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Where do you like the balance point to be on your rifle?

Hal

Thank you.
How do you get the balance point where you want it? Turn the barrel down or weight the stock ?

Hal

You nailed it Hal. Plus scope and mounts will affect it some as well.

It's a combination of barrel length, and contour and stock weight. The stocks shown in the above pics are fairly lightweight, so conversely, the barrel profiles need to be a little slimmer as well. Unless, of course, you like a barrel heavy rifle. No harm in that either. Some guys prefer that. Some, like myself, like a more neutrally balanced rifle. I don't really care for barrel heavy rifles, don't like a butt heavy one either.

When I was shooting trap competitively, I found out that i have a bad habit of dropping the barrel right before the shot. So a barrel heavy firearm just ads to that deficiency. Honestly, when hunting, most of my shots on game are taken from my 2 hind legs. Offhand, so I need all the help I can get. Keeping in mind, I'm talking hunting rifles here. That's just what I prefer. Others mileage may vary, as they say.

So, if you are wondering what I mean by "hunting" rifles, I mean the ones I take in to the timber and have to pack for miles in a day. Like when I'm elk hunting in mountainous country. I prefer lightweight over my longrange precison rilfes. I'm also not talking about my varmint rifles either. Those can have heavy barrels because they get shot off a bi-pod most times.

This pair of model 70's is what I consider the perfect hunting rifles:


They are 7 pounds without their scopes. Notice the scopes are not huge and heavy. They are 13 oz's with the appropriate reticle, so if a long shot does arise, I am prepared. My way may not be your way, so also keep that in mind.

I would be very interested in buying your p64 Pacific Research stock. gbmotorsportgmail.com