Finished the Duracoat application to the stock (FDE) and barreled action (black). Once the rifle was reassembled, we were struck with the idea of adding weight to the rig. After pulling the recoil pad, we drilled two 5/8" diameter holes 5" deep. This would allow for 5" pieces of 1/2" copper tubing. The tubing was filled with lead that we melted down from old cast muzzle loading maxi-balls. The two tubes combined for a total of 1 1/4 pounds of added weight to the buttstock. The Boyd's Tacticool has a 3/4" wide routed channel under the barrel section that seemed like another sensible spot to add some weight. After routing a matching groove in a 2x6, we melted more lead and poured away. The resulting slug of lead weighed 1 1/4 pounds as well. The total weight of the rifle is now somewhere between 14 3/4 to 15 pounds. With the suppressor added, this should make managing the recoil for my son much more manageable.
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