
Originally Posted by
bluebird
I've always wondered - how much pressure do people put their face on the stock w/ 1/3 lower cowitness? I always feel like I haven't quite put enough pressure but then my cheek is getting slightly deformed already - if I put more my sight becomes too low for 1/3 lower on my Aimpoint. Any idea what's considered a solid cheek weld with a red dot sight?
If you're not resting the entire weight of your head on the stock, with a completely relaxed neck, it isn't a cheek weld. You can tell when someone has a cheek weld when he has a "chipmunk cheek"... the skin of the cheek being pushed up by the stock because the head's full weight is resting on it. If you just have a "cheek touch" or "cheek index," you aren't getting the benefits of reduced muscle input, and recoil will knock you off your NPOA easier.
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