Thread: Getting a stiffy

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

I probably used to be animal but nowdays probably closer to chef or the old guys moaning at the end

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Ha ha the chef was cool

Adding any material to the forend to stiffen it will add weight and ruin the balance. Get a replacement, better, stock if you want to improve it.

Originally Posted by gimp

Adding any material to the forend to stiffen it will add weight and ruin the balance. Get a replacement, better, stock if you want to improve it.

Unless its balance needed some weight forward.
Going to a light stiff stock often ruins balance as its to light in the butt.

Sweeping statement there gimp. :thumbdown:

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I'm gonna stand by it. The t3 doesn't need weight added to bring the balance forward, and a decent aftermarket stock doesn't weigh significantly more or less than the already light factory stock.

What about everyone with a suppressed T3 that would throw balance off worse then a little bit of weight in the stock. You could always drill a hole into the butt and fill it to balance it back out a bit?

I've felt some stocks that have been filled in with epoxy to stiffen them and it made them mad heavy. Way worse than a decent suppressor. And I don't recommend anyone buy a suppressor that isn't decent, so

My walnut(heavy butt) 85 balances and swings beautifully. If i was to upgrade to a lighter stiffer stock for hunting the bulk of that weight would come out of the butt. If i was to up grade to a bench stock it would be pointless arguing balance.
The wifes 595 i stiffened i added a few grams around the balance point and a few forward.
Its was already very front heavy and made Bugger all if any difference to its already poor balance.
If and when it gets a lighter profile barrel its balance will move aft but then it will probably end up in a senator or something and who knows where it will be then.

If you shoot off hand a lot at game a flexy stock is the last of your worrys. You need a rifle that fits first and swings.
If you shoot off a bipod a lot at game balance is the last of your worrys. You want a stiff stock.
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For what it's worth I recently brought a stock from the US in checked baggage without any problem. As I read the NZ regs a stock is not a 'firearm part' and therefore doesn't need an import permit. I had emailed the police firearms office beforehand and they confirmed this. I didn't bother declaring it at the NZ border as there was nothing to declare. I don't know if there are US export rules but I just packed it in my suitcase and that was that. I've not seen anything about export permits on the Boyd's or B&C sites.

You can bring a stock in your check in all good. I have often taken a stock over to aussie and back for mates. Im sure a rifle stock is no different thsn a shotgun