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Whether bolt or semi-auto, the fit of the rifle to your body is a top priority. When you mount the rifle to your shoulder and have a firm cheek weld against the stock, do it with your eyes closed. When you open your eyes, you should be looking right through the sights or scope--without moving your head.
Check for proper length of pull by holding the pistol grip with your finger on the trigger, and the buttpad set into your bent arm. It should be near to touching your bicep. (Proper spacing will vary with the thickness of clothing, different in summer than winter to some extent.)
You can lengthen or shorten the stock, but doing any bending to the side is not at all easy or cheap.
In today's world, very few bolt-action rifles won't put five rounds into a group of less than 1.5 inches at 100 yards. Scopes of four-power or more make this quite easy for an experienced shooter. It commonly only takes minor tweaking with the forearm bedding or even just a change of brand of ammo to improve on that.
'Nuff for the moment...
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