AusVarmint

Howdy All

As you know most of the shooters up here in Townsville have been experimenting with the rear wing / keel on the LG stocks to help with gun handling and stability. This got a couple of us thinking about the front wings to emulate the HG boys who have the big fancy polished stainless plates. Obviously bigger is better although unfortunately they are way too heavy for LG. So I got busy in the shed and knocked out a 6" wide front wing made of carbon fibre. Weighs in at a massive 4.9oz.

Thought I would throw some piccy's up to show the product reasonably fresh from the mold and no doubt these will be going on a few of the LG's up this way I think

Now I just have to build that new 6" front rest

The carbon rear wing on my LG The new front wing What it should look like fitted

Looks great Albow. How will it attach to the stock?

Looks great Al,

Will we see it this weekend? Next thing we know, you'll be wanting to shoot 100 shots with us.

Jeff

Jason it will just bolt on with four 1/4 cap screws.

The nuts will glue into the stock then bolt it on with a 1" washer to spread the load to a larger area for each screw. When it was made there are four solid areas where the bolts will go so it is not just the carbon skin of the wing taking the pressure.

Jeff

Yeah I will have it up the range to look at just not fitted to the rifle. This one I actually made for Jack because he has the 6" rest already. Then again I could fit to my rifle and borrow his rest

Very Nice Alan, the extra wide front on a LG should make a pretty big difference.

Please excuse my ignorance in just about all things target shooting, but am I correct in the assumption that these "winged keels" are to give you a more stable surface when shooting over a rest. I must have been living inside a drum for the last few years. The amount that I know about this type of shooting you could fit inside the left nostril of a snail.

How about we just get the screw gun out Allan and put a couple off screws in that timber stock off yours and you can use my rest

Hang on Jack , In some circles of 1000yd benchrest those wood screws you talk of could be regarded as an unfair advantage and that id be no good .. JR.. Jeff Rogers ..ps on ya Al for thinkin outside the box..

jacksaligari wrote:How about we just get the screw gun out Allan and put a couple off screws in that timber stock off yours and you can use my rest

Don't worry jr I was going to use gyprock screws,got a few rolling around in the back off the ute

Hey Jack now we know why you are a plasterer, you can hide things well

Camel yep you are spot on correct. The winged keel sits on top of the ears of the back bag with the stock between the ears as per the photo below. The keel help make the rifle more stable for bolt open and close and when the rifle torques on firing. I'll try and dig up a photo to show the rifle set up on a bag.

Interesting. Have you considered a recoil brake...or fin angled that will place downward pressure on the rear of the stock...?

Here you go Camel

This my rifle set up on the rear bag with the winged keel.

Sean the muzzle brake is going on after this weekends matches for October and November. As far as a fin for downward pressure the recoil speed is not fast enough to generate the level of stability I am chasing

Although for all the bits I am starting to put on I think the barrel will have to be profiled down a bit to give me a chance to make weight.

Sean Ambrose wrote:Interesting. Have you considered a recoil brake...or fin angled that will place downward pressure on the rear of the stock...?

Good onya Sean, thanks, one other question if you dont mind, Whats the two holes in the stock either side of the bolt handle cutout ?? Do you have some other sort of bolt on that goes there ?? I really must get to a range one day and have a look at some of this stuff. Not that Ive ever had the inclinations of Bench shooting comps and stuff, but am curious.

Nice work Alan.
Will be interested to see if it gives you better tracking.
Will you offset it or rely on the original offset in the stock?
cheers