choosing a gun stock for vr shooters
really depends on what type of
experience you're looking for whether
you're wanting a more realistic
simulation or if you're looking to gain
a competitive advantage for online
multiplayer is going to heavily
influence which stock is best for you
real quick a couple of shameless plugs
i've placed links to the different
stocks i'm going to be talking about in
this video in the video description
where you can check them out and
purchase one of your own if you should
decide to do so also i've placed links
in the description and in the cards to
the individual reviews of each stock in
this video if you'd like a more in-depth
look at any one of or all of them
until recently there have really only
been two types of stocks to choose from
there's what i call the top rail designs
like my cobra elite here and the bottom
rail designs like this cobra cqb
there is a third design type which only
recently made its debut but we'll get to
that in a moment the top rail designs
are great for simulating the feel of a
real rifle and can give the most
immersive vr experience in my opinion
one of the big problems with the top
rail design though is the stock itself
can block the infrared tracking lights
on your controllers at times making it
impossible to aim in certain situations
so to fix this problem stock designers
came up with what i refer to as the
bottom rail designs like this which
leave the tracking rings under
controllers fully visible eliminating
the tracking problem found on many top
rail mounted stocks
the downside of the bottom rail designs
though is they don't have the top
weighted center of mass of a real gun so
they mess with your level of immersion a
little bit and i find i often clunk my
controller into the stock when pulling
out and slapping in magazines which
isn't a deal breaker by any means but is
kind of annoying
many gun stocks out there both top and
bottom rail designs rely on a friction
fit cup of some kind or a magnetic dock
to attach your controllers to the stock
and while these methods do work well
they have an inherent problem you run
into whenever you pick up or let go of
your rival i've found disconnecting is
easy enough but the times when you're
wanting to pick your rifle back up again
often result in you fumbling around
blindly for several seconds trying to
clip back in while this isn't a big deal
when nothing is going on when you're in
an intense multiplayer match you don't
have time to be fumbling around
this led to this front grip cup feature
that i believe was pioneered by fallen
dorne and cobra vr where all you have to
do is reach up and grab it and the cup
presses the grip button on the
controller for you which then makes your
vr hand grasp the front stock of your vr
rifle fallendorn then took this a step
further on the cqb making grips like
this for both your front and rear hands
which greatly improves the mechanic of
reloading and makes cycling bolts on
sniper rifles immensely enjoyable
while this design is much quicker than
magnetic or other connections the issue
of finding your gun stock while blind in
your vr headset still remains and that's
where the new third type of gun stock
comes in
if you follow my channel you'll have
seen this stock already it's called the
cobra wolverine and to my knowledge it
is the only vr gun stock out there of
this design type this is what i call the
fixed stock design because your dominant
hand controller is firmly secured to the
stock while using it the stock never
leaves your hands it's designed to be
small and lightweight so it can easily
be wielded one-handed allowing you the
freedom to use your sidearm or grenades
or other equipment in-game without ever
having to worry about clipping in and
out of a stock it's also a top rail
design so you can get a more realistic
top weighted center of mass making it
feel and behave more like a real gun
when compared to the bottom rail style
of stocks with the controller being
semi-permanently attached to the stock
this allows the main strut of the stock
to pass through the controller's
tracking ring providing perfect tracking
just like you get with the bottom rail
designs the downside to this style of
stock is its compact lightweight design
prevent it from being as adjustable as
other stocks like my cobra elite and cqb
both of these stocks are highly
adjustable and can be set to very
accurately simulate pretty much any
rifle in any game i should mention that
the version of the elite i have here is
no longer available for sale cobra vr
does have a new improved version though
that is going to be available soon so
keep your eyes peeled for that both the
elite and cqb can easily adjust the
length of the shoulder stock as well as
adjust the length of the barrel of the
rifle and the cheek rest so that what
you see in vr and what you feel in your
hands all line up perfectly making for a
very immersive experience
now that i've gone over the strengths
and weaknesses of each of the different
types of gun stocks cobra vr makes
here's my recommendations these are just
my opinions so take them for what you
will if you're looking for realism and
wanting a stock that feels and behaves
like a real rifle and is capable of
accurately simulating a wide variety of
guns from smgs to sniper rifles and
everything in between the cobra elite is
the stock i would go with
on the flip side if you're big into
online multiplayer and looking for a
stock that has perfect tracking offers
the stability and accuracy a physical
gun stock provides and allows you to
switch to your sidearm and other
equipment like grenades with the speed
that up until now was only possible when
not using a gun stock then the wolverine
is your boy bub
and if you're looking for the best of
both worlds and want the ability to
adjust your stock to accurately simulate
most any rifle in most any game have a
hundred percent perfect tracking and
have improved speed when grasping and
releasing the stock when compared to
using magnetic and friction fit
controller attachment methods the cobra
cqb is an absolute beast and a fantastic
choice