Weights added to inside the forearm

[Newhouse]

larger, heavier muzzle break or flash hider???

Or a barrel shroud.

I have a Kineti-tech 6" barrel shroud and definitely made the muzzle heavy.

 

[kingfhb]

Heavier muzzle = Barrel shroud or fake can. Also, heavier forward part of the weapon, hang some attachments as far forward as possible or swap out your handguard system.

Maybe a clamp-on A2 front sight... a clamp-on barrel quad rail attachment...

There are a number of possibilities to add weight to the barrel. Just remember, a free floating rail helps with the weapon shooting straight. Anything you add to the barrel itself will effect that.

 

[photoracer]

all he wants to do is make the front heavier so it is easier to shoot off hand in matches. he does not state anywhere about MOA, just wanted more weight so it was more front heavy.

the only thing i can think of is a heavier muzzle attachment. the barrel harmonics 'donut' wouldn't do much as for weight, and as for adding weights inside of the handguard..meh..then you will be sacrificing accuracy.

You don't want to make the front heavier if you are speed shooting as it increases your transition times. It increases the amount of effort it takes to start the gun moving and then slow it down. Not something you want if you are shooting Steel Challenge/Ruger Rimfire. That is the reason most people shooting in those venues use aluminum or carbon fiber sleeved barrels to reduce the front weight as much as possible. Then you put an alloy compensator on the barrel to keep it shooting flat (see Allchin Gun Parts 15-22 comp)
I shoot metallic silhouette with a rifle that has a carbon fiber sleeved barrel and I have won my club's rimfire rifle division the last 3 years running (free standing). I don't like a heavier rifle myself although some do for that type of shooting. I just put a heavier stock on it and left it at that.

 

[photoracer]

JLK- There is a device available (popular with Ruger mini-14 users) that attaches to the barrel. It adds weight, and is adjustable for location, so as to allow you to find the "sweet spot" in barrel harmonics to improve accuracy, sort of like the Browning / Winchester "BOSS" system. Can not, for the life of me, remember the name, though an internet search might find it for you. Also not sure if it would work as well on a RF as a CF, but something to look at. I also like a muzzle heavy rifle when shooting off hand.

Larry

A device to reduce barrel harmonics does not have to be a weight. The Limbsaver Barrel De-resonator is made of a special rubber that does the same thing by dampening out the vibrations. It was used as part of a custom .22 benchrest rifle that set the world record score back in 2012. It works very well on rifles up to at least 30-06 also. But you must tune its location on the barrel for a single ammo type and brand. That is the same as any end of the barrel barrel tuner also. The Limbsaver/SIMS Lab comes in both a sporter size and a bull barrel size.

 

[BigWaylon]

roadkill45,
Whew!!!
Thanks for bringing my thread back on topic!

You are correct.
ALL I want is a more muzzle heavy rifle.
Thanks again.
JLK

Tacticool22 - Parts and Accessories for .22 Caliber Firearms

Categories for both barrel shrouds and fake suppressors.

 

[tomcatt51]

I'm really just trying to make the muzzle heavier NOT the butt.

Maybe some automotive "stick on" wheel balancing weights stuck on the inside of the forend?

 

[photoracer]

If, like you say, you are shooting in a free standing target league the 15-22 is not a good choice, unless it is all you have. At best a 1-2 MOA rifle and can be as bad as 3-4 MOA rifle. I shoot rimfire free standing Metallic Silhouette but I would never use one of my 15-22 for that. The only semis I would use would be a Ruger 10/22 or a Remington 597. And in fact I have a custom Rem 597 that I use that likely has around $1000 in it. Started life as a wally world $167 rifle. Now it shoots reliably in the .5 MOA range off a bench and free standing I have won my clubs rifle division metallic silhouette title the last 3 years in a row, even against bolt guns like CZs. The only original part on the 597 is the receiver shell, all the rest are aftermarket parts.
I have a .22 AR that could likely be as good but have not tried it. Custom Taccom upper built on an Aero-Precision alloy receiver with custom Taccom alloy sleeved bull barrel and Taccom carbon fiber handguard. I just attach the lower assembly from my 3-gun AR. Very accurate but also very light and would need to add some weight for precision shooting. Likely still not as accurate as the 597 but maybe.

 

[tomcatt51]

Ask what time it is and ya get a looong lecture on how somebody built their watch...

 

[sound wave]

JLK, I suppose you could swap out the quad rail and install an aluminum one which should add weight.

Also, maybe just throw some accessories on the rail for weight even if you don't intend on using them.... ie big light.

Last thing I can think of off the top of my head is using one of those big fake silencer cans instead of the stock bird cage. I don't know how much they weigh but it should help make it a bit front heavy.

 

[Alan Roberts]

I haven't added forward weight, and this:

Graco BreaKO Universal Barrel Weight Kit Steel Blue

would need to clamp to the barrel forward of the quad rail. You might have to shim the clamp for a tight fit. I have used cork sheet to shim a clamp-on weight on an air rifle.

 

[tacticool22]

If all you want is more weight in the front, put on my 8 inch barrel shroud, or turn it around as a fake can and put the weight even more forward. Even better is to put a standard 2 piece M4 hand guard on with our fake gas block and a barrel shroud.
If you want more weight in the back, put on a super lightweight free float hand guard. Using our adapter of course.

 

[photoracer]

I'm shooting in a club rifle league.
Off hand no support.
So I'm afraid slings are out.
I'm also up against an 8# weight limit unloaded.
I'm really just trying to make the muzzle heavier NOT the butt.
Thanks!
JLK

Get the Tacticool22 tools and replace the handguard with a metal one. That will do more than anything else to put more weight up front and still keep inside the weight limit.