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Offline Hermie

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"Filling the Stock".. What is that?
« on: January 05, 2009, 08:57:10 PM »
If it's what I'm thinking, wouldn't filling the gap in the stock on the handgrip get in the way of the cocking mechanism?

What exactly IS "filling the stock"?
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RE: "Filling the Stock".. What is that?
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2009, 10:16:34 PM »
Well in my case filling the stock meant to take off  the butt pad and drill holes in the end of a synthetic Hollow stock and "fill" with light expanding spray foam.The idea is to take out some of the hollow sound and give more balance to the rifle,some even use a bit of sand to increase mass in hopes of less felt recoil.That is what I call "filling the stock"
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RE: "Filling the Stock".. What is that?
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2009, 12:30:28 AM »
and the members here have used different materials to "Fill the stock". Memory foam work's great , that's what I and several other members use. You can add or remove as needed. :) Ed
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RE: "Filling the Stock".. What is that?
« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2009, 12:47:25 AM »
I used great stuff spray foam in the stock. Like you mentioned, be careful if you're going to put foam in the forestock - it will interfere with the cocking mechanism. If it's a synthetic stock, you sometimes can fill the little gaps, but not too much.....
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RE: "Filling the Stock".. What is that?
« Reply #4 on: January 06, 2009, 12:49:26 AM »
BTW - good move ordering the GRTIII, best thing you could do for your rifle. You'll have a much better chance of killing something with it vs. your factory trigger :)
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Re: "Filling the Stock".. What is that?
« Reply #5 on: January 06, 2009, 07:30:25 AM »
So it doesn't really have too much of an effect? I like how light my gun is, it makes it a good all-day shooter. I don't think I'd want to add more wieght to it.
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Non-hardening modelling clay
« Reply #6 on: January 07, 2009, 03:23:46 AM »
For some of the really, I mean REALLY light guns, like the Crosman 2100/Remington Airmaster 77, practically all of what little weight there IS is forward of the trigger.  Okay for some styles or tastes, but kind of icky for me .

I used a hole saw to "drill" a 3/4 inch hole in the "buttplate" of my 77.  Then, using good quality modelling clay (my wife's an artist) I rolled a bunch of grape-sized balls of clay and dropped them into the hollow stock.  About every 10-12 "grapes", I smashed them down with a 3/8 inch dowel rod, just to press the air out.  The clay is a little heavier than a similar mass of walnut, but with the inevitable voids, it comes out pretty well.  I figure for a $50 gun, it's a pretty good improvement.  The gun is still remarkably light, and because the balance (to me) seems more natural, I don't actually notice it feeling "heavier".

I did this to a 1077, also, but I think I was able to unscrew the buttplate from that one first.  

So far (18+ months), the clay hasn't dried out or broken up - but again, its good quality, "non-hardening" clay.  I wouldn't use Play-Doh or similar, unless you have a trasher-gun that you just want to practice the technique on.  ...of course, even if you did "ruin" one of these stocks, you can get the replacement plastic from Crosman for next to nothing... :)

I also have a Walther 1250, and it's hollow, but I don't think I'll mess with that just yet :)

*edit*  - Forgot to mention, I got a hard-rubber "furniture plug" from the hardware store that fits the hole I drilled.  It plugs the hole perfectly, and sits pretty flush - still really obviously there, though, but this guns a plinker, not a wall-hanger!

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Re: "Filling the Stock".. What is that?
« Reply #7 on: January 07, 2009, 05:59:30 AM »
To get to the back of the buttplate of my Big Cat, I'd have to pull off the rubber pad. I'm not about to do that... So pretty much it's a matter of balance?
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