Lead in stock? Who makes it?

[gunsandgunsmithing]

I know you better than that!! You want that GRENDEL to shoot GREAT! (tony the tiger voice)

It will! If I beat ya, it won't be because of that. I'm just razzing on ya. Any work I do, I try to do it better than the best I've ever done.

 

[6bra1k]

i made my own 1 lb mold...1" dia about 3" long.
but in several cases it aint enough
my current hv gun in long range br has a 1.45" dia straight bbl 32" long. its freaking heavy and the gun was nose heavy. i did some searching. you want pure tungsten .all the alloys are too lite. i bought 2 bucking bars for setting rivets. 1x1x3" and 3 lbs each. now they are so smooth..they did not glue in place..they broke loose. so off to the lathe and cut some grooves... bedding material on all sides. life is good......just about 34 lbs total

 

[Dusty Stevens]

i made my own 1 lb mold...1" dia about 3" long.
but in several cases it aint enough
my current hv gun in long range br has a 1.45" dia straight bbl 32" long. its freaking heavy and the gun was nose heavy. i did some searching. you want pure tungsten .all the alloys are too lite. i bought 2 bucking bars for setting rivets. 1x1x3" and 3 lbs each. now they are so smooth..they did not glue in place..they broke loose. so off to the lathe and cut some grooves... bedding material on all sides. life is good......just about 34 lbs total

Lemme know how cutting those grooves work out. Id think you need a toolpost grinder. I got a real nice one if you come to arkansas sometime

 

[gunsandgunsmithing]

i made my own 1 lb mold...1" dia about 3" long.
but in several cases it aint enough
my current hv gun in long range br has a 1.45" dia straight bbl 32" long. its freaking heavy and the gun was nose heavy. i did some searching. you want pure tungsten .all the alloys are too lite. i bought 2 bucking bars for setting rivets. 1x1x3" and 3 lbs each. now they are so smooth..they did not glue in place..they broke loose. so off to the lathe and cut some grooves... bedding material on all sides. life is good......just about 34 lbs total

Pure tungsten is a little heavier than the alloys but how do you machine it? I greatly prefer the weight be attached to the butt plate because I've seen a stock pretty much destroyed by a loose weight system, fwiw. I guess I could cut it with edm but I want a threaded hole. Not a lot of difference in alloys and it's still a lot heavier than lead. Just my 2 cents.

 

[geo.ulrich]

I have a long range BR rifle that I dedicated to HG. II used Tungsten round bar purchased from McMaster-Carr in the end. Initially I thought it too expensive to go that way so I found lead, melted it and poured into a piece of heavy-wall steel tubing (1" OD). It was okay but didn't add the desired amount so I bit the "tungsten bullet". After all, it only costs 200% more to go first-class these days.

If you used thin wall you would have got more lead and more weight

 

[gunsandgunsmithing]

Here's a couple of pics of one I did several years ago with a copper tungsten rod and an aluminum tube epoxied into the stock for it. I like it a little lower but this has been my #1 rifle for a long while, either way.
Not great pics but they serve the purpose

 

[Rsadams]

Although lead is of course not the best thing health wise it comes in many things still.... Don't forget about fishing weights and if your careful you can build a mold easy..... Melt it down with whatever you have and pour into a mold for whatever shape you want.... I have made a many a custom surf fishing weights with a wood homemade mold....

 

[6bra1k]

Lemme know how cutting those grooves work out. Id think you need a toolpost grinder. I got a real nice one if you come to arkansas sometime

it was no issue at all.
mounted on a 1" side 3" across, and simply made small straight in plunge with a 60* tool for about 80 thou once at 1" and 1.25 from center. rotate and did all 4 sides to both pcs.....

 

[gunsandgunsmithing]

it was no issue at all.
mounted on a 1" side 3" across, and simply made small straight in plunge with a 60* tool for about 80 thou once at 1" and 1.25 from center. rotate and did all 4 sides to both pcs.....

Is this on pure tungsten rod? I realize it's not carbide but even the sintered tungsten rod is tough stuff. It can be cut but is tough stuff and threading is a real different ball game from just cutting it. Do you have any tips?

 

[JMayo]

My 30br McMillan rifle has a barrel piece on a bolt that's brazed in the back of the rifle butt. Its hollowed out.

My varmit 10lb has like what is posted above minus the epoxy. A piece of barrel.

 

[Bill Clifton]

You buy a box or 2 of some high powered shells, then at the end of the season you got a few shells left over. You cant start the next season with them and there will be a bigger, badder shell next year so you have leftover shells. Go trap shooting and skip the last stage because theres no need to waste the shells? Theres another 5

I've been using the same shotgun shells for years. Start next season with whatever are left in my waterfowl jacket from the previous year. Using non tox for anything but waterfowl, etc, when required is a waste of them to me but to each his own I guess. I never was one on the latest greatest scheme when it comes to all these magic shotgun shells. Heck I bought cases of the Remington Hevi-shot shells years ago on a closeout and still using them from time to time. Still have a few ammo cans full of them.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

I've been using the same shotgun shells for years. Start next season with whatever are left in my waterfowl jacket from the previous year. Using non tox for anything but waterfowl, etc, when required is a waste of them to me but to each his own I guess. I never was one on the latest greatest scheme when it comes to all these magic shotgun shells. Heck I bought cases of the Remington Hevi-shot shells years ago on a closeout and still using them from time to time. Still have a few ammo cans full of them.

Talkin turkey shells not waterfowl. They sell them by each shell and they get better every year. As far as my steel shot i rarely have any left over. I go thru 2-3 cases a year and leave any extras in my hunting spots since you can only carry 15 in

 

[6bra1k]

Is this on pure tungsten rod? I realize it's not carbide but even the sintered tungsten rod is tough stuff. It can be cut but is tough stuff and threading is a real different ball game from just cutting it. Do you have any tips?

1 x 1 x 3 bar
like this but above size

Tungsten Ergonomic Bucking Bar BB-7: 1.50 lbs, Angled Face 5/8" x 1" x 4": Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific

Tungsten Ergonomic Bucking Bar BB-7: 1.50 lbs, Angled Face 5/8" x 1" x 4": Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific

www.amazon.com

 

[Damon555]

Personally all my rifles are weighed down with bulk .224 or .45 bullets. Convenient storage and still readily available if my bullet stash runs low......

 

[urbanrifleman]

I've had great luck with lead birdshot mixed with RTV silicone.

That's what I use. Number 9 shot in rtv