I want to fill the front part of my Tikka stock to add a bit of weight and take all of the flex out of it. Devcon is 65.00 per container so I was thinking about using something else. ANyone have any ideas or have seen a different compound used to fill the voids, add some strength and survive regular use?
Stock filling/stiffening material
- Thread starter DsrtRat
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I use bondo. $10 a can at Canuk Tire.
Did the carbon arrow thing with marine tex. Camp is out on whether it will stick to your plastic or not. Worked well but adds a lot of weight. Did not prevent stock touching barrel when pressed together.
I'd stick with the devcon because I have had success with it actually sticking to plastic. Drill anchoring holes into the cross ribs where present, scratch up the plastic and clean thorougly with alcohol as a prep before doing it. Use carbon arrows if you wish. You are looking at easily 6oz + weight added to the rig.
FWIW I'd look into a laminate stock and not look back. Or just keep the stock as is where performance is acceptable. How much twisting will you enable when using a harris, or sling pull and its affect down range may dictate your needs. I have had good down range results with keeping the stock....stock. Cheers.
I'd stick with the devcon because I have had success with it actually sticking to plastic. Drill anchoring holes into the cross ribs where present, scratch up the plastic and clean thorougly with alcohol as a prep before doing it. Use carbon arrows if you wish. You are looking at easily 6oz + weight added to the rig.
FWIW I'd look into a laminate stock and not look back. Or just keep the stock as is where performance is acceptable. How much twisting will you enable when using a harris, or sling pull and its affect down range may dictate your needs. I have had good down range results with keeping the stock....stock. Cheers.
The stock is not terrible. It is a Tikka T3 Varmint. I guess I am OCD when it comes to this stuff. I have a gun that shoots 0.7" to 0.5" groups, I want it to do 0.5"-0.2 regularly. Saddly there are not many aftermaket stock options witha decent price tage for the Tikka's.
On ething I learned after two range sessions is that this gun is not a free recoil gun. Compared to my Rem700 in a boyds laminate varmint thumbhole, this thing is a Mexican Jumping Bean off the bi-pod. Once I figured out that it need to be hugged, the groups started to get better. Unfortunately, it was near the end my session and I only had a 12 shells left.
On ething I learned after two range sessions is that this gun is not a free recoil gun. Compared to my Rem700 in a boyds laminate varmint thumbhole, this thing is a Mexican Jumping Bean off the bi-pod. Once I figured out that it need to be hugged, the groups started to get better. Unfortunately, it was near the end my session and I only had a 12 shells left.
handofzeus
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Trout Creekish Ontario.
I used 100% silicone in my XL-7 buttstock for added weight and shock absorbtion. Worked great. Takes a week to cure properly and the vinegar-like smell hangs around for awhile, but like I said works great at filling the voids and making her a bit more 'substantial' feeling.
In the groove man, in the groove.
A bit OT, .... but ... ever seen how much those tupperwares will warp when one side of the forend is in the hot sun, and the other in shade??
Seen 1/8" or more when the temp contrast is high.
In the groove man, in the groove.
A bit OT, .... but ... ever seen how much those tupperwares will warp when one side of the forend is in the hot sun, and the other in shade??
Seen 1/8" or more when the temp contrast is high.
Don't all synthetics stocks, plastic, fibreglass, Kevlar, do this?
Ted
Mystic Precision
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- Summerland, BC
A stiff forend will likely not change your results much. Just make sure there is a sizeable gap around the barrel and the stock is properly bedded. That is as much as a stock is going to do for you short of changing the profile to a shape better designed for pure accuracy.
Shoot the rifle off proper front and rear bags. Tune some handloads to determine what the mechanical accuracy of your rifle actually is.
I have no idea on your skill set with a bipod but I know that I can take a 1/4 min rifle and make it shoot WAAAAAYYY worse with a Harris.
Good luck....
Jerry
Jerry, I can make any rifle shoot worse!
That said, I think this gun has potential. Iirst time out, I shot it free recoil like my Rem700 and it just didn't work. After I started to control the bi-pod bounce, it shot some decent groups but it wasn't until I had burned up a good chunk of my ammo. So, the plan is to make up some more loads and try it again.
I like everything about the Tikka's except the stock. I haven't bedded it yet as everyone says they will shoot right out of the box. Some groups .7-.5 indicates that to me with my limited shooting experience that some load work and a bedding/pillar job could get some good results from a factory rifle. I have a friend building me some custom pillars to bed into the stock. My final goal would be to have the synthetic stock for varmint hunting and possibly build a custom stock with a feed ramp for long range plinking.
My problem is, I have a factory Rem700 that has a hummer barrel on it. I have been able to shoot some great groups with it when I do my part. Having young kids and a wife that went back to school is my biggest limiting factor and the reason that one varmint gun is all my budget will allow.
Hoping the Tikka will shoot well enough to be a good varmint gun and allow me to play the long range game with my friends and their 9 twist Savage's.
That said, I think this gun has potential. Iirst time out, I shot it free recoil like my Rem700 and it just didn't work. After I started to control the bi-pod bounce, it shot some decent groups but it wasn't until I had burned up a good chunk of my ammo. So, the plan is to make up some more loads and try it again.
I like everything about the Tikka's except the stock. I haven't bedded it yet as everyone says they will shoot right out of the box. Some groups .7-.5 indicates that to me with my limited shooting experience that some load work and a bedding/pillar job could get some good results from a factory rifle. I have a friend building me some custom pillars to bed into the stock. My final goal would be to have the synthetic stock for varmint hunting and possibly build a custom stock with a feed ramp for long range plinking.
My problem is, I have a factory Rem700 that has a hummer barrel on it. I have been able to shoot some great groups with it when I do my part. Having young kids and a wife that went back to school is my biggest limiting factor and the reason that one varmint gun is all my budget will allow.
Hoping the Tikka will shoot well enough to be a good varmint gun and allow me to play the long range game with my friends and their 9 twist Savage's.
- Location
- London, Ontario
So you say no no to a bipods? I am just about to get into the "precison" game and you seem like THE guy on this topic lol
