need help on softening up stock
 

hello all, quick ?

i just bought a ruger 10/22 carbine. I replaced the wood stock with a dragunov fiberforce stock. I love it, but it think that when i do get to shoot it, the hard plastic stock on the new stock will be hard on my arm. are there any suggestions to help me soften up the stock butt. i need something that is, obviously, soft, durable and will stand up to the weather (rain, snow, heat, etc). any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I just need a simple addition or modification to fix this problem, but the stock is just to hard on the arm (or im sure it will be). i will post a pic of it 2marrow when my dad takes one with the digital camera

thanks
geter

RE: need help on softening up stock
 

try lifting weights or doing some push-ups

RE: need help on softening up stock
 

sniper...what does that have to do with a hard stock butt? i didnt say i cant lift the gun, i said that the continious recoil of the hard fiberforce plastic on the same spot on my arm will begin to irritate me, or i would think it wold. my other nguns do not have this hard of stock

RE: need help on softening up stock
 

Recoil??????? From a .22????? Doesn't appear to be much of a problem to me. Am I missing something?

RE: need help on softening up stock
 

lol, now not missing anything fellas, i just havent really shot a 22 rifle, a few pistols, but not a rifle. i didnt know what the recoil would be, thats why im asking?....i guess ignorance is the route of my question. thanks for clearing it up, sorry for the "dumb" question

RE: need help on softening up stock
 

Don't be sorry, just wasn't sure of the problem. Recoil out of a 22 rifle is virtually non-existant. Good luck.

RE: need help on softening up stock
 

lol, geterdun.

That's ok man if you didn't know.

there is NO recoil from a .22 You could hold the butt of the stock against your nose and pull the trigger and you'd never feel a thing.

That is too funny.

RE: need help on softening up stock
 

na man there is no recoil from a .22 i have had the scope hit my eye and not know it if my gran dad hadnt told me

RE: need help on softening up stock
 

this might be kinda daring to say, but you could hold it up to your boys and it wouldnt do anything.

RE: need help on softening up stock
 

I have a Marlin 60 with the same stock , recoil isn't a problem . If it isn't the same for you try wrapping a few pairs of your panties around the butt to soften it ... ;)

RE: need help on softening up stock
 

geterdun - as longrifle said, recoil on the .22LR and even .22 magnum is virtually non-existent.

Let's say you go out to do some plinking with, oh ......... 2,000 rounds. Your thumb/fingers are going to be hurting way before your shoulder even thinks about being sore. Once you start re-roading those rotary mags you'll see what I want and why I'm giving you this recommendation.

Get a magazine loading tool. And the absolute best magazines are the factory Ruger 10-shot rotary mags.......hands down.

RE: need help on softening up stock
 

Hey getrdun,
I think when you go out and shoot that thing you're gonna have a pretty good chuckle about this question. Not a dumb question. You didn't know

RE: need help on softening up stock
 

lol, thanks fellas for clearing that up, well im bout to replace that cheap ATI dragunov stock with the choate one, but my friend said that i will have an extremely fun time with my new 22, i hope so. thanks for clearing up that confusion for me guys,

geter