Adding Weight To A Stock??

[xswanted]

Hey guys,

I have a McMillan Benchrest stock. It the Hunter benchrest I believe.

Whats the best and easiest way to add weight to the stock? My whole setup weighs in at 13.06 pounds right now. The gun is more or less a light gun for long range bench rest, I however use it more for F-Class. Either way it works very well.

I'd like to get it up to about 15lbs or so just to see if it tracks in the bags better.

Thoughts?

 

[lal357]

not sure about your stock but on my f clas stock in the butt end i drilled holes and filled it with lead weights and some duct seal (doesnt get hard) in the forearm i releived some and melted some lead and expoxied it in

 

[xswanted]

not sure about your stock but on my f clas stock in the butt end i drilled holes and filled it with lead weights and some duct seal (doesnt get hard) in the forearm i releived some and melted some lead and expoxied it in

I've heard guys using a spray foam to hold it (weight) in place....any thoughts on that?

 

[mshelton]

Melt some wheel weights in a 3/4" copper pipe, cut the pipe off once it's cooled, drill a 3/4" hole in the back of your stock under the recoil pad, add as little or as much as you like.

 

[Nodak7mm]

Justin,


Permanently installed or removable?


Mixing lead shot with 2 part epoxies is a great permanent install.

 

[Macropod]

I have used lead shot and silicone to fill in the voids in the fore end. Kind of a little messy to do, but it did transform the rifle into a much better performer.

 

[rocketron]

i have a 3 way adjustable butt plate and made different thickness ss spacers to put in so i could get the balance and weight i wanted.

 

[timeout]

Melt some wheel weights in a 3/4" copper pipe, cut the pipe off once it's cooled, drill a 3/4" hole in the back of your stock under the recoil pad, add as little or as much as you like.

+ 1

This is a good way to get the job done and it is not hard to do.

 

[mshelton]

Melt some wheel weights in a 3/4" copper pipe, cut the pipe off once it's cooled, drill a 3/4" hole in the back of your stock under the recoil pad, add as little or as much as you like.

+ 1

This is a good way to get the job done and it is not hard to do.

Just wanted to add that you can keep it in place with the duct seal and another benefit is that it is denser/heavier than the same space taken up by lead shot and epoxy. I don't remember the exact ratio difference but I checked it when I did a stock of mine and I want to say it was close to 40% more weight per volume with the solid lead than with the shot and epoxy.

 

[Shiraz]

Here's what I did to one of my F-Class stocks that was about two pounds too light:

First, I milled a slot to make sure the weight of the lead was enough:

Then I milled the same size slot in my stock:

The completed slot:

Then I sifted the sawdust so I could mix it with the epoxy and match the color of the stock:

Then filled the slot with the delicious looking mix (epoxy, fine sawdust and lead shot):

I ended up having to "flatten" it on the mill so had to paint it:

The finished job - made the rifle 2 oz. under the weight limit. Gotta keep that leeway in weight just in case they bring a fish weighing scale to weigh rifles

 

[timeout]

Very nice work, Shiraz!

 

[Bob Sebold]

Shiraz, you have to much time on your hands, and are to vain with your gun! Guess that's why you shoot so well. Now, below is my secret.

This is exactly what a good cigar with a tube is for. I would drill a hole to receive aluminum tube, place everything on a scale so you know how much lead you need, then fill accordingly. Do not put the lead or tube in the gun until it is cool. If you add too much you can just drill it out. If the hole is snug it does not move. If it is not snug you can wedge it. Easy enough to remove and adjust later if need be. Most tubes will hold 2-2.5 lbs of lead depending on size. If needed, I can also recommend good cigars!

 

[Shiraz]

If needed, I can also recommend good cigars!

Bob, you have no idea how many points I have dropped because of the smell of your cigar smoke!

 

[dannyjbiggs]

Might consider boring two holes in the butt stock sufficient to accept a couple of Brownells 7/8" x 5" mercury recoil suppressors. They weight one pound a piece, and provide a minimal amount of recoil mitigation. I use them in one of my F-Class "switch stocks"...switching the stock from F-Open to F-TR configurations, and vise versa, to conform to maximum weight allowances.

Danny Biggs

 

[KT]

Might consider boring two holes in the butt stock sufficient to accept a couple of Brownells 7/8" x 5" mercury recoil suppressors. They weight one pound a piece, and provide a minimal amount of recoil mitigation. I use them in one of my F-Class "switch stocks"...switching the stock from F-Open to F-TR configurations, and vise versa, to conform to maximum weight allowances.

Danny Biggs

I did the same as Danny. The recoil reducers are easy to install and give you the weight needed.

KT

 

[Bob Sebold]

Shiraz, I know exactly how many points you have dropped because of my cigar smoke. Zero! Have never and will never smoke on the line. You may have lost some because of my gun, or my big mouth on the line, but not the cigars man! I know the higher up powers that be conspire to keep you down! It sucks, I blame Kenny. Some of those guys from Texas can also be treacherous! You coming to Lodi for a good shoot in June? I will bring the cigars.

 

[xswanted]

Thanks for all the replies guys!

Rod, I'm looking to do this as a removeable solution so I could still shoot heavy class in a short range BR competition if the opportunity arrose.

I'm thinking of doing something with the recoil reducers that benelli used to sell with the Nova pumps.

Putting them in the back of the stock.

 

[Wildwillalaska]

Folks talk about the flexibility and/or bounce of some stocks like the McM F-Class, would a narrow channel milled out and filled with shot and something like steel-bed stiffen any significant amount?

 

[Killick]

I have a CSS tube gun so I attached a 7lb. weight to the fore end slot with 2 modified fore end hand stops. I prefer to add weight under the bbl. (as Shiraz did)
as I think it balances the rifle as it rides the bag in recoil. I also added weight in the butt stock cheek piece tube (a 6"x.875" steel rod).