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Yes, an inch should be fine, if your shooting form is good.
If your hold is weak, your shoulder positioning shoddy, you need to work on it. The rifle should not move a great deal in recoil without you moving with it.
Slightly more IMO if you plan to benchrest it. The changed positioning will tend to close up the eye relief.
Since I hunt in winter with my rifles, I have to set them with heavy clothing on, so they are "off" to the close in summertime, but correct when I need them to be.
If your hold is weak, your shoulder positioning shoddy, you need to work on it. The rifle should not move a great deal in recoil without you moving with it.
Slightly more IMO if you plan to benchrest it. The changed positioning will tend to close up the eye relief.
Since I hunt in winter with my rifles, I have to set them with heavy clothing on, so they are "off" to the close in summertime, but correct when I need them to be.
