Thread: Scope mounting - What to do?

Originally Posted by Nickoli

Have you got photos of the stock before and after from the same side? The grain on the photos you're posted suggest it's different sides of the same stock - I'm keen to see just how much you've lopped it...….

I don't have another photo but I cut off exactly 1" or 25mm.

What I've worked out from cutting the stock is that the correct LOP can be measured as the distance between your nose and thumb when the rifle is shouldered. There should be a gap of about two finger widths of space (1 1/2 inchs) between your nose and thumb when aiming the rifle (if right-handed rest forend and use fingers on the left hand to measure).
If there is more space than that, the length of pull is too long. If there is less space, the length of pull is too short.
Originally the Ruger LOP was too long as there were 3 fingers or 2 1/2" (63mm) I could fit between my nose and thumb that was resting on the top of the grip.
Now that I cut off 1" (25mm) there is about the correct 1 1/2" (38mm) between nose and thumb.