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Hunting & Fishing manners stocks for hunting

jackh

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Dec 18, 2008
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anyone use a T4 for hunting? ive been set on a t or T2 for a while but i can get the extra butt hook on a T4 for no extra cost. just concerned it might be too heavy. i hunt whitetails, pigs and coyotes, dont do any overnight trips/backpacking type hunts.
 
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The weight deference is .2 pounds heavier on the T4. I will be using a t4 this year walking the hills of montana and not worried, you should be fine.
 
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I have 6 T2's. 2 of them are on hunting rifles, you won't be sorry. I have packed my T2 338 Edge for way more miles then I want to think about and have done a couple of backpack hunts with it. No problems. Really the T2/T4 stocks with a 90% shell don't weigh much more than conventional stock...say an HS precision. 2.5-2.75lbs is what my stock normally come in at with a fixed cheek and LOP.
 
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one thing that came to mind is if i got the 90% carbon fill, the gun would be so light that recoil would start to be a pain in the ass. recoil right now is not bad at all so if a 90% carbon t4 is comparable to the factory stock then all is well. does anyone know how much the factory stocks for sps varmints weigh? manners site says a T4 weighs 2.4 lbs, how much does the carbon fill save on that?

sendero man- i think ive seen you on predator masters before. do you use T4 on any of the rifles you carry out to a stand when you go call?
 
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It's not the stock that's too heavy. It's the heavy barrel and scope you tend to put on top of one that makes it heavy...

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Two T4's in this one...

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Built my main hunting gun with one. Its a 7mm RM shooting 180g Bergers. Recoil is not that bad, my son shot his first mule deer with it at 7 years old. It has a fluted #4 Rock and the light fill T4 so its not heavy at all.
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Ratbert</div><div class="ubbcode-body">It's not the stock that's too heavy. It's the heavy barrel and scope you tend to put on top of one that makes it heavy...

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Two T4's in this one...

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</div></div> Well how come your stock has an butt stock that rides a bag like the T2? If he can put that on a T4, why can't Tom put a butt hook on a T2?