encore composite butt stock

[Flyrod444]

first post. I bought a 209/50 encore stainless with composite camo stock last week. I hope the weather man is right so I can take it out and shoot it this weekend. I like every thing about the gun except for the hollow butt stock. Has any one tried to fill the butt stock with something solid but lite. I thought about insulation foam called great stuff, Not sure how the chemicals in the foam would react with plastic stock. Any suggestions, I don't want the gun to heavy to hunt with. I really like the looks of the camo stock and will use it hollow if need be.

[Underclocked]

My cure for this is always the same.  I take gray packing foam (the softer kind that PC parts usually ship in), cut it into appropriate sized chunks, and then STUFF the chunks.  It's an art.   :wink:   Lightweight, doesn't hurt a thing, easily reversible, and if you want to add a bit of weight you can just pick your spot to add the weights and pack it on in with the foam.

With this method I deaden that hollow sound and give the recoil pad a little something to butt against.

[simonkenton]

I used Great Stuff on my rifle.
I have a Savage. The gun was lightweight. I removed the butt plate and saw the stock was filled with foam. It looked just like Great Stuff. I cut out a hole 8 inches deep, and added a pound of #12 shot. Then, I squirted in Great Stuff to fill it back up.
I have used Great Stuff by the case doing various remodeling and construction jobs, I never saw it corrode plastic. I have seen it corrode the skin of my hands a few times.

[Flyrod444]

Thanks for the suggestions. I'm going to try the packing foam first and see how it works, before I try great stuff.

[deerchaser]

I have used aspen hamster litter