Cheek Piece or not on hunting rifle?

[Bughalli]

I have a Rem 700 in 300wsm that is purely a hunting rifle. This year I'm doing some upgrades. Planning to order a McMillian Scout stock. I've never used a cheek piece in the past, but I never practiced past 300yrds either. So shot placement wasn't an issue at that distance. I would like to practice out to 600 yards and a cheek piece makes sense to me for consistency. Much like a peep sight and consistent anchor point do in archery. Given I'm buying the stock I feel pressure to decide on a cheek piece now. Are they worth it for a hunting outfit?

I'll probably go with a lower profile scope. Something 3-18 power, 44mm or maybe 50mm objective. I prefer the lighter weight of 44mm. Narrowing in on vortex pst, Swarovski or Leupold v6.

 

[KMD]

IMHO, you add height to the stock's comb to get a consistnet sight picture through your scope. If you are runnin' a big objective scope, and/or canted rail and md/high rings, you'll find the comb hieght of many stocks will be lacking. Only way to know is to see how your rifle/scope combo fits your face...

When you determine you need more height @ comb, you've got options. Run a stock pack, add a cheek piece, or have an adjustable cheekrest fitted into your McMillan. I've got all three options on different rifles, and they all work for me. Just different means to the same end...which is getting your eye centered in the scope

Here's an example of a Karsten's Kydex cheekpiece I installed on my .22-243's Micky GameScout stock.

Lightweight, cheap enough, and easy to install...

Lots of options out there. Let your face and your rifle tell you what and how much height you need, and go from there!
Good luck & have fun...

 

[JRHawaii]

I have no association with this product and have never tried this out but looks good for a cheek rest with no drilling required.

http://www.bradleycheekrest.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUP5xeEE7Ak

 

[Bughalli]

Yeah, sounds like I'm jumping ahead at this point. I could always have one installed after I've shot it with the new stock. Maybe I won't need one.

 

[30338]

My Mcmillan Remington Hunter stock is pretty nice and has a high comb. Worth a thought as well.

 

[pyroducksx3]

Most rifles will need a cheek Piece/pad for proper sight alignment. I have one of the defensive edge ones on my longrange rifle but I have this one on my backpack rifle with the internal shell loops https://www.triadtactical.com/Triad-Stock-Pack.html
they sell a kit with extra pieces to get more height as well.
They also have this one if you dont like the way the zippers go on the internal loops of the other pad
https://www.triadtactical.com/Triad-Large-Modular-Stock-Pack-TT-4400.html