Having pleats on a stock wouldn`t really help...... as John stated on the other post, they are Generic and designed to fit the largest number of people, to a CERTAIN standard..they will usually never fit like a glove....no matter if they had pleats or not, they will still be a `standard` fit ...we all have our own unique size/shape when it comes to our skull...stocks will usually get you ``out of a hole`` but custom is the only way to get a proper fit which follows the contours of your head.... stocks are usually ok for what they do, but if you have high-expectations of them, chances are you`ll be disappointed. The notion that`` one-size-fits-all`` won`t work when talking about heads...... stocks often have to be cut-down to size so chances are that pleats would be rendered useless anyway as they start at the perimeter..you`d be cutting into them ...... it`s best to look at stocks for what they are...usually a stop-gap measure to` cover-up ` while waiting on a custom. Some guys are lucky and find they happen to fit them perfectly, but that`s the exception rather than the rule...regards, Paul.