huey Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Hi Can any of you advise, I have a 28" 12g sporter which is stock heavy and requires balancing to bring point of balance back to hing pin instead of being at the back of the action. Do I a) consider drilling out the stock, B) add weight to forend/barrel? PS The stock is quite nice and I dont want to ruin it. Thanks Huey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utectok Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 What make of gun ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Speak to Uk Gun repairs they will give you good advice and do a first rate job of any work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Speak to Uk Gun repairs they will give you good advice and do a first rate job of any work. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huey Posted March 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 What make of gun ?? Beretta SP3 sporter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MK38 Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 I'd check to see no one has added lead to the stock, most Berettas i've owned or handled are normally fairly well balanced.... or you might have a very dense piece of wood i suppose.. I'm sure i've seen self adhesive lead strips on sale somewhere... you could add those to the center rib under the fore stock. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spara Dritto Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 (edited) If you are planning on calling UK gun repairs, You may as well just hear what he told me! Go to your local window shop or call around asking for "lead self adhesive strips" Simply remove the for end off and place 2 strips both sides of the barrel (where the 2 meet) and re attach the for end. If its the opposite way around Dennis said to add a few strips to the recoil pad (in the centre). Many thanks to both! Edited May 9, 2012 by Teal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spara Dritto Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 I'd check to see no one has added lead to the stock, most Berettas i've owned or handled are normally fairly well balanced.... or you might have a very dense piece of wood i suppose.. I'm sure i've seen self adhesive lead strips on sale somewhere... you could add those to the center rib under the fore stock. Dave Sorry MK38 didn’t notice you said the exactly the same thing. well advised! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huey Posted March 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 In the back of my mind this was my preffered option as I really carnt bring myself to start boring lumps ou of he stock. Any yes MK38 it is a very dense piece of timber. My only concern with adding weight is that it adds to to he overall weight of the gun which is already heavy due to the density of the timber. Will give it a go though! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 You'll either need to add mass to balance it or take it away add mass near the end of the barrels for the minimum total increase in mass as a 28" it's missing some mass from the front end compared to. A 30+ is it mulichoke? If so try some extended chokes ( every little helps)also what butt pad does it have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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