get proper eye relief. Beyond that, it's purely user preference. That's why adjustable stocks have so many positions because one size does not fit all.

Just one opinion . . .

Posted: 3/20/2017 2:35:30 PM EDT

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5'7 and I run my stock also in position 3.

Posted: 3/20/2017 2:39:12 PM EDT

[#38]

1 notch out from all the way in on a B5 SOPMOD Advanced, nose on CH. 5'11" 200 lbs.

Posted: 3/20/2017 2:42:32 PM EDT

[#39]

I'm 6', regular build. Most stocks I keep at one position away from the longest, whatever that is. I go to the furthest position on the cheaper stocks where the buffer tube goes all the way to the end when collapsed.

Posted: 3/20/2017 2:44:19 PM EDT

[#40]

5'7"... Second notch (1st spot past fully collapsed). Most of my collapsibles are CTRs. All the way in with body armor.

Posted: 3/20/2017 2:47:00 PM EDT

[#41]

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Same, because I square up on the gun and shoot NTCH. Stance is as much a determining factor as height. Also keeping the balance of the rifle closer to the body affords more control. A lot of shooters only shoot from a bench and never shoot offhand. Their style will differ from those shooters who "run and gun".

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Frank's got some good things to say about this..... starting at 3:30. Not everybody who runs their stock out just shoots from the bench. Whatever works for you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NPbpNX406U

Posted: 3/20/2017 3:48:28 PM EDT

[#42]

5'6" one notch from fully collapsed, NTCH.

Posted: 3/20/2017 5:32:54 PM EDT

[#43]

6'6" 5th position most of the time 4th for room clearing and tight stuff.

Posted: 3/20/2017 7:01:52 PM EDT

[#44]

5'8, 3 pos stock in the middle for proper eye-relief, 1-4 optic...

Posted: 3/20/2017 7:03:47 PM EDT

[#45]

6'3 huge torso, gorilla arms, 1rst sometimes 2nd position

Posted: 3/20/2017 7:21:15 PM EDT

[#46]

6' 3" all the way out

for my 3 Gun rifle I use a fixed MOE stock but I am on the hunt for something longer.

Posted: 3/20/2017 7:42:42 PM EDT

[#47]

5'4" manlet reporting.

completely collapsed when shooting CQB.

pos 2 when shooting 100yd+.

1-4 trijicon scope.

Posted: 3/20/2017 7:51:55 PM EDT

[#48]

So, how are you "all the way in" people working the charging handle, T-Rex arms?

All the way out. 5'11"

Posted: 3/20/2017 8:10:59 PM EDT

[#49]

5'11", all the way out. I have monkey arms and the rifle handles much better that way.

Posted: 3/20/2017 8:22:41 PM EDT

[#50]

6' 0"

One notch out on a six position, or all the way in.

If I need to use the CH I just simply lift my head up, no issues for me.

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