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after scouring all the anschutz rifles available for smallbore, Im not sure what may be best for our team? We shoot PRONE ONLY, 50 ft indoor A-17 targets. I curently have a 1903 and am looking to upgrade--after looking at the catalog, most have the aluminum 1918 stock. I assumed these are the best for 3 position, but do they offer an advantage or disadvantage for prone? I am interested in either the 1907 or 1913 barrelled action. any recommendations??
So the question is--whats the best stock for prone only???

I think the first questions would be 1) How much can you spend per team rifle? and 2) What are the goals for the team? Prone-specific rifles are rare these days because the new stocks configure and fit so well. There are prone specialists who have built their own stocks and laced them with 100% custom components, but we are talking about a great deal of money.

The aluminum Anschutz stocks are great. They are adaptible and provide the consistency Anschutz has always been known for. They are relatively inexpensive and widely available. You can't go wrong. I shoot one. Attached is a picture (NRA Anysight match). I am a pretty big guy and that gun fits me like a glove. I love it and have routinely shot in the high 590s (with irons) this year. If you were able to see the gun standing alone, you would see a canted and twisted hand grip, a canted MEC trigger, a considerable extended and canted buttplate, and custom cheekpiece - giving you an idea of some of the tweaks creating the ultimate prone gun might include.

BParnall

af_one wrote:after scouring all the anschutz rifles available for smallbore, Im not sure what may be best for our team? We shoot PRONE ONLY, 50 ft indoor A-17 targets. I curently have a 1903 and am looking to upgrade--after looking at the catalog, most have the aluminum 1918 stock. I assumed these are the best for 3 position, but do they offer an advantage or disadvantage for prone? I am interested in either the 1907 or 1913 barrelled action. any recommendations??
So the question is--whats the best stock for prone only???

Aside from material of construction, there are two important features of a prone stock.

The first, and most important, is the fit of the stock to the shooter. If the stock cannot be adjusted properly, the shooter will struggle. This includes, but is not limited to, the length of pull, cheek piece (comb) height, cant, and butt plate (all directions).

The second is the position of the hand relative to the barrel. The general concept is the closer the support hand to the barrel, the better the control. A straight stock in the forend versus one that has a taper (such as the 1903) often yields better results. In addition, depending on the position of the hand stop, a tapered stock can result in an arm position that might be marginal to the minimum angle rule.