Aluminum stock

[DrThunder88]

This thread got me thinking, "What if you could make an Axis stock out of Aluminum?" That's a big "if" because injection molding plastic is quite different than casting or machining aluminum, but I just wanted to get a feel for what the weight would end up being. From a previous thread I learned factory Axis stocks were only about 25oz, and for this thought experiment I assumed the whole stock was plastic instead of accounting for rubber and steel. By my calculations an aluminum version of a factory Axis stock would weigh a fraction of an ounce more than a Boyds Pro Varmint in any one of the colored laminates. And while that's definitely on the heavy side for a stock, it's not as unmanageable as it would seem.

[JWW123]

there are pictures of all aluminum stocks on some of the other websites that do look somewhat like a regular stock ,most are used in benchrest shooting and yes they are heavy

[holescreek]

I've never seen an axis stock but the receiver cutouts are pretty much the same between the 12FV and 10FCP. Making my own stocks let me add a magazine to the 12FV and a top bolt release to the 10.