Exteneding a Whisper Stock

[Randino]

I'm about 6 foot 2, so the whisper stock feels short to me. I'm considering taking off the butt plate and inserting a wooden spacer in between the stock and the butt plate. Perhaps a new Morgan adjustable plate instead of the stock one. I could paint the spacer black to match the stock, or bed liner it, whichever looks best. I'll update this when I get measurements for exactly how much pull I need. any ideas how to find the exact size I need? All I know is it's too short. Thanks guys, if anything I'll just vent my ideas and see where they go.

Randy

[tjk]

OK,...Honestly,...I'd save up for a .22  RWS 350/Xisico B-28A.  You're a tall fella,..and these are long guns. Not too heavy either,...compared to my RX-2,...it feels like a .22 Remington semi. Since you are a tall man,...with long arms I would imagine,...either of these rifles would suit you good. From a personal experience,...my Mike Mellick tuned B-28A is a very pleasurable shooter. With a Maccarri spring and factory seal with a custom top hat added,...this weapon is a sure 'go to gun' for the back door corner. You really can't beat it for the price difference. Once they're well broken in,....couldn't ask for much better at this level. Best Wishes, tjk

[tjk]

Oh,...sorry for not answering your question on length of pull. To be honest I'm not really positive. But I'm 5 10 1/2, and I have long arms myself. Therefore I've had to get larger rifles that fit me better. tjk

[RedFeather]

Don't sell the gun. Have arm reduction surgery. Or, easier yet, check on Cabelas or Brownells for a slip-on pad. Might find one that will fit and give you a little more length of pull. Barring that, you could install a spacer or consider an adjustable pad with the horizontal rods that go into the stock. All depends upon how much work you wiling to do.

One thing I just thought of on extending LOP with a spacer and that is it will slide you cheek back on the comb. Depending upon your face and the style of comb, this may not work for you. Try wearing some padding and shouldering the gun first to see if the new position is suitable. both in terms of head position with sights or scope and, of course, comfort. Don't want to be straining to make it work.

[ezman604]

LOL...
Maybe this will help. Hold your shooting arm straight out to the side. Now, point your trigger finger and bend your arm up toward the sky. Take a tape measure and measure from the bend in your arm to the first knuckle of your trigger finger. That is roughly your LOP. Now measure from center of the trigger to thebutt plate. The difference in these two measurements is roughly what you need to add or remove from the butt.
Hope that helps.
Happy Shooting!!!!
Dave
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[Randino]

Well, my are measures exactly 15", while the whisper from trigger to butt plate measures 14. My 220 measures in at 13 1/2. I'm going to try to pad the stock with some junk to extend it and make sure the comb is still comfortable. I know I can slide my scope back an inch to adjust my eye relief. Before I start cutting, I'll check out Cabela's for a extension boot.

BTW, I'd love a 350 mag or b28, but I just got this Whisper and I can't justify another gun just yet. Would The B28 be the better deal? I'd probably have to get the 350 tuned anyways before I could handle it. I've heard a lot of good things about Dianas, but since I' limited on the number of guns I have, I have to make each one count. With that in mind will the tuned b28 keep up with my Gamos, or should I save for the 350?

Randy

[airiscool]

Randy,
Making a recoil pad spacer is not difficult.  

It can be made out of one piece the thickness required, or mulitpul layers of thinner material glued together.

You'll need two new screws that are the same number size, but longer than the originals by equal to the thickness of the spacer.

Unscrew the recoil pad. Place it on the spacer material and with an awl, or nail, punch mark the two screw holes. They will be used to index the spacer. Drill the holes and screw the pad and spacers  back on the gun.

Draw a line on the spacer tight around the pad and the stock. Remove and cut to the lines leaving the lines. Sand to finished size using a bench sander, or sanding block if hand-sanding,  until the lines just start to disapear then check fit the spacer and pad on the gun.

Paint the spacer mat black to match the stock.  

Paul.

[tjk]

"Will the tuned B-28 keep up with my Gamos?" In .177 the B-28/350's will surpass the Gamo's. Factory tuned or Macarri parts tuned. But it seems a waste of power in the .177 if light weight pellets are used. I've had to resort to 10+ grainned pellets to slow it down to the high 900's in mine. About the biggest difference in the B-28's and 350's is the stock. Same deisign and action. The RWS stocks are nicer,...but not $150 worth of nicer!!!! tjk