Length of pull

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Haggis
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Length of pull

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Hi been looking for my first target rifle but I would need to adjust the length of pull as I'm tall with gangly arms and all the rifles I have tried thus far don't have the correct eye relief. Is it easy to have a pad fitted to a laminate or synthetic stock? I assume wood os easy as I've had various pads fitted to shotguns over the years.
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Look for a rifle with an adjustable butt pad and cheekpiece......better than adding spacers.

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What sort of target rifle are you looking for. .22 precision. .22 prone. .22 Practical. Full bore rifle. F class. Bench rest. ?
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If it's a .22 prone then most .22 rifles will have adjustable butts that you can lengthen well over a couple of inches.
Try and get a 1913 or later if possible.
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#5 Post by Pippin89 »

Graham M wrote: Sun Jul 24, 2022 12:05 pm If it's a .22 prone then most .22 rifles will have adjustable butts that you can lengthen well over a couple of inches.
Try and get a 1913 or later if possible.
Most also have an option for longer rods to extend them even further.
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