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How have y'all added weight and what did you use? I'm thinking about boring the butt of a FWT to add some weight for bench shooting... thoughts/advice?
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I used to shoot an M1A in competition. With a bull barrel the rifle was very muzzle heavy. To remedy this I poured molten lead into short pieces of electrical conduit to make cylinders that fit into the cleaning rod cuts in the buttstock. You would have to drill a hole to fit the cylinder in a wooden stocked rifle. By doing it this way, you can adjust the weight to match your needs.
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I added backstop scrap lead bullets and silicone bathtub seal (the duct tape of caulk) to the front of a synthetic T/C Encore buttstock for extra weight (460 S&W recoil reduction) - cheap and easy. The combination has stayed in place there AOK.
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Lead bird shot is easy to work with and can be set in epoxy either in place or in a piece of tubing or conduit as fish did. Test it before making it permanent.
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I used lead shot.
Once I found the correct amount in the correct place I mixed the shot with epoxy.
When the tailgate drops the BS stops.
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Thanks guys. Is it better for the structural integrity of the stock to drill long and skinny or shallow and wide to fill in with lead?
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I mixed the lead shot with paraffin. Melt, mix and pour. Easier to remove if necessary for adjustment later.
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I mixed the lead shot with paraffin. Melt, mix and pour. Easier to remove if necessary for adjustment later. GREAT IDEA!!!
When the tailgate drops the BS stops.
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Leaving the shot loose, either in a tube or not, will do more to tame recoil...
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I've used mercury recoil reducers in the forearm under the barrel or in the buttstock, depending on the rifle.
works fine.
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