weighting that stock for bench rest shooting ???
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 6:47 amthings are starting to come together on my old Rolling block bench rifle project...
got a question & a couple eye deers to bounce off you guys...
the barrel is going to be a very heavy contour round match barrel, as long as I can make the blank ( probably get between 26" & 27" of finished barrel length... since this will be a dedicated bench gun, is there any reason to have those sling swivel studs in the furniture ??? aside from a bipod, which I don't see ever using on this rifle ( I use sand socks ) I think I'm going to take them off, while I'm refinishing the stocks...
any reason I wouldn't want to add some weight to the butt stock ??? I could core the stock, & add some lead, but with that incredibly figured ( & delicate ) stock I've been thinking of shaping some 5/16" steel bar stock to the shape of the stocks butt, & making a steel butt plate (s) maybe 4-5 stacked as needed to adjust my long length of reach, & finishing them in contrasting colors, with a deep blued plate on the end... a touch of silicone between plates will keep things tight & rattle free, 4-5 plates will likely add about 1 lb to the butt end weight of the rifle, making it balance better... the contrasting colored plates will jazz up the butt of the rifle some... the extra 1 lb of rifle weight won't hurt the bench use of the rifle, & the 32-40 should not be a problem to shoot with a steel butt plate, & especially in a rifle as heavy as the finished weight ends up on this one...
your guys thoughts ???
the stock as it its right now...
got a question & a couple eye deers to bounce off you guys...
the barrel is going to be a very heavy contour round match barrel, as long as I can make the blank ( probably get between 26" & 27" of finished barrel length... since this will be a dedicated bench gun, is there any reason to have those sling swivel studs in the furniture ??? aside from a bipod, which I don't see ever using on this rifle ( I use sand socks ) I think I'm going to take them off, while I'm refinishing the stocks...
any reason I wouldn't want to add some weight to the butt stock ??? I could core the stock, & add some lead, but with that incredibly figured ( & delicate ) stock I've been thinking of shaping some 5/16" steel bar stock to the shape of the stocks butt, & making a steel butt plate (s) maybe 4-5 stacked as needed to adjust my long length of reach, & finishing them in contrasting colors, with a deep blued plate on the end... a touch of silicone between plates will keep things tight & rattle free, 4-5 plates will likely add about 1 lb to the butt end weight of the rifle, making it balance better... the contrasting colored plates will jazz up the butt of the rifle some... the extra 1 lb of rifle weight won't hurt the bench use of the rifle, & the 32-40 should not be a problem to shoot with a steel butt plate, & especially in a rifle as heavy as the finished weight ends up on this one...
your guys thoughts ???
the stock as it its right now...