Weight added to stalk to help swing gun ?
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Beretta687EELL
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It can .... adding weight to the stock will shift the balance point to the back of the gun. As a result the barrels will feel more "lively" and tend to swing a little faster. For most people, the most desirable balance point is at the hinge on an O/U shotgun.
Falconflyer
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It all depends on what your trying to accomplish and what you definition of 'swinging' is. Forward weight on long crossing targets can help with muzzle momentum to stay in front of the bird but it will hinder rapid muzzle movements on close in fast moving targets. Ideally you want to find a balance that is the best compromise between the two. Generally speaking though, adding weight to the stock can increase muzzle liveliness but too much can make the muzzles a bit harder to control or whippy as some people call it.
So how much weight should be added in increments and where would you find weights ?
Falconflyer
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Some people remove the butt plate on the stock, drill a hole and add lead shot, epoxying it in helps to keep it from rattling around. If your really anal, you can weight the wood chips that come out and weight the lead that you put in to see just exactly how much your adding. Be real careful not to drill through the side or bottom of your stock when you do this! If your unsure how much to add, drill a small hole and add weight then check the balance and go shoot. If you think it needs more then drill another hole and add more. You can often get an idea how much to add by balancing the gun on a pencil under the receiver and add a bit of weight to the stock until you see the balance point move. To get lead shot, just cut open a shell or two, it's the quickest and easiest way!
Plastic stocks often have cavities in them that you can glue weight into.
Plastic stocks often have cavities in them that you can glue weight into.
Beretta687EELL
CGN frequent flyer
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- SW Ontario
Probably the easiest most effective thing to use is lead shot. Remove the recoil pad and put the shot in the bolt hole in the stock. I must stress that you don't just dump it into the bolt hole loose. You need to have it in container of some type. Loose shot in there will turn into a huge mess. You will have to experiment with the amount. As Falconflyer indicated, too much is not a good thing. You also need to make sure that the shot in the container is not moving around. You also need to make sure that the container is not sliding back and forth in the bolt hole. Once you determine how much you need and where the weight needs to be, you can make a more permanent unit.
I have seen change used as weight in the rear stock . My shooting buddy and member here got a new to him 625 sporting this summer . It had a dowel dropped in the stock bolt hole with $ 5.30 ( 21 quarters and a nickle ) sitting on top of that with a soft spacer and the butt plate . I told him at the very least he had money for lunch 
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.As a quick answer to your question, I would suggest that the major advantage if adding weight to your stock, would be recoil diffusion. Not so much for swinging .
If the balance changes in your favor, then gun swing would be a welcome side effect, but not primary intent.
If the balance changes in your favor, then gun swing would be a welcome side effect, but not primary intent.
