WayneO wrote:gunnnie wrote:Have a Howa 1500varmint in 308W. It has the Hogue stock which I've noticed is a tad soft in the front end. So I'll be doing my usual trick of stiffening it by adding lengths of carbon arrow into the channel & glued in. Did this with my Savage tac elite. Worked a treat.
Please can you explain this to me, it sounds very interesting.
Too easy mate.
Measure the channel in the fore-end to get the length needed. Get some carbon arrows cut to that length. Best if 10-15mm shorter.
Roughen the channel with some sand paper or a rotary burr in a dremel. This provides a "keyed" surface for the epoxy to adhere to.
Put a layer of epoxy down in the channel, about 10mm, let it start to go off, then lay the carbon rod.
This stops the rods from sinking to the bottom of the epoxy.
Once the epoxy is starting to go firm, pour the next layer over it to cover the rods.
If you want thinner carbon rod, check out a kite store.
I was told about this procedure when I bought my Savage Tac Elite 308. Made a big difference to using the rifle with a bipod, at next to no added weight. Plus it was a cheaper option than a new stock.
If there is an archery club nearby, drop in and ask if anyone has a couple of busted carbon rods they can spare.
When you cut it, use a fine tooth hacksaw blade under running water as the dust is not nice.