Concrete stock.
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Dennis Sorensen
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Concrete boats are very stable. Very heavy but very stable. Not what I would want in a stock.
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TRA
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"Corian"
Bill Wynne
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Try it. If you don't like it you could use it for a boat anchor.
I suspect that concrete of the thickness of a rifle stock would be subject to breaking with the repeated impacts of firing the rifle many times. I would sure hate to have my stock break up at a match.
Concho Bill
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NesikaChad
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Paper Mache?
Add rebar
Add rebar
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Big Al
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Paper Mache?
Add rebar
Then what would you hang the Ferrel cement on? You wouldn't still use hardware cloth first? I don't know why more duck hunters don't adopt this material for there jump hunting guns?
Think of all the really neat opportunities to experiment with pencil thin barrels.
You cold have a world of opportunities all your own, ground breaking, really.
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Big Al
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Yeah? But what if it was just so your buddies were there to see it, my goodness you would be seeing tears, that has got to be worth it just for the laugh?
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Chas1
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Here's a thought. It might hold up in rimfire matches
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katokoch
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I think it would require one hell of a mold/form to pull it off and in addition to that, it might be difficult to keep the mix perfectly consistent throughout the stock. Final shaping once it's all set up would be a pain in the ass too... I can't imagine inletting concrete would be easy.
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Clifdweller77
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We used to race concrete canoes in college, by time we were done most of them were duck-taped together. As for the inlet I would cast it in place. If you used fiber reinforcement it could be done, I just can't think of why you would do it.
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Clifdweller77
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Just out of curiosity it broke out the calculator. a concrete stock with similar dimensions to a Tooley MBR would weigh in around 30 lbs. at least according to my bar stool mathematics.
Sam
Sam
hmmmm
I'm a concrete contractor. My magazines are constantly touting concrete countertops, tables, hassocks, desks, sinks and tubs..... you name it.
Sierra Concrete might decide to sponsor a concrete stock!
To be able to honestly write off a BR Rifle as an R&D expense, I LIKE it! I'm deadly serious..... to cast the form from an existing stock, leave the barreled action area open and drop the metal in like a glass bedding job. This is a doable thing. And with the acid stains and dyes available I could do a marbling job that would knock the kneesocks off a bobby soxer.....
double hmmmmmmm
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IndianaJames
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Al,
I'm betting you'll have us a pitchur in less than three weeks!
Jim
I'm betting you'll have us a pitchur in less than three weeks!
Jim
Al,
I'm betting you'll have us a pitchur in less than three weeks!
Jim
Wellll, the gun I'm building right now is coming in at just over 50lb of wood and steel so 30-35lb sounds light!
I've got a whole wall full of concrete stains, dyes and color hardeners...... and salesmen hounding me to try the new Super'cretes.
It won't be weeks but........
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katokoch
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A crew was tearing up a walkway on campus here the other day and I noticed the concrete was mixed with what appeared to be some sort of fiberglass- loose single strands about 1" or so in length. I'd never seen anything like this before, but it may be valuable in the application of building up a stock if vibration is a concern.
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CharlesB
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You want a thin barrel, pre-stressed before casting in.
John Kielly
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TRA
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It's an alternative to rebar.
Maybe thats why the were replacing it. Filler yes, but rebar,no. There's no alternative to rebar. I'm sure some will disagree.
Maybe thats why the were replacing it. Filler yes, but rebar,no. There's no alternative to rebar. I'm sure some will disagree.
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L.G
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How about using grout instead of concrete I beleive you can get it in very high psi. i have used it to pack under steel plates and bevel the edges its very hard stuff when cured.