SteveOak
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Let me state at the outset, I am not a gunsmith, stockmaker, cabinetmaker, machinist nor anything like it. LOL I am at best, a hack that can sometimes cobble something together that functions sufficiently for my intended purpose.
I have no idea who made the stock nor who built the rifle. If it matters, the action is a Borden TPE.
My rifle is quite nose heavy. The blue line in the pic shows the balance point. Fortunately the shooting I do does not have ANY weight limit so I am free to add whatever weight necessary to the butt to move the balance point back.
Where is the optimum balance point?
I do possess enough skills to figure out how much weight to add. The next question is how to add the weight.
The second pic shows the butt of the stock with the butt plate removed. The material exposed is very hard and is perfectly flat.
The length of pull is rather short for me so I will probably add a recoil pad to increase it..
The rifle weighs AROUND 184 oz, 11 lb, 8 oz, as it is now. I would not rule out a HV profiled barrel in the future so the ability to adjust or add more weight would be a plus.
To state my questions clearly;
Where is the optimum balance point?
What is the best way to add weight to this stock?
Is there a way to add weight that can be adjusted later?
I have no idea who made the stock nor who built the rifle. If it matters, the action is a Borden TPE.
My rifle is quite nose heavy. The blue line in the pic shows the balance point. Fortunately the shooting I do does not have ANY weight limit so I am free to add whatever weight necessary to the butt to move the balance point back.
Where is the optimum balance point?
I do possess enough skills to figure out how much weight to add. The next question is how to add the weight.
The second pic shows the butt of the stock with the butt plate removed. The material exposed is very hard and is perfectly flat.
The length of pull is rather short for me so I will probably add a recoil pad to increase it..
The rifle weighs AROUND 184 oz, 11 lb, 8 oz, as it is now. I would not rule out a HV profiled barrel in the future so the ability to adjust or add more weight would be a plus.
To state my questions clearly;
Where is the optimum balance point?
What is the best way to add weight to this stock?
Is there a way to add weight that can be adjusted later?
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