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rogerxd45 · 04-11-2008, 02:00 PM

i have a savage 110 in 7mm remington magnum with a synthetic stock and this rifle is only a target rifle. well shooting a lot of rounds in a session will leave my shoulder a little sore. i know they make some lead weights for ar-15s (which i cant see why you would need one for a semi-auto 223)

will i have lots of lead at my house that i can weld or form if i need to and melt it and pour it in there if i needed to, but that would be alot of work. well i have tried putting pieces in on a different rifle and added some paper towels to prevent rattling but i couldnt get the rattling to stop. i thought about plaster but i really want it to be easily removed.

so does anyone have any ideas on what i can use to prevent the lead from rattling around that can be easily removed. and im sure someone makes something for this but i allready have the lead so i would like to use that. plus shipping on a solid block of lead seems like it could be pretty spendy

**Old School** · 04-11-2008, 02:08 PM

I know guys who have drilled holes into hollow stocks and filled them with lead shot. They plugged the hole with black epoxy. It worked well for them.

OS

rogerxd45 · 04-11-2008, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Old School

I know guys who have drilled holes into hollow stocks and filled them with lead shot. They plugged the hole with black epoxy. It worked well for them.

OS

i used a bunch of small fishing sized weights and id doesnt rattle much but it still does. ive been trying to think of something i can add to it that would act as a buffer.

oh hey do you think adding sand to it would help? it seems like it would it would still allow some movment so i could remove easily, and would still limit the lead from hitting the sides, it might still move but the sand might fill up some of the existing air gaps so if it still moved then it seems like it would prevent it from having enough momentum to make noise

fritzmeister · 04-11-2008, 02:28 PM

Possibly take some plastic wrap and "cup" it into the hole. Then fill the hole with some JB Weld. Let it set up and then put the cap back on it. It should be easy enough to remove it if you want and easy enough to put back in.

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**jnclement** · 04-11-2008, 03:10 PM

I put tire weights in the butt of my daughter's Savage, then filled it with expanding foam. If I was doing it again, I'd glue the weights to the inside of the stock, and them fill it with expanding foam.

rogerxd45 · 04-11-2008, 05:10 PM

good ideas!

about the expanding foam,
do you think if i took some vasalene and coated the inside of the stock with it would that let me slide the block of lead and foam out so then i would have a perfectly shaped block to remove and put back in as i needed

**DanTheEldest** · 04-11-2008, 05:24 PM

I vote for silly putty or modeling clay.

rogerxd45 · 04-11-2008, 05:40 PM

oh i should point out that my gun has a large empty cavity on the back under the butt plate, for those of you that dont own one

**jnclement** · 04-11-2008, 09:55 PM

Vaseline would probably work. Or Pam. You can also put lead shot and epoxy in a zip-lock bag, mix well, and stuff in there.

blefferd · 04-12-2008, 05:11 AM

since its only a target rifle you have two choices here, make the gun heavier, ie bigger barrel, wooden stock, then fill the butt with lead, and get a nice recoil pad. OR get a lead sled to soak up the recoil.

i personally would go with the lead sled

04-11-2008, 02:00 PM	#1
rogerxd45 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: boise ID (its boy-see, not boy-z) Posts: 3,592	adding weight to a synthetic stock i have a savage 110 in 7mm remington magnum with a synthetic stock and this rifle is only a target rifle. well shooting a lot of rounds in a session will leave my shoulder a little sore. i know they make some lead weights for ar-15s (which i cant see why you would need one for a semi-auto 223) will i have lots of lead at my house that i can weld or form if i need to and melt it and pour it in there if i needed to, but that would be alot of work. well i have tried putting pieces in on a different rifle and added some paper towels to prevent rattling but i couldnt get the rattling to stop. i thought about plaster but i really want it to be easily removed. so does anyone have any ideas on what i can use to prevent the lead from rattling around that can be easily removed. and im sure someone makes something for this but i allready have the lead so i would like to use that. plus shipping on a solid block of lead seems like it could be pretty spendy

04-11-2008, 02:08 PM	#2
Old School XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 7,675	I know guys who have drilled holes into hollow stocks and filled them with lead shot. They plugged the hole with black epoxy. It worked well for them. OS __________________ Visit www.pistolgear.com for all of your XD needs!

04-11-2008, 02:28 PM	#4
fritzmeister XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: southeast Nebraska Posts: 1,425	Possibly take some plastic wrap and "cup" it into the hole. Then fill the hole with some JB Weld. Let it set up and then put the cap back on it. It should be easy enough to remove it if you want and easy enough to put back in. ??????????? __________________ ...to be truely happy in life, one must learn to embrace the recoil.....

04-11-2008, 03:10 PM	#5
jnclement XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: West Texas Posts: 2,599	I put tire weights in the butt of my daughter's Savage, then filled it with expanding foam. If I was doing it again, I'd glue the weights to the inside of the stock, and them fill it with expanding foam. __________________ Contrary to what sells magazines, not all of us are, or want to be SpecOps, SEAL, Recon, Delta, CQB, Ninja, firearm-knife-tactical-death-touch instructors.

04-11-2008, 05:24 PM	#7
DanTheEldest XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 6,499	I vote for silly putty or modeling clay. __________________ The only things more disturbing than the base ideologies of the new President are the lengths to which his supporters and apologists will go to try to convince themselves and the rest of us that he's not exactly who he says he is. The American abortion industry: helping rid the tired, huddled masses of their inconveniences and mistakes for four decades now. (But it's okay--the unborn aren't actually humans. What they are, we're not sure--but they're definitely not people.)

04-11-2008, 05:10 PM	#6
rogerxd45 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: boise ID (its boy-see, not boy-z) Posts: 3,592	good ideas! about the expanding foam, do you think if i took some vasalene and coated the inside of the stock with it would that let me slide the block of lead and foam out so then i would have a perfectly shaped block to remove and put back in as i needed

04-11-2008, 05:40 PM	#8
rogerxd45 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: boise ID (its boy-see, not boy-z) Posts: 3,592	oh i should point out that my gun has a large empty cavity on the back under the butt plate, for those of you that dont own one

04-11-2008, 09:55 PM	#9
jnclement XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: West Texas Posts: 2,599	Vaseline would probably work. Or Pam. You can also put lead shot and epoxy in a zip-lock bag, mix well, and stuff in there. __________________ Contrary to what sells magazines, not all of us are, or want to be SpecOps, SEAL, Recon, Delta, CQB, Ninja, firearm-knife-tactical-death-touch instructors.

04-12-2008, 05:11 AM	#10
blefferd XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 1,554	since its only a target rifle you have two choices here, make the gun heavier, ie bigger barrel, wooden stock, then fill the butt with lead, and get a nice recoil pad. OR get a lead sled to soak up the recoil. i personally would go with the lead sled __________________ ____________________________ NEF 20 Guage Parder Model (single shot) S&W 642 .38

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