Shooting a gun with a stock

[SamHH]

I have an air rifle, and I have some difficulty in finding a comfortable position in which to hold it. If I position the stock where it feels natural and comfortable on my shoulder, the sights and the scope are well below my eye level and I have to lean my head right down to get them level. If I hold the gun at a level that allows me to see through the scope with my head upright, the stock is in a position where only its bottom inch is resting on my collarbone. It feels like the stock needs to slope down much more. Almost all the guns I've seen have a similar design though, so am I doing something wrong?

[SamHH]

aponting389 said:

You shouldn't be mounting the stock on your collarbone, when you lift your elbow up it should make almost like a socket for the stock to sit in. mount it there comfortably, pull it in with your arms then lean your head forward and press your cheek onto the side of the stock. You should be able to look through the scope then?

I can, but it requires an uncomfortable and seemingly unnatural amount of bending my head down. Maybe I just need to strengthen my neck muscles.

Plotloss said:

You can get scope lifts, which raise the scope.

Cheers. Is that what they're called or is there a technical name to search for?