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I’m not sure I agree. How do you get your strap so your buttstock doesn’t touch it?
OP, I usually only make my stock one adjustment shorter to make up for the minor thickness of the strap.
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I only use carriers with ultra thin straps, no buckles or thick padding where the stock sits where strap connects to plate bag. The JPC is an example of Hypalon used there or some carriers use a layer of 1000d nylon webbing. Padding on the top only of shoulderstrap and not on front where stock sits. This creates no additional thickness. Also, I use a shorter toe stock like a BCM Gunfighter or LWRC ultra compact, etc. so I dont get toe to plate interference like you get with long toe stocks like the Magpul SL, A2, etc.
Now, if you use soft armor or a vest armor system that has soft armor under plates, you will have to move in 1 click on the stock and shouldering of long gun will be slightly hampered... but never put the stock on top of the plate.
Also, if you are using NODS with passive optics, leaning forward wont work as you wil look up with eyes and head down on stock and NODS crash into stock... or if using white light/day optic, and mono over weak eye, your head turn/tilt will run mono on weak eye into optic. You are forced to use high mounts and not turn head to side or down.