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Butt stocks?
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Thu Jun 11, 2009 8:40 am
by BD1
I'm currently using an A2 stock with the lead brick cross bolted in, to shoot from the bench. Not too classy, but it works and will accept a slip on recoil pad. I haven't found anyone who makes a reliable permanent A2 recoil pad. What else has been tried for Stocks? There's a bunch of high priced adjustable carbine stocks out there, but I haven't found much for solid rifle length stocks. An adjustable would be great, if it provided enough length of pull and could be bolted solid once adjusted.
BD
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Thu Jun 11, 2009 12:12 pm
by MudBug
I Used to use a VLTOR E-Mod stock. Adjustable, sturdy, has a small recoil pad. It worked pretty well.
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Now I use a Cavalry Arms lower that I chopped just enough to to install a limbsaver recoil pad and have the LOP stay about the same (13.5"). As far as I'm concerned it's perfect.
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Fri Jun 12, 2009 4:52 pm
by planensimple
Was that a grind to fit limbsaver you used? How well did the install go?
(oops, hit edit instead of quote, sorry.)
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Fri Jun 12, 2009 10:41 pm
by BayouBob
I am using an A2 stock. I have a shell holder that holds 6 around it and put 11 more rounds in the trap door wrapped in tissue to keep them from rattling. (I try to figure how to have a hunting trips worth of ammunition attached to all my hunting rifles so if I forget ammo I'm still ready to hunt.) I put a Limbsaver slip on over the butt to get the added length of pull. I haven't found a recoil pad made for an A2 stock that was worth throwing away either.
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Sun Jun 14, 2009 11:47 pm
by MudBug
planensimple wrote:Was that a grind to fit limbsaver you used? How well did the install go?
It was a small I believe (I'll have to check my brownells order history to be sure) and it was just barely long enough but plenty wide. THe medium I believe is a little longer, but thinner (go figure).
Install went fine. In the cavarms stock there was a place to drill and attach the new screws and I used a little epoxy around the sides (Too bad it was blue, for some reason I thought it would dry clear). It's no perfect, but plenty good enough for me.
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Tue Jun 16, 2009 1:10 am
by gunnut
I think maybe a water blatter with baffels in the A2 stock might help with recoil. or maybe just a well fitted bag of water.
In other words a "water buffer" in the stock.or just fill the stock with water? A ballistic jell filled stock? Maybe a hydrolic enginer could work on this problem. Call me crazy. Most people do anyway. Would be great for making Magaritas! LOL! or "Shakened Not stired"
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Wed Jul 08, 2009 5:23 am
by rsb5772
I'm using an ACE Skeleton stock on my 450, with the 1" recoil pad. Works great. I'll get pictures up later.
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Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:52 pm
by talonxracer
At first I tried the Magpul PRS and it worked very nicely except for the added weight in the woods. Then out of legalities sake I put a a thumbhole stock on (as I didnt have a NYstate legal upper
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and wanted to bring the rifle home for deer hunting(stored and shot in Pa for a bit)) and that required modification to reach the safety. I wasnt happy with the Thumbhole at all so when I put the JP tactical muzzle brake on I pinned it as well. Now I have the ACE skeleton stock and love it out in the woods, especially that foam tube when it is below freezing out during deer season.
with PRS
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with thumbhole
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with ACE
![Image](http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g96/talonxracer/pinestrawcamo450BM.jpg)
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Thu Jul 09, 2009 6:14 am
by rsb5772
Nice. I'm not going to post a pic of my black skeleton stock now!
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Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:25 am
by BD1
What's the length of pull on that set up?
BD