While I agree with Dave that the drop at the comb is more important than the drop at the heel, what is most important is where your cheek bone contacts the stock. Given 2 stocks that are equal at the comb, the one with more drop at the heel will slope more quickly so if you mount both stocks and place your cheek where it feels most natural and repeatable, they may or may not be the same drop at this point. Remember, your eye is the rear sight. If you raise your eye, the gun will shoot higher and lowering your eye will make the gun shoot lower. It's better to have more drop than less drop within reason. You can always add moleskin or a cheek pad without damaging the stock. Not enough drop means taking wood off the comb or spending money to have the stock bent.
If the gun your looking at has 2 3/4 inch drop at the heel and a gun you shoot well has 2 1/2 drop at the heel, and the drop at the comb is the same, I'd be surprised if you could tell the difference.
Good luck and welcome.
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