Its really, personal taste and how the stock will sit, I prefer an 2 deg angle on my guns.. but its your own personal Choice.. I know some customers dont like the cut.. and Ace block and most other now have there own.. cant on there blocks.. and your receiver is the only thing that gets an angle ,, so your stock would be 90 deg off your plate regardless how much you cut in ... so if you set your gun down and just mock it up you probably can get an idea how its going to look.