Adding weight to stock?

[savageshooter86]

Best way to add weight to stock so it balances closer to action?

 

[Hntndad]

Which stock do you have?

 

[savageshooter86]

ShUtley brother lowrider stock

 

[Keith Glasscock]

If you decide to do a do-it-yourself drill and fill kind of operation, consider this: lead shot in an epoxy matrix is only about 65% of the density of solid lead. I take a piece of tubing (aluminum, copper, etc) and drill the hole to be a slight slip-fit. I then pour it full of melted lead separate from the stock (use appropriate safety precautions!) and put that into the stock once cool. I was able to get 11 ounces of weight into a hole that would only hold ~6 ounces of shot (epoxy would have increased the density some).

If you do this, also make certain that the weight is rigidly attached inside the stock. Weights that move tend to break stocks.

YMMV,
Keith

 

[DJ111]

Easy and cheap way is to drill two 3/4'' holes and just slide 3/4'' steel rod in there. You can get 22oz in 2 pieces pretty easy. If you need more than that start looking at more dense materials.

 

[Tozguy]

On my bench gun I used the original butt plate to make a mold out of some leftover ceramic grout.
Then poured molten lead into the mold (grout must be very dry) to cast a lead butt plate.
Makes it easy to install/remove and try different weights. Once the lead plate was right it was covered in three coats of PU clear.

 

[Tstroop]

Here's my solution

 

[tclaunch]

Love that...... I bought a 1" OD stainless thin wall tube and filled it with shot and torched it till melted and kept adding shot and heat and the weight ended up near 1 5/8 pounds. It keeps breaking loose the butplate receiver screws when shooting. Must be moving and I think thats the ticket to stop my problem. Thanks for sharing this one, Tim

 

[DennisH]

Laminated stocks: And "One" composite:

I drilled a 1" hole 5" deep in the butt of the stock. You have to be real careful when doing so.

Melting shot in a copper tube is fine. I melt the shot and pure it into the hole. I have added 2lbs to 3 stocks.

I don't recommened this to everyone, but it worked for me. The lead is not hot enough to do damage to the stock, BUT your on your own if you decided to go with it.

I had a junk HS stock I practiced on first.

Good Shooting, Dennis

 

[savageshooter86]

I need to add roughly 3# to rifle to get close to 22#.

Shurley brother lowrider stock. Panda Action and straight 1.25 30"barrel

 

[Dusty Stevens]

You dont have to have it exactly 22#. Most guns are nowhere close to max weight. Youre not giving nothing up comin in 2# light. It gives you wiggle room on barrels and scopes. Try a steel base and badger rings if you need some more quick

 

[savageshooter86]

Mainly want it to balance properly. And it's a dasher so not much recoil anyways

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Id go with less barrel if balance is an issue. Adding weight to a stock is a dangerous proposition if not done perfect. Youd be surprised at how easy a weight can shoot loose and halfway thru the match youll wonder what broke. Thats hard to stomach as hard as it is to get to matches these days. Cause you wont find it right away itll haunt you for quite a while til you find it. It WILL bite you and it wont be pretty lol

 

[gotcha]

Which Butt piece cut out option do you have? I'm asking since the stock is low rider it may be best to keep additional weight as low as possible in butt.