When weight is not a consern, I fit a 3/8" steel rod in the forearm and bed it in from the recoil lug to about 2" from the forarm tip. Cover it with Accraglass Gel, Marine Tex, or Devcon (F2) liquid aluminum. It will make it stiffer than a gear shifter.
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Would fully bedding a synthetic stock stiffen it?
Feb 04, 2015 · Whatever you do to a synthetic stock with epoxy will also stiffen a timber stock, you could even add some S Glass with the epoxy to make the timber stock even stiffer. I prefer Alloy stocks, no bedding required which cuts some costs if …
How do you stiffen the fore end of a stock?
Jan 29, 2022 · After youve done that you need to scratch up the plastic so the resin has something to key into you just need to scratch up to the level of the barrel channel. Scratch up the stock and all the reinforcing ribs. I used a chainsaw file and bent the tang over and sharpened it. Then mask the edges each side of the stock and anywhere you dont want resin.
Can I replace a synthetic stock with wood?
Sep 26, 2015 · Use 60 grit sand paper, followed with a dremel engraving tip (round burr bit) or a small drill bit to penetrate shallow holes and lift small burrs in the stock, followed by a thorough degreasing and you'll be able to sufficiently adhere any …
Do synthetic stocks have flexible fore ends?
Mar 29, 2017 · I stiffened the stock front with a carbon fiber arrow and epoxy, the but has a 12" aluminum gutter spike and half filled with epoxy, and the trigger guard permanently fixed with super glue. I welded together a 14" drill bit and drilled from the front all the way under the recoil lug into the trigger housing cavity. then put two sections of CF arrow in.
bmmechan Registered Member
I have a savage 10, 308 20" medium contour barrel, in a factory savage accustock. The aluminum bedding does a great job at stiffening the forearm but the buttstock is hollow.
nbkky71 Registered Member
About the only thing that I could think of would be some kind of expanding foam sprayed into the hollow stock. That may give it some extra measure of sturdiness, but still be light-weight.
nbkky71 Registered Member
Highpower competitors have used cast lead rods in the stock of the M1/M1A/M14 to help balance out the rifles and add a little more weight. The rods come in 1#, 1.5# and 1.75# weights and are meant to slide into the buttstock . Using one of those with the resin/bondo trick may work to fill up the stock.
