Stock weighting question??

[NorCalMikie]

Where is the best "balance point" on a stock. My laminated is barrel heavy,front) and I was thinking of drilling the back end and adding shot to balance it out. As is,it's 13 lbs. and not a "pack gun", so the extra weight is not going to be a problem.
Any opinions or ideas? All are appreciated. Thanks. Mike.

 

[Forum Boss]

Clay Spencer uses two scales and likes to have the front and back relatively even. Suggest you use duct tape and attach some weights to the back until you get the recoil and minimal bounce on the bags that you want. You might also experiment with high vs. low placement of the weight in the rear.

 

[NorCalMikie]

Any "actual balance point" or is it "just to your liking? And thanks for the reply. Mike.

 

[Forum Boss]

The goal of the weight distribution, in Clay's view is to smooth the recoil and eliminate as much muzzle hop as possible. There is the secondary issue of Torque. I think Clay keeps his weight on centerline. But some people have experimented with assymetric foreends or side weighting to reduce torque.

"To your liking" for me would primarily be an effort to keep the muzzle on target so one could see bullet impact. Secondarily would be the ability to return the gun back to target easily. On our 17Hm2 project gun you'd think there would be no problem with that, given the minimal recoil, but the ability to slide right back to point of aim improved as we cut the barrel down from 24" to 20".

 

[NorCalMikie]

The reason I had asked about "Stock Weighting" was the fact that I couldn't see my hits at 100 yds. and even at 330 yds. it was tough going. On paper, now thats a different story! I was doing "one holers" and loving every bit of it.
Improving barrel jump would make things much better for seeing hits. So far, the 6BR is way above my expectations. A little more recoil than I had expected but not bad enough to make me want to get rid of it. I had it on a bipod and should have used my bags for better support. So far AA 2230C has shown good results as far as accuracy and no pressure signs. A .010 jam works wonders on a stiff bolt lift. Been shooting 55 to 80 gr. bullets and picked up some 100 gr. Sierras and Speers today.
I might throw a "bag" across the back end of the stock and see what kind of a difference it makes. At least it gives me a reason to head to the range. And thanks for your input. Mike.

 

[NorCalMikie]

Thanks Lynn. That was my plan. Add lead shot and try it for "feel" and see how it works out. Pack the shot and give it a try. When it feels "right" pour epoxy on top of it and reinstall the pad/plate. Mike.

 

[chuckw2]

Why not melt the lead and pour it into a copper pipe, it would take up less space because it would be much denser and would be easily removable. I did this on a over and under shotgun stock that has three different barrels, three different weights.

I have 3 copper pipes all the same size, all with different amounts of lead in them..

Chuck

 

[NorCalMikie]

Good idea. I'll keep it in mind! Thanks for the input. Mike.