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Tungsten rifle butt weight

nmkid

nmkid

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Some time back I read an article concerning weights for a rifle stock. Now, I have purchased a stock that is going to need some weight in the butt to offset the 30" Varmint barrel. Honestly, I don't remember if the post was on this forum. Mentioned in the post was the high cost of tungsten and an alternative "heavy" material in place of the costly tungsten. The name of that material is what I am looking for as my wallet can't stand the price of tungsten at this time. I tried B-B's but that didn't add enough weight. The butt stock area is somewhat compromised because it's a thumbhole stock and I'll have to tread lightly in the drilling of holes(s) for weight. HELP!!Thanks.
 
Use lead, the price of tungsten is staggering. Although if you run out of space tungsten is almost 50% heavier.
 
savagedasher said:
The last duck shell I got in heavy shot was
$ 14.00 for 25 That's Over 30 oz Larry
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Hevi Shot is a tungsten alloy. It is slightly heaiver than lead, if I recall about 10% heaiver, so it will take a little less space. If you really need to save space nearly pure tungsten in rod or bar stock is REALLY heavy but really expensive too. Not easy to machine either, you need tungsten carbide tooling and it's a bit hard on that.
 
swd said:
Hevi Shot is a tungsten alloy. It is slightly heaiver than lead, if I recall about 10% heaiver, so it will take a little less space. If you really need to save space nearly pure tungsten in rod or bar stock is REALLY heavy but really expensive too. Not easy to machine either, you need tungsten carbide tooling and it's a bit hard on that.
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I checked 2 1/4 oz heavy shot blend is $25.00 for 5 Larry
 
nmkid said:
Some time back I read an article concerning weights for a rifle stock. Now, I have purchased a stock that is going to need some weight in the butt to offset the 30" Varmint barrel. Honestly, I don't remember if the post was on this forum. Mentioned in the post was the high cost of tungsten and an alternative "heavy" material in place of the costly tungsten. The name of that material is what I am looking for as my wallet can't stand the price of tungsten at this time. I tried B-B's but that didn't add enough weight. The butt stock area is somewhat compromised because it's a thumbhole stock and I'll have to tread lightly in the drilling of holes(s) for weight. HELP!!Thanks.
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I don't know the stock your working with but I had a 1" stainless round bar milled in on a thumb hole stock . Larry
 
I have a bench rest stock with a heavy barrel I added a flat plat to the front end of the stock it extend 6" foward and it balanced the gun . All I did was use silicon to hold it . Larry
 
nmkid said:
Some time back I read an article concerning weights for a rifle stock. Now, I have purchased a stock that is going to need some weight in the butt to offset the 30" Varmint barrel. Honestly, I don't remember if the post was on this forum. Mentioned in the post was the high cost of tungsten and an alternative "heavy" material in place of the costly tungsten. The name of that material is what I am looking for as my wallet can't stand the price of tungsten at this time. I tried B-B's but that didn't add enough weight. The butt stock area is somewhat compromised because it's a thumbhole stock and I'll have to tread lightly in the drilling of holes(s) for weight. HELP!!Thanks.
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I just added weight to 3 thumb hole stocks I put tungsten in two of them and lead in the other. using just lead shot does not had enough weight. You need to pour molten lead into holes in the rear of the stock. It will not catch on fire although it will slightly char the hole but no one will ever see it so it's immaterial. You will want to drill 2 holes 1 inch in diameter and approximately one and a half inches deep put the stock in a vice vertically and carefully pour the molten lead in the hole. Make sure the hole does not have any foreign material or moisture in it 1 inch tungsten Rod is indeed about 50% heavier but the lead does a pretty good job adding weight especially considering the difference in cost I may consider selling 1 inch tungsten stock if you need that extra pound
 
ratbuster said:
I just added weight to 3 thumb hole stocks I put tungsten in two of them and lead in the other. using just lead shot does not had enough weight. You need to pour molten lead into holes in the rear of the stock. It will not catch on fire although it will slightly char the hole but no one will ever see it so it's immaterial. You will want to drill 2 holes 1 inch in diameter and approximately one and a half inches deep put the stock in a vice vertically and carefully pour the molten lead in the hole. Make sure the hole does not have any foreign material or moisture in it 1 inch tungsten Rod is indeed about 50% heavier but the lead does a pretty good job adding weight especially considering the difference in cost I may consider selling 1 inch tungsten stock if you need that extra pound
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savagedasher said:
I don't know the stock your working with but I had a 1" stainless round bar milled in on a thumb hole stock . Larry
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Bobby Hart AccuBlock® Long Range Varmint (LRV) Remington 700 BDL Laminated Thumbhole WITH ALUMINUM BEDDING BLOCK
It starts to get kind of shallow right away as you near the start of the bowled area. With my 10 thumbs I figure I can safely drill about 2 1/2"+-.
 
The third down on the right . Mine is that one exactly. The gun is a long action Remington The barrel has two different threads Remington and savage . The stock has a stainless bar milled in between the but plate and the pistol grip Parrel to the fore end . 6 dasher with a tuner . Larry
 
Drill the butt stock with about a 7/8 inch bit, fill a piece of 3/4 inch copper tubing with molten lead, thread one end of the lead filled pipe for a bolt and slot the other end for a screwdriver, thread a bolt only slightly into the end of the lead, drop some epoxy into the end of the drilled hole in the stock and set the pipe/bolt onto the epoxy and let it set up. Voila, a weight that doesn't rattle around when you shoot. Replace the butt plate.
 
nmkid said:
Some time back I read an article concerning weights for a rifle stock. Now, I have purchased a stock that is going to need some weight in the butt to offset the 30" Varmint barrel. Honestly, I don't remember if the post was on this forum. Mentioned in the post was the high cost of tungsten and an alternative "heavy" material in place of the costly tungsten. The name of that material is what I am looking for as my wallet can't stand the price of tungsten at this time. I tried B-B's but that didn't add enough weight. The butt stock area is somewhat compromised because it's a thumbhole stock and I'll have to tread lightly in the drilling of holes(s) for weight. HELP!!Thanks.
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Don't forget that you can also drill a hole up through the pistol grip, too. I have a couple (non-thumbhole) F-Open stocks that I've done that way using a short lead-filled pipe; then epoxy in with black-died epoxy...makes an attractive black cap at the bottom of the grip. Helps strengthen the pistol grip also.

Dan
 
Visit your local machine shop. Many times they have broken large diameter end mills that cannnot be sharpened. They are made from tungsten carbide. They will usually give them to you for free. Much heavier than lead.
 
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