Shotgun slug shooting

[Tom William]

I have a new Remington 870 slug gun and I am thinking about filling the hollow plastic stock with lead shot, then sealing it in with spray foam to add weight to the gun. My thought is that the extra weight would help with the recoil. What do you guys think, bad idea, good idea, or just plain stupid?. Thanks for the imput. Tom Erickson

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[gunner]

Made this with an sealed plastic tube in a M1917 and it worked good. But against heavy recoil are these slugs also good S&K 12/67,5mm. Powereful also good for hunting.

Regards

Gunner

[Emri]

I have a new Remington 870 slug gun and I am thinking about filling the hollow plastic stock with lead shot, then sealing it in with spray foam to add weight to the gun. My thought is that the extra weight would help with the recoil. What do you guys think, bad idea, good idea, or just plain stupid?. Thanks for the imput. Tom Erickson

You will have plenty of trouble trying to get the stock off later.

Do it this way....

Get a piece of pipe or conduit to use as a "tube" for the stock bolt to pass through. Cut it to a length that will fit under the reciol pad. Loose lead shot will rattle around. Use a steel bar for weight. I install the mercury recoil reducers. They add weight and are effective. Put the steel bar or recoil reducer along the bottom (corpal) line of the stock. Stand on the barrel end where it wont be disturbed in such a manner as to have gravity keep the steel bar against the bottom of the stock. Put the tube in in a manner that will allow the stock bolt to be removed later. A piece of masking tape might be needed to keep it in place. The cured foam will hold everything in place. Fill with expanding foam ONLY about 3/4 or 4/5 full. Let it sit UNDISTURBED for 24 hours or longer. Use a sharp knife to trim the foam flush and re-install the recoil pad. If your pad fits inside the stock, you may have to "dig" a little bit of the foam out so it will seat.

HTH, Happy Hunting!

Emri

[Tom William]

Are you talking about just laying a mercury reducer or a steel pipe in the bottom of the stock, then applying foam around it to hold it in place?. It would be a whole lot easier with a wood stock!. Thanks, Tom

[Emri]

Are you talking about just laying a mercury reducer or a steel pipe in the bottom of the stock, then applying foam around it to hold it in place?. It would be a whole lot easier with a wood stock!. Thanks, Tom

The foam will hold everything in place quite well. I've installed many recoil reducers that way in synthetic stocks. Rifles are easier due to no stock bolt. Wood is actually a little harder as you must bore a hole without going through the side and ruining the stock!

Good Luck,

Emri

[JBS]

Tech Tip
The danger of lead shot. Lead shot in a butt stock that is not sealed in a container will turn to lead oxide ( white or gray powder ) that forms on lead and will grow in size and spilt the butt stock, lead wool will do the same thing. If you use lead in the butt stock make a mold and pour a solid weight and seal it with paint.

[Bill Hollinger]

You can also use a length of PVC that will fit in the stock and fill it with shot and seal the ends with epoxy. Use foam rubber on the ends so that when you put the butt plate on it compresses the foam enough to keep it from rattling. To remove the stock, remove the butt plate, the PVC falls out and wha-la! No spray foam, no glue, no fuss, no muss!

[JBS]

You can also use a length of PVC that will fit in the stock and fill it with shot and seal the ends with epoxy.

You are right Bill, and EMT tubing ( Electrical conduit ) works great too. I use half inch EMT poured full of lead to make butt weights for the Garand Shooters. Two in the butt stock was almost 3 extra pounds or close to it if I remember right.

[Tom William]

Thanks guys. Tom