One of the things I've been testing over the last month of Precision Rifle classes here at Gunsite is the prototype of a new butt stock from Ashbury Precision Ordnance.
The new stock provides infinite adjustment within the range, plus locking the system when finished, removing all wobble from the adjustment. Most adjustable stocks suffer from some issues, either the adjustments are too coarse in increments, tools are required to adjust it, adjustments come loose and the part slips under recoil or there is a wobble in the system.
The new stock seems to answer these issues. Via a thumbwheel, the LOP and cheek piece height are adjustable in super fine increments. Butt pad height is push button adjustable in small increments via a slotted rail. All of the adjustments can be locked via a screw (Allen head in the prototype, thumb screw in the release version).
As you can see from the photo, it survived the burial test in the AZ desert and still adjusts well. Range of adjustment is very good as is, they expect to get a little more down in the cheek piece to deal with low mounts in sporter setups.
I liked it enough to order three to upgrade my .338, .375 and .308 systems. Delivery is still a few months out as the design is finalized, I'll report back when the final version ships out.
The new stock provides infinite adjustment within the range, plus locking the system when finished, removing all wobble from the adjustment. Most adjustable stocks suffer from some issues, either the adjustments are too coarse in increments, tools are required to adjust it, adjustments come loose and the part slips under recoil or there is a wobble in the system.
The new stock seems to answer these issues. Via a thumbwheel, the LOP and cheek piece height are adjustable in super fine increments. Butt pad height is push button adjustable in small increments via a slotted rail. All of the adjustments can be locked via a screw (Allen head in the prototype, thumb screw in the release version).
As you can see from the photo, it survived the burial test in the AZ desert and still adjusts well. Range of adjustment is very good as is, they expect to get a little more down in the cheek piece to deal with low mounts in sporter setups.
I liked it enough to order three to upgrade my .338, .375 and .308 systems. Delivery is still a few months out as the design is finalized, I'll report back when the final version ships out.
