An interactive guide for biathletes, coaches and parents who want to better understand how a biathlon rifle stock can be adjusted to fit the individual athlete.
A biathlon rifle stock is more than just the part that holds the rifle together. It affects how the rifle contacts the body, how the athlete finds the shooting position and how stable and natural the position feels.
The Biathlon Rifle Stock Guide from Skidskytteexperten is designed to make it easier to understand which parts of the stock can be adjusted and how those settings influence rifle fit, shooting position and overall feel.
What is the Biathlon Rifle Stock Guide?
The Stock Guide is an interactive learning tool that helps you work step by step through the fit and adjustment of the rifle stock.
The basic principle is simple: the rifle should be adapted to the athlete – not the athlete to the rifle.
The guide is intended to help you approach stock adjustment more systematically and understand which changes may be worth considering when a shooting position feels unnatural, unstable or difficult to repeat.
Who is the guide for?
The Biathlon Rifle Stock Guide can be useful for:
- active biathletes
- coaches and team leaders
- parents of younger athletes
- clubs using shared biathlon rifles
- anyone who wants to better understand rifle fit
It can be used both when setting up a rifle stock for the first time and when reviewing an existing setup in a more structured way.
Why does rifle stock fit matter?
A well-adjusted rifle stock can help the athlete find a more natural, repeatable and stable shooting position.
If the stock is poorly adjusted, the athlete may start compensating with the body instead. This can affect head position, shoulder contact, grip, balance and the ability to return to the same shooting position from one series to the next.
The Stock Guide therefore helps shift the focus from only asking whether the athlete is "standing correctly" or "lying correctly" to also asking whether the rifle itself is actually fitted to the athlete.
How to use the Stock Guide
Work through the guide step by step and assess how the rifle fits the athlete. Whenever possible, change one thing at a time and then evaluate how the change affects the shooting position and overall feel.
Small, controlled adjustments are usually more useful than making several changes at once. This makes it easier to understand what actually improved or worsened the fit.
- review the stock systematically
- assess fit and contact points
- make small adjustments
- test in the relevant shooting position
- evaluate before making the next change
A learning tool – not a universal setup
There is no single stock setup that is right for every biathlete. Body size, proportions, mobility, technique and personal preferences all differ.
The Stock Guide should therefore be used as a tool for understanding and reasoning, not as a fixed template with the same measurements for everyone.
For younger athletes, it is also important to remember that the body changes over time. A setup that works well today may need to be reviewed later.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Biathlon Rifle Stock Guide free?
Yes. The Stock Guide is a free digital learning tool from Skidskytteexperten.
Do I need to install an app?
No. The guide opens directly in your browser and works on mobile, tablet and computer.
Can the guide be used with all biathlon rifle stocks?
The guide focuses on the principles of individual stock adjustment. The exact adjustment possibilities vary between different rifle stocks and models.
Does the Stock Guide replace a coach?
No. It is a learning aid and works best together with practical evaluation, coaching experience and feedback from the athlete.
Your body. Your needs.
A good shooting position does not begin only with technique. It also begins with a rifle that fits the athlete using it.
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