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Adding weight to a T3
I've been debating putting a muzzle brake on my T3 for a few weeks now. It's not that the .308 is a hard recoiling round but between the general light weight of the rifle and a bum shoulder it can begin to wear on me after a 100rds or so in a weekend. The trade off is a lot of extra noise will be generated in the process. This is where I come to the subject at hand. Has anyone added weight to one of these rifles? Will the stock hold up? I'm not talking adding a lot but maybe a few pounds. The factory synthetic stock is hollow on butt end and the forend has reinforcement ribs build in. What I was thinking was to mix up a batch of lead shot and epoxy and fill the forend level with the ribs making sure that there won't be any contact with the barrel when finished. On the butt end I would probably fill to whatever is needed to balance out the rifle with the barrel and action in place. Once the epoxy is cured I would then replace the stock hard Tikka recoil pad with something like a Limbsaver or something similar. This should reduce the felt recoil dramatically without having the negative side affects of the muzzle break. I've heard of POI shifts with a brake but don't think that would come into place with the weight option either. Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions?
Before we get started I know there are several aftermarket stocks to be had that will in fact do what I'm looking to do. They are, at this point in time, not an option at i can't afford them. My only real options are the weight or a brake, with the weight being an even better value than the brake.
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