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Reply #15 - Sep 29th, 2015 at 9:02am
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Oh. Another question: I find that keeping my back straight is the most comfortable and steady position so far, rather than sort of scrunching into the rifle. However with an erect head position, I find that I cant the rifle a bit inboard. I had no issues doing this when I shot high power, as I could adjust the sights around the cant. The issue, of course, becomes one of assuring that the angle of cant remains consistent. I'm conjuring up a sort of bubble arrangement, rotated a bit around the axis of the barrel so that a quick glance would assure that the cant is consistent, shot-to-shot.

Suggestions or ideas? [/quote]

One way to make sure the cant angle is the same each time is to turn the crosshair cell on external adjustable scopes so that the crosshairs are level when you have your preferred cant angle.  On Lyman and Unertl scopes there are a couple of screws that can be backed off a bit to turn the cell.
On internal adjustment scopes turn the scope in the rings.

  

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Re: Palm rest staff length
Reply #16 - Sep 29th, 2015 at 10:58am
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Here is my rule of thumb for palmrest length. Skinny guys need a longer palm rest. Fat guys need less. 

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Reply #17 - Sep 29th, 2015 at 2:26pm
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40_Rod wrote on Sep 29th, 2015 at 10:58am:
Here is my rule of thumb for palmrest length. Skinny guys need a longer palm rest. Fat guys need less. 

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Reply #18 - Oct 4th, 2015 at 3:08pm
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Hi, Folks, 

I'm a long-time lover of classic single-shot rifles.
My problem is a host of competing interests in various 
shooting disciplines. Luckily, years of offhand shooting in
silhouette and NRA Highpower Rifle will translate over to this 
type shooting. 

I'd like to put a palm-rest and also a schuetzen hook buttplate
on my rifle, which I've been building in degrees. Smiley

Can you recommend suppliers of quality parts?  Thanks very much!   

John
  
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Re: Palm rest staff length
Reply #19 - Oct 4th, 2015 at 10:40pm
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Hi John and welcome to the insanity!
Check out CPA rifles/Paul Shuttleworth.

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Reply #20 - Oct 5th, 2015 at 12:01am
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Thanks, Joe! Smiley

That looks great!  I appreciate the help!

John
  
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