[LUGNUTZ426]

The other issue with a tapered stock comes when you adjust lop. You also get a corresponding higher or lower comb position. I wish they were all parallel.

 

[Tron]

Parallel comb stocks are more advantagous with rising targets, such as Skeet and Trap. Stocks with drop are more suitable for flatter or dropping targets and they come up faster with a low gun mount.

 

[EuroJoe]

Parallel combs don't have to be high to be useful, particularily for low gun games; i.e. Int'l Skeet and FITASC sporting, and they don't whack you in the jaw.

 

[semperfi909]

It's heresy I'm sure but I've always gone with the "shoot what works for you" and who GAF if it's a *skeet* or *trap* or whatever stock.

 

[Boxbirder]

and they don't whack you in the jaw.

 

[skeet_man]

A VAST majority of top American skeet shooters are using parallel comb monte carlo stocks now. The only two I can think of off the top of my head that don't are Wayne Mayes (skeet stock) and Stu McCoin (monte carlo sporting stock). I'd hazard a guess that you could count the number of top 30 shooters who don't use a monte carlo parallel combed stock on one hand.

 

[drgondog]

I have been using monte carlo stocks for 40 yeas - ranging from Int'l Skeet to Columbaire to Box birds.. same gun, slightly different DAC/DAH and LOP between Columbaire and Box Birds. Same pitch.

 

[dead on 4]

There was a very interesting article written by Dave Holmes in Clay Shooting USA, Trap Shooting USA's sister publication about five or six years ago. The article talked about the zygomatic arch (cheek bone) and what issues develope between your cheek bone and a parallel comb. The article is very informative and answers most questions regarding parallel combs.

You may be able to find this article in Clay Shooting USA archives, sorry, I don't have a date for this article. I think there web sight is www.clayshootingusa.com


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[Hardcsh]

Thanks for all the great information. The top skeet shooter in the world, Kim Rhode shoots a tapered stocks and sporting clay champions, Wendell Cherry and George Digweed, also shoot tapered stocks and that's what spurred my quesition.

 

[dickgtax]

There's been a discussion about sloped vs. parallel stocks on Shotgunworld.com/sporting clays. Some of the top sporting clays shooters prefer
a sloped stock because it is easier to shoot very high or very low targets. Neverthless, there are top sporting clays shooters who use parallel stocks, so I guess not everyone is in agreement. I recently changed the stock on my 391 which I only shoot for sporting clays from a parallel stock to a sloped stock

I think a parallel stock is better for trap and American skeet.