I have a traditions pennsylvania flintlock rifle. It’s nice, well made and not bad for the price for an entry level.
It looks like this
https://www.traditionsfirearms.com/product/Pennsylvania-.50-cal-flintlock-walnut-blued
The problem I have is the hight of the stock comb. It’s so high I can’t get a good cheek weld with the normal way I hold a rifle, the sights become to low in my sight picture. To line up the sights at all I have to move my head far back on the stock and tuck it low in an uncomfortable position. This is a very technical problem and I can’t find any info online about it. I’m trying to find out if this was just the way people shot back then and I should just deal with it. I have seen other long rifles with deeper angled stocks or straight combs. This one has a curve to it, and is not at nearly as deep an angle.
I could easily file down and refinish the stock to a better fit. But I wanted to see what people had to say before doing that.
Any info or thoughts would be appreciated.
I have a repro Springfield 1861 and have no problems with it, so it seems to be this rifle.
It looks like this
https://www.traditionsfirearms.com/product/Pennsylvania-.50-cal-flintlock-walnut-blued
The problem I have is the hight of the stock comb. It’s so high I can’t get a good cheek weld with the normal way I hold a rifle, the sights become to low in my sight picture. To line up the sights at all I have to move my head far back on the stock and tuck it low in an uncomfortable position. This is a very technical problem and I can’t find any info online about it. I’m trying to find out if this was just the way people shot back then and I should just deal with it. I have seen other long rifles with deeper angled stocks or straight combs. This one has a curve to it, and is not at nearly as deep an angle.
I could easily file down and refinish the stock to a better fit. But I wanted to see what people had to say before doing that.
Any info or thoughts would be appreciated.
I have a repro Springfield 1861 and have no problems with it, so it seems to be this rifle.