Some of these budget stock pouches are definitely better than others, but none of them are lacking enough that I would see a need to spend double or even triple the price.Īfter a few months of shooting and littering my workshop floor with scraps of mousepad and foam pipe insulation, I decided I had a handle on which pouch was the best, and why. There are more expensive stock pouches on the market, ranging up to $50 dollars or so, but after handling these three budget stock pouches, I'm not sure how much that additional money will get you. I've also come to prefer the layering of mousepads and foam pipe insulation over the equally cheap DIY slotted Kydex, as the layering approach is faster, cheaper, doesn't require drilling holes in your stock, and doesn't require tools for adjustment. I later found two other stock pouches in the same price range, and bought them for some of my other rifles, by that point being completely sold on the combination of adjustable cheek weld and storage offered by stock pouches. The first stock pouch I bought was the $15 Allen Company stock pouch, which is the first pouch in our comparison. This gave me all the adjustability in the world as well as a little pouch to carry paperwork, spare ammunition, a small oil bottle, and all manner of other useful tidbits. My "aha!" moment came when I decided to strap a stock pouch with a zippered storage compartment over top of one of my Kydex adjustable combs. The DIY crowd can fashion their own adjustable cheek riser from a $10 Kydex sheet, and (speaking from experience) this is a good route to get maximum adjustability for minimum price, but you have to drill holes in your stock and again, you can't carry any extra stuff. There are also fully adjustable comb risers in many styles, from screw-adjustable wooden models to slotted Kydex sheets, but those can easily pass the $50 mark before installation, and again, you can't carry stuff in them. Sure, there are strap-on comb risers, but those are just pads that don't let you carry stuff around. Strap-on stock pouches are a great way to add height to your comb for minimal investment, with the added benefit of adding on-board storage to your rifle.
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