Add weight to balance stock ?

[cjmac]

So I have yeah, two rifles built off of the bell and carlson m40 stock . One has a heavy palma barrel on it and the other is an m24 . They are a little a muzzle heavy. I was wondering what is the easiest way to add a little weight to the rear of the stock to help balance it.

 

[Schippergreg]

Pma tool sells a weight system that epoxies into the butt of the rifle.

 

[nmkid]

I guess it depends on how much cavity the stock has under the recoil pad. I use regular old BBs and epoxy. They have never failed me.

 

[marchx]

I used an all steel spacer.

 

[ELR LVR]

So I have yeah, two rifles built off of the bell and carlson m40 stock . One has a heavy palma barrel on it and the other is an m24 . They are a little a muzzle heavy. I was wondering what is the easiest way to add a little weight to the rear of the stock to help balance it.

Drill a hole or two in the butt
Add lead Shot
You can make a slurry of lead shot and epoxy if you wanna
Tungsten Fishing weights also work
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One of my Mcmillans has a good few pounds of lead shot to balance the big heavy barrel out
Man does it balance and shoot nice, better than any gun I have

 

[60723]

I drilled out as much as I thought would be ok. Turned down a piece of tungsten to fit.

 

[LCazador]

Those old barrels make great stock weights.

 

[cjmac]

Pma tool sells a weight system that epoxies into the butt of the rifle.

Interesting that might be easier

 

[cjmac]

Those old barrels make great stock weights.

Didn't think about that . I have a few

 

[cjmac]

Drill a hole or two in the butt
Add lead Shot
You can make a slurry of lead shot and epoxy if you wanna
Tungsten Fishing weights also work
--------------------------------------------
One of my Mcmillans has a good few pounds of lead shot to balance the big heavy barrel out
Man does it balance and shoot nice, better than any gun I have

I'll have to pull the but pad ans see if there's a hole already

 

[cjmac]

I used an all steel spacer.

Where u get that

 

[David Conder]

Yes an easy to turn a barrel if you go to tungsten make sure it copper tungsten

 

[marchx]

Where u get that

Friend cnc’d it for me. Adds 0.7 kg at the end of the stock.

 

[dusterdave173]

I used small block chevy piston wrist pins that were filled--put 2 of them in holes behind the butt pad--was easy to do--the added weight helped two nose heavy varmint rifles ride the bags perfectly! Even on a bipod like I usually shoot them the feel and performance was excellent--I cut vertical stringing completely --that is what got me looking at the problem --It made a huge diff in the way both rifles shoot--I had 28 inch / 1 in diameter and boy does that make the average rifle nose heavy
A Tip--Make the hole a snug slip fit -and Limit ANY travel for and aft or it will hammer in there

Best thing I have done for these rifles

 

[foxguy]

Curious, What point in the rifle stock do you use to set the rifles Ballance point

 

[JMayo]

My competition rifles balance about an inch or 2 in front of trigger guard.
A SS stock piece is attached on a screw to the butt plate hanging in a hole cut in the stock.

 

[RabbitSlayer]

I use lead shot mixed with epoxy. Put a nice thick cap of epoxy on the top to make sure the toxic lead is permanently sealed in the epoxy.

 

[cjmac]

I used small block chevy piston wrist pins that were filled--put 2 of them in holes behind the butt pad--was easy to do--the added weight helped two nose heavy varmint rifles ride the bags perfectly! Even on a bipod like I usually shoot them the feel and performance was excellent--I cut vertical stringing completely --that is what got me looking at the problem --It made a huge diff in the way both rifles shoot--I had 28 inch / 1 in diameter and boy does that make the average rifle nose heavy
A Tip--Make the hole a snug slip fit -and Limit ANY travel for and aft or it will hammer in there

Best thing I have done for these rifles

I know a guy that runs a machine shop . Might see what he has around

 

[cjmac]

Curious, What point in the rifle stock do you use to set the rifles Ballance point

Asking me or others?

 

[LCazador]

Curious, What point in the rifle stock do you use to set the rifles Ballance point

See JMayo's post.