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Depleted uranium.
Mix lead shot with Marine Tex.
Yes; but you may also want to be able to remove it, too.
Another thing, the weight does not need to be lead, you can also use Bismuth. Not cheap, but not toxic, either. I used to use Bismuth shot for ballast in my Grandkids' Pinewood Derby cars.
Greg
Powdered tungsten available through Brownells, mix it as densely as you like into epoxy, you'll get plenty of weight.
I’ve done this on a few rifles and it works well. Ran out of supplies last time so I used 2 part epoxy and lead fishing weights that I bought locally. Didn’t have to place an extra order that way.Mix lead shot with Marine Tex.
Just a thought. You can sell the KRG and buy an MPA chassis and get their weight kit.
Their is always this method..steel shot.i've seen it done on forends with epoxy mix.
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+1Unless your kids are going to pull the weights out and lick them there's not much threat of aerosolizing solid lead.
what option did you find to add weight to the forend?What is the best way to add weight to your rifle?
I want to fill in weight to my KRG Bravo chassis forend in particular
I've got young ones in the house, and want to avoid or encapsulate any lead based options.
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The dangers of lead in projectiles to children (or anyone in particular) are truly overexaggerated to the point of hysteria.
So is the "danger" of lead poisoning from cleaning/handling spent cartridge cases.
what option did you find to add weight to the forend?
I just emailed krg and talked them about a weight tuning kit. they said they have had some inquiries and are thinking about it. if they keep getting emails about it, they will give it a lot harder thought. *hint hint*still thinking on it. I did the epoxy steel shot mix in the hollow pistol grip which helped quite a bit just center up the stock, but I haven't done anything else yet.
Sure; most stuff is exaggerated. I would be interested in more background and justification, as most of my concern is just from passed along lore. I am a primary care doc for my day job, and it was always just passed along that lead exposure in pediatrics is bad. No further research on my part. But in the realm of stacking exposures- the whole unless your kid eats it, is kind of applicable in my world...
Come on Doc......there isn't much research to be done. Lead is not toxic until it enters the bloodstream. What are the most common ways that blood enters the bloodstream? Same as most pathogens: breathing it in (if it's aerosolized) or ingesting it.
Lead = bad is just as grossly oversimplified as guns = bad.
I'm not a toxicologist, or medical expert of any sort. But I was trained as a radiation worker (Navy) and the basics are the same except that lead (unlike radioisotopes) does nothing to you as long as it stays outside the body.
PS, buy your kid some chew toys so he leaves your bipod alone.
I just emailed krg and talked them about a weight tuning kit. they said they have had some inquiries and are thinking about it. if they keep getting emails about it, they will give it a lot harder thought. *hint hint*
I've been messing around with it a couple weeks and keep going back and forth with what I want to do...
https://www.snipershide.com/shootin...d-weight-to-their-bravo.6902409/#post-7244111
Ibe not looked at the arca rail up close but I like that idea. Reason why I like the weight more toward the front is to help “dig” the rifle into the Gamechanger. Then when I’m gripping the front end, Night Vision Rail, I’m not fighting the rifle lifting up bc it’s to ass heavySo I think I am going to follow your lead with the lead tape/ wheel weights on the fore end and I am going to get a 12-14" arca rail and purposefully run it long off the front of the fore end and drill and tap the underside and mount a 1.5 lb square lead weight to sit between the barrel and that arca.
Any thoughts?
For the guys chiming in talking about using lead, another option would be lead wheel weights that are used for balancing tires & wheels. You can get the stick-on kind that use an adhesive tape (more common on motorcycles than cars). They usually come in segmented strips where each segment is a quarter-ounce, so you can fine-tune how much weight you want where. They also sell them in steel for anyone who wants to avoid toxic metals.
Of course, if we're talking a lot of weight, the wheel weight option might end up being too bulky.
The crimp kind don't use the adhesive, and they usually attach by crimping on to the outer lip of the rim. The adhesive kind usually attach closer to the centerline of a rim. You can get them off with a bit of effort. Cleaning off the residue from the tape is another story. At least, that's been my experience on bare metal and painted wheels. Might be easier with plastic. Might be worse.Im planning on filling in the hollow buttstock of my bravo to add about a quarter to half pound. does the adhesive come off plastic easily? I would assume it fairly permanent if they stick it to rims without flying off, even though they crimp them on too if i recall correctly?
I wonder if lead or steel shot suspended in a soft silicone, or even a very viscous fluid, would have any added effect on recoil or harmonics?
Sounds like it should work well. Let us know how it goes!Alright gentleman, this is my final product after messing around with going back and forth for 2 weeks. Adding weight to rear, grip, and butthook, I lined the cavity with Saran Wrap and took #8 shot from shotgun shells, and covered it with excess Saran Wrap. As for the fore end, I went from adhesive wheel weights, to double sided tape and Saran wrapped #8 shot, to now and ending with lead decoy weights from academy. 3.5 oz each strip and had to trim to fit accordingly. Good thing with this lead, it’s soft enough to cut.
Alright gentleman, this is my final product after messing around with going back and forth for 2 weeks. Adding weight to rear, grip, and butthook, I lined the cavity with Saran Wrap and took #8 shot from shotgun shells, and covered it with excess Saran Wrap. As for the fore end, I went from adhesive wheel weights, to double sided tape and Saran wrapped #8 shot, to now and ending with lead decoy weights from academy. 3.5 oz each strip and had to trim to fit accordingly. Double sided tape to channel. Good thing with this lead, it’s soft enough to cut.
I only needed to cut the 4 middle strips off about 1/2" just because I couldn't get the plastic hand guard on. it's really soft, I was able to use some old pruning shears, but I'm thinking any sort of decent wire cutters would work fine. you will be surprised how soft this lead is bc when we use it for hunting, we are able to wrap the strips around our decoys keel or headshow much did you have to cut off? and how did you cut it?
Alright gentleman, this is my final product after messing around with going back and forth for 2 weeks. Adding weight to rear, grip, and butthook, I lined the cavity with Saran Wrap and took #8 shot from shotgun shells, and covered it with excess Saran Wrap. As for the fore end, I went from adhesive wheel weights, to double sided tape and Saran wrapped #8 shot, to now and ending with lead decoy weights from academy. 3.5 oz each strip and had to trim to fit accordingly. Double sided tape to channel. Good thing with this lead, it’s soft enough to cut.
No problem man! Like i said, I worked on this for 2 weeks and I wish I would of thought of this first. Glad u liked it. Good luck. Send me a pic of your bravo later when u get a chance.dude!! Those are perfect in a KRG backbone (both under the plastic and the other side...). I picked up a set from academy, and everything fits in perfectly. I just fit placed everything, but once I have everything lined up, I was going to just JB weld them all together, but its a perfect solution for cheap. Thanks for the recommendation.
I have a B14 HMR stock and was liking all the ideas here and so glad I ran across yours.....did it work long term for you given the age of this post?My recoil pad on my hmr is filled with probably 50 110gr 30 carbi e bullets lol! When I was adjusting LOP I looked like a squirrel jamming them all into the grooves and webbing lol