I am asking all y'all before my wife asks me the same question. With hunting rifles the correct answer is "Just one more baby, just one more."
I did find a 2004 treatise by Bob Smalser in the sticky section here, he talks about 6-14 inch sweeps, in two inch increments, as the most common sizes. I quote:
When I woke up this morning I owned one each at 10 and 12 inches of sweep. I was adjusting the angle on the legs of my shop stool with a tapered reamer with the 12 and then the 10 and I said to myself, "Myself, I wonder if I can find a brace with an 8 inch sweep today?"Originally Posted by Bob Smalser
The braces I owned were hard to steer because they can make enough torque to overcome my one handed steering on the end knob, when using the tapered reamer. Next time I am going to use my tapered reamer in my 'new' 8 inch sweep brace.
How hard do I need to look for a 6 inch sweep? What can I do with a 14 inch sweep brace that won't put me in the hospital with a totally blown out rotator cuff?
FWIW I chose to not purchase a 4 inch bevel gauge. If I recall my new legs and disposable guide are at 15 degrees, but the guide can go in the woodstove if it stops earning its keep. Yes the brace tipped over when I was taking a pic of the sightline.
Thanks
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