adding weight to a gun stock

[mil-dot]

has anyone added weight to a gun stock before? and if so how much.

i added about 4 lbs of lead to the buttstock and plan on about 2-3 pounds to the foreend.

i'm trying to reduce muzzle lift. i plan on using #8 shot and epoxy for the foreend. what type of epoxy would you suggest.

Jesse

[BobT]

what type of epoxy would you suggest.


Pretty much any kind will work to hold shot in, I just get the cheap stuff.

[Woodser]

I added some to a Stevens 200, but not anywhere near as much as you plan to. Took some used wheel weights from a tire shop, smashed them down with a big hammer to flatten them to 1/16-1/8" thickness, wrestled the steel clamps out of them, and lined the bottom of the stock with them so as to keep the balance but add about a pound, maybe 14 oz. Much steadier now, and less recoil.
Used no adhesive at all, since the spots in the stock where they were placed were a tight fit and most of them wedged in nicely. So far none have worked loose.

[Blue Avenger]

get one of those duel syringe self mixing epoxy and shoot it on top. it will soap in and seal the top good enough. If you do not get a fantastic job, it will only aid in removal some day when some one wonders " what were they thinking!" LOL