I was taught to not "stock climb" so I wouldn't have to break the weld when cycling the bolt. Because of that I've never gotten whacked by the scope!

Its a doubly useful technique!

Try this:

FULLY open the bolt & then mount the rifle while still holding the bolt handle in the open position. If you hit anything you're stock climbing!

I got the S&K with the S&K style rings, not the Weaver Rail because its as low as you can possibly mount a scope with a big(ish) eyepiece & not bash your thumb knuckle when cycling the bolt. The practical limit is the front bell & rear bells because you have almost no clearance if you go any lower. The bottom of my turret saddle is a dollar bill clearance to the rail! If a handguard were fitted I'd have about the same there as well.

You'd have to use a chin weld if you didn't rise the comb a little.

On the Swedish Mauser sniper rifles there was no riser available, pictures I`ve seen of the shooters, they used a sort of chin and thumb support weld while shooting.

I haven`t tried this yet??, but I find using a low cheek to chin weld is working pretty good so far.

Interesting how differently I was taught.  For speedy rapid fire, yes, this would be an advantage as you don’t have to move your head off the stock.  

A “turkey neck” was how I was taught to shoot in prone, extend your head as far forward as possible, rest your cheekbone on your right thumb that wraps around the stock.  Right eye about one inch from the aperture sight.  This works very effectively for the PH 5c rear sight and you can dial it down to a small diameter and still have a good field of view and good sight picture.  I’ve never been hit with the sight in the eye.  That’s also how my Dad taught me.  

They are nice & I use one on My No5.

I don't think they can claim "best" though.

I have an original Fultons (that the S&K was copied from.) & it has a better (longer) rail. Mine is the old Weaver type, but now they have the Picatinny rail as well.

These guys, the originals at Bisley in the U.K.

http://www.fultonsofbisley.com/" rel="nofollow - https://www.fultonsofbisley.com/

Prices here will vary with exchange rates so its best to contact them for price & availability.

britrifles wrote: I must have a very odd shooting position.  In prone, that scope would be in my eye, before I shoot!  As I said in my old post, my right cheek bone is resting on my right thumb which wraps around the “pistol grip”, just behind the bolt handle.

I think you do have a pronounced forward placement. My cheek rests on the cheek-piece & the bolt, even fully withdrawn never touches my face!

I do shoot with a very upright posture, which helps that.

The top rifle is your average run of the mill No4Mk1* T rifle with a No32MkI 3.5 power scope. Good for showing off at the range. The second rifle down is a very sporterized No4 Enfield with a Nikko Stirling 4-12×50 AO IR MD on a Parker Hale scope mount.Good for shooting antelope,elk,and deer from fairly decent distances.  The third rifle down is a No4Mk1/2 converted to fire the 7.62x51mm NATO cartridge. The extremely high powered scope on this rifle is solely on it for extreme long range target shooting. 

The forth and last rifle down is a No4Mk1* Long Branch that is an all out target rifle and capable of sub MOA groups out to 200 plus yards with the big high powered modern scope.

Hope this clears up the mystery for ya Explosive...
 

Explosive.  The ten shot group was done at 200 yards with the Long Branch. The black diamond is one inch square.  The second pic was done at 100 yards and one shot only. You have been PM'd...

You don't want to buy one? You just want to know what they cost? Go to the website supplied and contact someone there and ask them. You were graciously given a website so the rest of the footwork depends on you...

 You asked a question Explosive, and I answered with what I know to be the truth. I have no reason to lie to you. Your little quip would have you assuming that I am in fact lying to you however. 

What I paid doesn't mean anything. I'm not being difficult, its just that with international currency fluctuations it won't be the same anyway even day to day.

Call them & they'll tell you, they may even have a used one there!

My daughter was the most impressed by it. Originally however, when I shot and she was looking through the spotting scope, she started laughing and then said,"sucks to be you dad. It fell off the target frame." The range master tapped her on the shoulder and replied.  Wait until the cease fire and then bring that cartridge back to me. We all watched as she walks out to the target,looks down and you can visibly see her shoulders slump. Whatever dad!!!