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Thread: Adding weight to the stock of an Edge

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    holtrk85
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    Adding weight to the stock of an Edge


    I removed the barrel from the stock of my son's Edge this morning and noticed
    that the fore end of the stock has considerable hollow space under where the
    barrel sits. I was thinking about adding some weight to the stock in these areas
    to reduce the recoil a bit. Does anyone know of any reason why I would not
    or should not do this?

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    Uncle Jack
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    Re: Adding weight to the stock of an Edge

    I can't think of a reason not to. Figure where you want the weight and where it will affect the balance and then just mix up some epoxy and lead shot and have at it.

    uj

  3. #3
    Idahojoe
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    Re: Adding weight to the stock of an Edge

    It depends, had friends break a stock by leading down Ultra mag. Just too much recoil.

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    Uncle Jack
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    Re: Adding weight to the stock of an Edge

    Quote Originally Posted by Idahojoe
    It depends, had friends break a stock by leading down Ultra mag. Just too much recoil.
    ??
    How could adding material to an open void in the stock forend weaken it?

    uj

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    holtrk85
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    Re: Adding weight to the stock of an Edge

    This is a 243, but the shooter is a young boy. I don't want his first experience with a
    high-powered rifle to be bad. That could be a hard experience to "undo".

    Does anyone have any feedback on the proper balance of the rifle? I found a post
    on another forum that suggested that a rifle's CG should be near the recoil lug.

  6. #6
    Uncle Jack
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    Re: Adding weight to the stock of an Edge

    I like a COB of half way between my two hands on the pistol grip and on the forend and the usually come out somewhere midpoint between the two action screws.

    uj

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    HMR-HOUND
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    Re: Adding weight to the stock of an Edge

    I used steel epoxy putty to stiffen my stevens 200 stock. Its very clean and easy to press in to the hollows. I used a flat tool to make it smooth and neat.

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