Rokstok review thread

[03mossy]

I went from Talley lows to UM mediums and they are perfect

 

[Formidilosus]

Do mediums seem to solve that problem for everyone? My buddy has lows and I am not even close to being able to get the scope in my eye so I was thinking of going to the highs but I see a lot of people suggesting the mediums.

Mediums solve it for the vast majority. Highs are workable for most as well.

 

[Speaks]

Mediums solve it for the vast majority. Highs are workable for most as well.

Setting mine up for the first time tomorrow. I have no scope mounted already and both the um lows and mediums on hand. Do you recommend going right to mediums or try lows first. It will be on a tikka 223 superlight.

 

[Formidilosus]

Setting mine up for the first time tomorrow. I have no scope mounted already and both the um lows and mediums on hand. Do you recommend going right to mediums or try lows first. It will be on a tikka 223 superlight.

Mediums.

 

[Jon Boy]

I ordered some mediums, I’ll report back!

 

[SchwarzStock]

This might have been addressed in the intervening 5 pages ... but there's at least one rifle that has been used by a serving military that has a negative comb ...

Also tagging @gbflyer and @BBob for their information.

What rifle is that?

 

[Dobermann]

What rifle is that?

Steyr Scout.

 

[SchwarzStock]

Steyr Scout.

That is really stretching the negative comb aspect since it is so slight.

So what serving military has adopted the scout? I hope you are referring to a paramilitary such as a Serb group using anything they could get their hands on.

 

[Dobermann]

That is really stretching the negative comb aspect since it is so slight.

So what serving military has adopted the scout? I hope you are referring to a paramilitary such as a Serb group using anything they could get their hands on.

It might be slight, but the negative comb was an explicit specification at a time when that was not common.

 

[wind gypsy]

Do mediums seem to solve that problem for everyone? My buddy has lows and I am not even close to being able to get the scope in my eye so I was thinking of going to the highs but I see a lot of people suggesting the mediums.

I'm happy with UM highs and Sportsmatch HT073 (high) rings on rokstoks but i'm not a firm check weld guy either. I think I would dislike amount of negative comb if I were a more firm cheekweld guy as height changes a lot based on how far forward one's head sits. Lows sound awful, no way would i mess with them.

 

[Marbles]

I was fine with UM Lows, but I did not use scopes until I was 28, so many years of getting my head down for irons makes me like that position.

My current setup is equivalent to UM mediums as the occular on the RS1.2 would not clear the pic rail in NF low rings and I needed the scope further forward in prone to have a relaxed neck position.

Personally, I would be fine using irons with a Rokstok, it feels comfortable sighting over the top of the action with the scope removed.

Just goes to show the variation in preference.

 

[Speaks]

I'm happy with UM highs and Sportsmatch HT073 (high) rings on rokstoks but i'm not a firm check weld guy either. I think I would dislike amount of negative comb if I were a more firm cheekweld guy as height changes a lot based on how far forward one's head sits. Lows sound awful, no way would i mess with them.

I got my rockstock last week and intended it to go on my Tikka 223 so went ahead and mounted my rs1.2 in UM Mediums per recommendations here. I had the same scope in UM lows on my 6.5CM and just out of curiosity moved the rokstock onto that gun and back and forth several times. I preferred the lows with both the factory and rokstock. No difference offhand, slight preference for lows sitting, significant preference for lows prone. I was kind of surprised its also somewhat convenient. Remounted my 223 scope in lows and am happy with it so far.

I do prefer mediums shooting from a bench and could even do highs there. But thats also the least relevant position for me.

Might have to list the mediums for sale, I am also thinking about setting up a loaner tikka 223 so maybe put the mediums on that as it seems they are more universal fit for more people and while preferring lows the mediums and quite useable for me.